Ask the Author: Katie Crouch
Answered Questions (14)
Katie Crouch
Questions I wrestle with in real life. If something is bothering me, it's because a character is growing.
Katie Crouch
My literary fiction is for readers 18 and up. They are, indeed, about young people, but the topic is the peril of youth, and those dark scenes are not intended for a young audience. The Magnolia League Series is intended for 13 and up. Thanks so much for asking.
Katie Crouch
Oh, LOTS. I love Jill McCorkle's work. Patti Callahan is terrific. Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg, as well as the Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, those are classics. Rich in Love by Jo humphreys. And Clover by Dori Sanders. Thank you for asking!
Katie Crouch
It won't be out in real book form unless a miracle happens. The Magnolia League remained too much of a secret for her publisher to do a third one. (Though you are welcome to email Little Brown For Young Readers!) But I WILL finish the series in e-book form! So there will be a proper ending for Alex, Hayes, and Madison.
Katie Crouch
It won't be out in real book form unless a miracle happens. The Magnolia League remained too much of a secret for her publisher to do a third one. (Though you are welcome to email Little Brown For Young Readers!) But I WILL finish the series in e-book form! So there will be a proper ending for Alex, Hayes, and Madison.
Katie Crouch
It won't be out in real book form unless a miracle happens. The Magnolia League remained too much of a secret for her publisher to do a third one. (Though you are welcome to email Little Brown For Young Readers!) But I WILL finish the series in e-book form! So there will be a proper ending for Alex, Hayes, and Madison.
Katie Crouch
It won't be out in real book form unless a miracle happens. The Magnolia League remained too much of a secret for her publisher to do a third one. But I WILL finish the series in e-book form! So there will be a proper ending for Alex, Hayes, and Madison.
Katie Crouch
Uh, I really don't know that! At all! I wake up scared about my writing every day. But then, if I ever walk around saying "I am an awesome writer!!" something is probably wrong. A good dose of self doubt never hurts anything. Any confidence I have comes from putting 1000's of hours into writing. That helps a lot. The time. Thanks so much, KC
Katie Crouch
Wow. That's an awesome question. I can't speak for all souther women, but I think a lot of us have a very distinct sense that we are FROM somewhere special. I don't like in the South now, but I will always be southern. I recently wrote an article for Garden and Gun about this. http://gardenandgun.com/article/city-...
"A topic that has been preoccupying me lately is what it means to be a San Franciscan. I know only a handful of natives—throughout the years, almost all of my friends have been transplants. Many are Southerners. We huddle together on New Year’s, eating hoppin’ John and collards; we put on hats and drink bourbon until we fall down on Derby Day. (Or we did, before the kids.) I’ve met people from New York, Chicago, Boston, New Jersey. But hardly any from San Francisco.
Yet my daughter screeched her way to life in a hospital room with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. I want her to have an identity. I, like most forty-year-olds with a wandering spirit, have weathered some storms. And always, in times of confusion, I’ve been able to crawl back to who I am: a Southerner. Rock-solid from-ness. I drive slowly and wave at people. I curl my hair before swimming. I believe manners are more important than money. When I meet another Southerner in this strange land, we lean slightly toward each other, like lost magnets."
thanks so much for asking!! KC
"A topic that has been preoccupying me lately is what it means to be a San Franciscan. I know only a handful of natives—throughout the years, almost all of my friends have been transplants. Many are Southerners. We huddle together on New Year’s, eating hoppin’ John and collards; we put on hats and drink bourbon until we fall down on Derby Day. (Or we did, before the kids.) I’ve met people from New York, Chicago, Boston, New Jersey. But hardly any from San Francisco.
Yet my daughter screeched her way to life in a hospital room with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. I want her to have an identity. I, like most forty-year-olds with a wandering spirit, have weathered some storms. And always, in times of confusion, I’ve been able to crawl back to who I am: a Southerner. Rock-solid from-ness. I drive slowly and wave at people. I curl my hair before swimming. I believe manners are more important than money. When I meet another Southerner in this strange land, we lean slightly toward each other, like lost magnets."
thanks so much for asking!! KC
Katie Crouch
Hey there. Thanks. Those girls were a composite of my friends in high school. We're still close. I was a lot like Alex, sort of awkward. And I based Thaddeus on boys I liked!
Katie Crouch
Hey! Thanks Molly! Every cover has been different. I really like the ABROAD cover; it's beautiful yet dark and mysterious. I am a really bad designer. I sent in some ideas for ABROAD but they were all pretty cheesy. Then the designer at the publishing house sent this cover. And I was like, WOW! So that's why you're the designer and I'm the writer!!! Thanks so much for getting in touch.
Katie Crouch
Hey Syd! I always wanted to be a writer. I tried other jobs, but I was extremely bad at everything else. So I started writing Girls in Trucks before work about 14 years ago. It's like anything--it's all about time and practice. If you are interested in writing, get a notebook and write every day! Even a little bit counts. Thanks!! KC
Katie Crouch
I'm so glad you asked that. I love that series. The truth is, the third book didn't get picked up by the publisher. But I am working on a third book because SO MANY people want to know how it ends! So it will come out in e-book format this year. Thanks Jessica!!
Katie Crouch
Hey! Thanks for asking! Great question.
I felt a great responsibility to know as much as I could about the actual events. Not that anyone will actually know the truth; those involved who are alive give widely varying accounts. But to write a novel based on a story, you have to know everything about that story.
I was living in Italy when I started the book. Later, I went back. I interviewed everyone I could. I read the reputable nonfiction books. I read the translated testimonies. It was a bit of a rabbit hole. Yet once I had a very good handle on the various accounts, I felt my responsibility to adhering to the facts ended. I became an “expert”, and then wrote and wrote until the characters felt real in my own mind. The only truth I was interested in was emotional truth. Once I got there, I kept going.
Best, KC
I felt a great responsibility to know as much as I could about the actual events. Not that anyone will actually know the truth; those involved who are alive give widely varying accounts. But to write a novel based on a story, you have to know everything about that story.
I was living in Italy when I started the book. Later, I went back. I interviewed everyone I could. I read the reputable nonfiction books. I read the translated testimonies. It was a bit of a rabbit hole. Yet once I had a very good handle on the various accounts, I felt my responsibility to adhering to the facts ended. I became an “expert”, and then wrote and wrote until the characters felt real in my own mind. The only truth I was interested in was emotional truth. Once I got there, I kept going.
Best, KC
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