Ask the Author: Thomas Hoobler
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Thomas Hoobler
A publisher told me nobody would publish a YA novel about a school shooting, so I figured I wouldn't have much competition. The publisher was afraid there would be a school shooting and they would open the shooter's locker, find the book, and blame the publisher. So that gave me an idea...what if you just moved to a town where there had been a school shooting and they assigned you to the locker that the shooter formerly had. Would you be curious?
Thomas Hoobler
If I waited for inspiration, I would never write anything.
Thomas Hoobler
I work on several books at the same time, so when I get stuck I move on to something else. I'm working on a sequel to BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WITCH FOR, and a chapter book for young readers about a boy whose next door neighbor is an alien from another world, and a book for young readers about the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906.
Thomas Hoobler
Write. Somebody said you're not really proficient at anything until you've spent 10,000 hours doing it.
Thomas Hoobler
You feel the thrill of seeing your work come to life.
Thomas Hoobler
I sit there until I get so bored with myself that I write something.
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