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May 10, 2013 11:32AM
OK. I will pretend I'm Terry Gross. "Hi Sue Not... I mean Knott. When did you first get interested in writing new adult fiction. This is what it's called, right Sue?"
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Looking forward to your humorous book about menopause.
Siobhan wrote: "OK. I will pretend I'm Terry Gross. "Hi Sue Not... I mean Knott. When did you first get interested in writing new adult fiction. This is what it's called, right Sue?""Well, Siobhan, or Terry (bet you didn't know Terry Gross was president of the NY chapter of the Davy Jones fan club back in the day), I've always been interested in new adult fiction, and was pleased that someone finally put a name to it and started promoting it.
To me, the new-adult phase is one of the most interesting parts of life. So many life choices to make, yet you have so little experience to draw upon. For fiction, the characters are still young and attractive and you know that what they are doing will so deeply impact the rest of their lives.
I think it's a time of life that is very important for young adults to read about, yet very interesting for older adults to "relive."
Siobhan wrote: "Looking forward to your humorous book about menopause."Wow, Siobhan, I'm impressed...you read all the way to end of my bio! That book will be coming out very soon (unfortunately, too late for Mother's Day).
I was a young attendee of President Kennedy's speed reading course. I used my skills, speed skimming until I hit the menopause part. Then I carefully read it, hoping for relief. Ahhh... fan, I need a fan.
Hi Sue. I loved your Twilight parody - really loved it! There aren't many books that actually make me laugh out loud but that did. My family thought I'd gone nuts. I'd like to know what you really think of the Twilight series!
Ha, ha, Sue! I'm guessing you know what I think of Twilight. Fact is, Twilight was soooo bad, I couldn't bring myself to read the rest of the books (though, I really should have so I could bring that material into the parody). The only book I've found that's worse is Fifty Shades of Grey, which reads like a Twilight parody. I actually collaborated with my sometimes-writing-partner, Lardyard Hampoon on his 50 Shades parody, but he made that book so over-the-top vile that I didn't want my name on it. (I write the basic story, then Lardyard adds his "filfthy bits" as he calls them. That's how we worked on our Hunger Games parody, too...but on that one, I arranged to have the final say and do the final edit...on 50, since the subject was so nasty to begin with, I just let Lardyard have it...I knew I'd never be able to tone down his take on THAT story.)I'm actually hoping to do a Twilite A Parody book tour. I'll be putting up a fundraising event on idiegogo for that soon. I want to bring the anti-Twilight message to teens across the country. I'm so glad you apprediated the parody!
Wow, that's interesting. I haven't read your other parodies yet - must get around to it!
How do you find time to write? Do you force yourself to do a little each day? Do you bribe yourself?
Vicki, I haven't been finding enough time lately (that's got to change, have a book due!). Ususally I just get into a groove where I get up, sit down at my computer and start writing as if it were my job. I don't let myself worry about the dust and laundry piling up (cuts down on entertaining when your house is not presentable). I gave up having a social life, so that helps. I do try to hold out a reward, but I have to make sure the reward isn't too good or I rush my writing! It's not too difficult to get to my writing when I don't have other jobs to do. (I am a freelance copywriter.) But, I've been pretty busy with the freelance work, so that has made things difficult. Hopefully, when universal healthcare kicks in, I can start thinking about retirement from my "real" job, which would give me more time to write. My book sales have actually kicked into high gear after a promotion I did this week that got a lot of books into readers' hands. If that lasts for awhile, maybe I'll turn down some of the freelance work so I can get my sequel finished on schedule.
Sue wrote: "Ha, ha, Sue! I'm guessing you know what I think of Twilight. Fact is, Twilight was soooo bad, I couldn't bring myself to read the rest of the books (though, I really should have so I could bring th..."Michelle, I don't know why I called you Sue. I think maybe your picture reminded me of a Sue I know. Sorry!
