Colleen’s Comments (group member since Apr 21, 2014)

Colleen’s comments from the Colleen Houck Book Club group.

I'm fascinated by the idea of different types of gargoyles such as snake or dog. Is there an actual catalog of different types or did you invent that for the story?

Was it hard to write a, for lack of a better term, a historical paranormal YA? I haven't seen too many YA books set in a different time.

The angel/gargoyle/demon dynamic in your series is so interesting! Do you believe in angels?

You obviously have a great deal of affection/knowledge for Paris. Have you been there? Why is it such an influence on you?

Welcome to the group! Amy will be answering questions in June in this thread only. In the meantime if you have a question for the author or just want to introduce yourself feel free to do so in this thread.

Welcome to the group! April Genevieve Tucholke will be answering questions during the month of Feb on my website since she's not on Goodreads. So head over to my blog to ask your questions. Any comments or questions left here will be copied over there. In the meantime if you have a question for the author or just want to introduce yourself feel free to do so in this thread. http://colleenhouck.com/blog/2016/02/...

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So my first question is, why gargoyles?

Ann wrote: "Thanks so much to everyone who participated. I didn´t realize we had a set time for this, so sorry. I was just expecting to check in and answer off and on all day. (I was out watching Avengers 2!)"

Chris Hemsworth is an excellent reason for ditching ;) Thanks so much Ann and thanks for being such a sport about checking in with us all month!

Thanks everyone for being a part of the live chat. Allana you are our winner! I will message you on your Goodreads board to get your mailing address and then we will send out your prizes. Have a great night!

Allana wrote: "What do you believe is the best part of YA fiction?"

I love that YA has so many genres. One week I can read sci-fi or romance and the next I can read about dystopian worlds or zombies. =)

Do you mostly work out of a home office or head out to a library or a coffee shop?

I don't think I knew you had a daughter. Is it just one or do you have other kids?

Do you have any pets?

Allana wrote: "How did you know your books were good enough to publish? What's the best advice you've been given during your writing career?"

Hi Allana, glad to have you on the chat! So...that's a hard one. I guess I knew they were good enough because I read a lot. I'm a big believer in the idea that authors should be readers.

For advice, I suppose the best advice I've gotten was actually from Ann. She is excellent about marketing herself and getting a lot of writing done in a day. I've practiced getting my daily goal higher. I'm up to about 2500 words per day now. I started at about 500. Ann was very encouraging and I've improved a lot since I met her. She still outruns me by double. She does at least 5K per day.

What type of kid were you in high school? A nerd, a cheerleader, a choir kid, a drama kid, a brain?

Which year of high school was the most memorable for you?