Blog Tour: What It Takes by Jude Sierra

What It Takes by Jude Sierra
Paperback: 278 pages;
Publisher: Interlude Press (May 19, 2015);
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1941530591
ISBN-13: 978-1941530597
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Blurb: The connection was instantaneous.
Mere moments after Milo Graham's family relocates to Cape Cod, he meets Andrew Witherell—launching a lifelong friendship built on a foundation of deep bonds, secret forts, and plans for the future. When Milo is called home from college to attend his domineering father's funeral, he and Andrew finally act on their mutual attraction. But doubtful of his worth, Milo severs all ties with his childhood friend. Years later, the men find themselves home again, and their long-held feelings will not be denied. But will they have what it takes to find lasting love?

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Meet the author: Jude Sierra began her writing career at the age of eight when she immortalized her summer vacation with ten entries in a row that read "pool+tv." She first began writing poetry as a child in her home country of Brazil, and is still a student of the form.

As a sucker for happy endings and well-written emotional arcs and characters, Jude is an unapologetic bookaholic. She finds bookstores and libraries unbearably sexy and, to her husband's dismay, is attempting to create her own in their living room. She is a writer of many things that hope to find their way out of the sanctuary of her hard drive and many that have found a home in the fanfiction community.

She is currently working on her Master of Arts in Writing and Rhetoric and managing a home filled with her husband, two young sons, and two cats. Her first novel, Hush, was published in 2015 by Interlude Press.

1) Tell us something no one else knows about your characters. Thank you for having me! I’m happy to be here.
So my characters: Milo hates to have people sing Happy Birthday to him. He never got that really at home and it always made him feel too seen elsewhere. On the other hand, he has really deeply hidden and over the top dream-wedding fantasies. Not even Andrew knows about that.
Andrew writes weird, awful dystopian novels that even he doesn’t like. In the back of his mind it’s because they remind him of Milo. Partly that’s because he doesn’t understand the genre and he thinks that’s something Milo might like (although it isn’t necessarily. Milo would read and love anything Andrew writes though).

2) Have you ever written something that made you cry?
Absolutely! This book in particular actually. I have never cried as much as I did with this one. For example, after I wrote the epilogue, I cried. A week later while on the beach on family vacation I was laying on the sand and watching the sky; it was the richest deep blue of Michigan summer. The waves were up on Lake Huron and I could hear the kids laughing in the water. For some reason this made me think of that epilogue and I just burst out crying.

3) Have you ever co-written with someone before?
Yes! In fan works, I used to co-write with my friend Alice. We wrote hilarious stuff together, mostly because she has brilliant dry wit.

4) What is the most difficult part of writing for you?
Being organized. Holding timelines and the details that go with those together.

5) Name your four most important food groups.
Rice. Rice and beans. Rice and beans with bell peppers and cilantro and sea salt. Garlic. Watch out, my Latina is showing today :D

Where to find the author:
What It Takes will be published by Interlude Press on January 14, 2016. Connect with author Jude Sierra at JudeSierra.com, on Twitter @JudeSierra, on Goodreads at goodreads.com/Jude_Sierra, and on Facebook at facebook.com/JudeMSierra.
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...



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