The Next Big Thing Blog Hop
Welcome to the Next Big Thing Blog Hop.
What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, through referrals through other authors! Each week’s authors answer the same ten questions about their most recent novels or their novels-in-progress, and we go from there!
I’ve been tagged by Sharon Y. Cobb, author of False Confessions of a True Hollywood Screenwriter, an action comedy about Liz Bradbury, a screenwriter who aspires to be on the A-List. But when she gets chronic insomnia, which she blames on her agents’ chronic lies, she decides to take them hostage. Liz learns: In Hollywood, there are no rules and they’re strictly enforced. Screenwriter Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, Aladdin) says about False Confessions: “Started reading and read it cover to cover. Delightful, insightful, inspiring, terrifying, hilarious, informative, and touching. I have myself imagined many a time arriving at a meeting with loaded weaponry.” You can learn more about Sharon Y. Cobb on her website, www.SharonYCobb.com.
Sharon asked me to “tag” five other authors, but with the holidays in full swing, I admit I dropped the ball. I’ll ask some writer friends in the next few days, but I’m posting links below to some of my favorite writers anyhow, in hopes that they’ll decide to participate.
1: What is the working title of your book?
My most recent novel is THE SWEETNESS OF FORGETTING.
2: Where did the idea come from for the book?
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK was my favorite book when I was a young teenager, and since then, I’ve always been fascinated in Holocaust history. My first novel came out in 2006, and I’ve been wanting to write a novel that centers around the Holocaust since then. This is that book.
3: What genre does your book come under?
Women’s fiction or general fiction.
4: Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie adaptation?
I always have so much trouble with this question! I adore both Jennifer Garner and Reese Witherspoon, and I could see either of them in the lead role of “Hope,” but I didn’t picture either of them (or anyone in particular) while writing!
5: What is the one-sentence logline/description of your book?
THE SWEETNESS OF FORGETTING is a novel about a recently divorced Cape Cod bakery owner who discovers that her grandmother, who now has Alzheimer’s, actually has a secret past buried in Holocaust-era Paris – a revelation that changes everything she thought she knew.
6: Is your book self-published, published by an independent publisher, or represented by an agency?
Published by Simon & Schuster, repped by Waxman.
7: How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Maybe 4-6 months. Hard to remember.
8: What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
SARAH’S KEY and HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET.
9: Who or what inspired you to write this book?
See response #2, above. Also, the element of Alzheimer’s comes into play largely because my own beloved grandmother has Alzheimer’s.
10: What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
It is an international bestseller, which I’m thrilled about.
Below you will find five author friends of mine whom I know and love. Be sure to bookmark and add them to your calendars for updates on works in progress and new releases! Happy writing and reading!
Wendy Toliver
Jane Porter
Megan Crane
Liza Palmer
Josie Brown
