Mera's YA Book List

My publisher is currently having an event at Mera's YA Book List. Check out my interview!

Here's a little sample:

Mera: Hello Liz and welcome to Mera’s YA Book List!  You have penned three novels. Has the process of writing a book changed for you since writing Nina in 2007? Liz: Absolutely. When I wrote Nina, I still had a full time job and would write in a tiny notebook during my breaks and rush home to type my notes into the computer. With The Jackets it was a slower process because it’s a collection of short stories that I had written over the years. The thing that changed while I wrote First Frost was the fact that I was a new mommy while writing it. I couldn’t sit around and wait for inspiration to hit me because I rarely had any free time to myself (anyone that is a mom and a writer will be able to understand how precious those free moments to yourself are). So I learned how to write on demand…meaning even when I didn’t really feel like writing I still picked up a pen and a piece of paper and wrote until it made sense.Now I have two kids! So it’s even crazier but I’ve learned how to continue to write and embrace the chaos in my house. I write while the kids are napping or when they’re playing peacefully in the living room. 

Mera: I understand you are a poet as well as a novelist. Which comes more natural to you? Liz: Writing novels is definitely what comes naturally to me. I love poetry though. It’s always going to be something that will be near and dear to my heart. Mera: Your latest book, First Frost, incorporates the magical aspects in the Grimm fairy tales. I, like many others, love these fairy tales and their renditions. What about the topic lured you to write about it? Liz:Anyone that has met me knows that I love fairy tales. Borderline obsessed with fairy tales. So it was natural for me to choose this topic for my first Young Adult book.

Read the rest of the interview here.