Welcome, Kat!!
•Eva and Addie are a little like siblings, a little like rivals, and
both very different personalities. Which was your favorite to write?
I don't know if I can say I have a favorite, haha! The series is from Eva's point of view, so that means I'm "in her head" more than I'm in Addie's, and the narrative sort of shares Eva's biases. They are definitely quite different, and I think they need each other, often, to balance themselves out.
I don't know if I can say I have a favorite, haha! The series is from Eva's point of view, so that means I'm "in her head" more than I'm in Addie's, and the narrative sort of shares Eva's biases. They are definitely quite different, and I think they need each other, often, to balance themselves out.
•What’s Left of Me had a very unique style and mood to it---did you have a favorite place to write to help get in the mindset of the story?
I don't really have a favorite place to write--in fact, I don't life
writing in the same place for too long, so I often pack up and move if
I've been working for more than a few hours. My favorite times of day to
write, though, are early in the morning and
late at night. The "in-between" hours, so to speak, when the rest of
the world is quieter, and real life seems less intrusive :)
•I’m sure Eva and Addie are up for many more twists in their
story---do you already know how the series will end? Do you think it
will morph and change as you write it?
Well, considering I just finished the final major edits for Book3, yes, I
do ;) I always had a general idea for the story's ending, but the path
on how to get there morphed over time. Stories are always like that, I
think--at least for me.
•Is there anyone special, a teacher or mentor, who inspired you on your path to becoming a writer?
When I was twelve or so, I met a lady through an online writing forum
who was the first person to tell me in no uncertain terms that I would
be published one day. I'm sure for her it was probably just something
nice and encouraging to say to a kid, but no one
had ever told me that before (understandably-- "you will definitely be
published one day" isn't something just thrown around!), and it really
gave me a lot of hope.
When I finished the very, very first draft of WHAT'S LEFT OF ME, I let
my crit partner, Savannah Foley, read it (we'd only just met back at the
time, so we didn't even know each other that well). I'd never let
anyone else read the whole thing (though some of
my high school friends had read the first 1/2 or so while I was writing
it my senior year). So when Savannah told me she thought it was really
good, I was so thrilled and encouraged :)
•What kind of books did you love to read as a teenager?
Well, this is more during my pre-teen years, but fantasy and
science-fiction, mostly. THE GOLDEN COMPASS, and ENDER'S GAME, and GREEN
ANGEL are three that really encouraged me to start writing when I was
like 12. I still read as a teen, but less, actually,
than before. I was so busy reading books for school!
Fun questions:
•Favorite snack while writing?
fruit. also cereal. :P
•Favorite movie?
oooh....hmm...I suck at picking favorites... Recently, I watched
Atonement again, and I do like that movie. I dunno about favorite,
though!
•Favorite color?
White!
•Favorite band and song right now?
Don't really have a favorite band. I find myself humming "Bruises" by
Train a lot recently, haha. I like songs that tell a story, or hint at
one.
•And everyone who visits Stories & Sweeties answers this one: Do you like cupcakes? J Frosting or cake better?
Yes, I do! And I like the cake part better ;)
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