Deva Fagan's Blog
November 25, 2009
November 23, 2009
November 14, 2009
Today I'm happy to welcome L.K. Madigan to my blog, to answer a few questions about her debut YA novel Flash Burnout.
Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.
A: The scene in which Blake's dad talks to him about birth control was really fun to write.
Q: What is your favorite (or one of your favorite) myths or fairy-tales, and why? Or alternately, what fairy-tale or myth do you dislike, and why?
A: Classic fairy tales...
November 8, 2009
October 31, 2009
Today I'm happy to welcome Kristina Springer to my blog, to answer a few questions about her debut novel The Espressologist. I haven't had the opportunity to read this one myself yet, but I love the cute premise: a barista who matchmakes her customers based on their drink choices. (For the record, my husband and I both like chai lattes. Hopefully that means we are meant to be together!).
Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult...
October 29, 2009
October 26, 2009
October 25, 2009
You know what helps deal with post vacation let-down (say, after a lovely trip to Florence and Venice)? Coming home and finding a box containing these on your doorstep:
It also helps if you have one of these waiting for you:
and maybe a sky like this:
And it's not like you don't have a souvenir to remember it all by…
October 24, 2009
Today I'm happy to welcome Pam Bachorz to my blog, to answer a few questions about her debut novel Candor.
Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.
A: I love the scenes that flow out of my fingertips. They are always my readers' favorites too. But there was one scene that tied me in knots–it happens about a third of the way in, and it's a really important one. The secrets that my MC have been keeping from his...
October 15, 2009
Today I'm happy to welcome Lauren Bjorkman to my blog, to answer a few questions about her debut novel My Invented Life.
Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.
A: For me, the first scene was the hardest because I gotl tangled up trying to achieve just the right balance of atmosphere, action, conflict, and backstory. Also, I wanted to start with a slightly unlikable/oblivious protag, who becomes more sensitive as the s...
