Behind the Book: Evie Shaw of Catch a Falling Star Hijacks My Blog (Sort of)

You know I’m only here because Dr. Kendall said I had to do this.

Actress Zoey Saldana, the inspiration for Evie Shaw in Catch a Falling Star

So this isn’t exactly a blog hijacking?

No, this is me listening to my boss.

She’s an imaginary boss, Evie.

And I’m an imaginary employee – and in our imaginary world in Catch a Falling Star, she’s the one in charge.

My husband is a doctor. I know how important the person who runs the front desk is.

Thank you.

Do you like working in a doctor’s office?

I like working for Dr. Kendall. Her patients love her because she cares about them. She’s my boss—but she’s also my friend.

Any thoughts about Dr. Heath Parker?

None that I can share out loud.

Think I should let him hijack my blog?

I think that man would hijack a plane if he thought he needed one.

Let’s change topics. How do you like being a mom?

Being a mom? It’s what I’ve wanted most in my life—and I’ve wanted to walk away from it more times than I care to admit.

But you’re not going to?

Would you?

Somedays – for an hour or two. You know, to cool down. Or to get a breather. But forever? Nope.

Exactly. I can’t quit now, not when my husband Logan and I are this close to finally becoming parents. I idealized the whole process of adoption. But even knowing the reality, I can’t walk away.

No matter how you become a mom, there are challenges.

That’s what I’ve heard. I thought I was up for them—I just didn’t know exactly what we were facing. I still don’t. What’s that saying? One day at a time. Or one hour at a time—whatever it takes.

What kind of mom do you want to be?

I want to be fun—but have rules too, you know? And I want our kids to speak both English and Spanish. And  … I don’t know … if I ever figure out what I believe about God, then I’ll know what to teach our kids too.

Did you know that at one point my editor thought about removing your storyline from the book?

Evie loves wearing fun scrub tops. (FInd this one at www.scrubs.ws)

No … I’m still here.

Yes, you are – because I felt so strongly about your story. I tried taking you out of the novel and it didn’t feel right. You had a reason for being in Catch a Falling Star.

Interesting – I’m like the actress in a movie whose part ends up on the cutting room floor—almost.

My daughter, Amy, likes Latino music. When I was looking for a song for Evie’s ringtone, she suggested Hay Otro En Mi Vida — which is a song where a woman is singing to her ex, saying how she’s moved on to someone whose healed all her wounds.

Is there anything you’d like to ask Evie — or me — as we get “behind the book?”  More interviews by imaginary characters & other “Behind the Book” glimpses of Catch a Falling Star to come! 

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