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Did you always want to be a writer? When you were a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? It’s kind of funny, because I always loved books and stories, and I was writing my own … Continue reading
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What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being an author? My favorite thing about being an author is getting deep into a story and its characters until they almost seem real. It’s just like reading can transport you … Continue reading
In ‘Give Up The Ghost’ you focused more on Cassie’s everyday life than her paranormal activity. Was this intentional for the storyline (ie, her gift helped her personal life) or did it just happen that way? Putting a lot of … Continue reading
How long did it take to write your first book? Technically, the first full-length book I wrote was a very derivative fantasy novel I started writing at the beginning of ninth grade. That one took me about seven months to … Continue reading
Is the cover of Give up the Ghost how you envisioned it? I didn’t have a specific image in mind for the cover, because I knew that I couldn’t count on my publisher taking my ideas at all, so setting … Continue reading
If you weren’t an author, what would your dream job be? This is hard for me to imagine, because even if I wasn’t published at this point in my life, as long as I could write I’d still be writing … Continue reading
What I want to know more about is the editorial process you went through with GHOST–-how long was your editorial letter, how many of them did you get, how big were the changes, how many drafts did your editor read? … Continue reading
How do you go about deciding character names? Is it something you put a lot of thought into? Or something that just springs on you as you plan? Why was Cass, Cass? I pick names mostly by feel. The associations … Continue reading
Have you ever had a paranormal experience that scared you badly? As you were writing about ghosts, did you ever have a shiver of awareness of the spirit world? If you were at a seance and could channel the ghost … Continue reading
How long did it take to come up with the title for your book? Was it something you just knew instantly or did you have to mull it over a long time? Something I think few readers realize (I certainly … Continue reading