Q&A with Barbie Bohrman

[LeAnn]

Hi NABC! This week we have the lovely Barbie Bohrman visiting for a Q&A. Barbie is the author of such books as Playing It Safe, Starting Over, Promise Me, and many others! Leave questions for her below! <3

[Diane]

Which book was your favorite to write and why?

[Nicole]

Who are some of your favorite authors?

[Debra]

Who or what inspired you to become a writer?

[Tiffany]

Who is your favorite Character that you created?

[Barbie]

Diane wrote: "Which book was your favorite to write and why?"

Hi! My favorite will always be my first, Promise Me. I think because it is my first full length novel and I wrote it before the boom of the indie book world and everything got a little crazy, lol. It's always going to be a bittersweet moment/memory for me.

[Barbie]

Nicole wrote: "Who are some of your favorite authors?"

Hi, Nicole!

Stephen King, Helen Fielding, Lisa Kleypas, Robert McCammon, Maggie Stiefvater, Holly Black, Tiffany Riesz to name a few :)

[Barbie]

Debra wrote: "Who or what inspired you to become a writer?"

I was always a reader since I was a little girl, so to me, writing was the most natural form of progression. It just happened and here I am <3

[Barbie]

Tiffany wrote: "Who is your favorite Character that you created?"

Probably Julia from Promise Me and then in her own novel, Playing it Safe. She's a straight shooter and doesn't take BS from anyone...or at least she thinks she does. But she's funny and more than anything, loyal to the people that mean something to her. :)

[s.shadereads]

How many hours a day do you write?

[Barbie]

S.Shade wrote: "How many hours a day do you write?"

Hello :)

It depends, really. I would love to be able to always square away about 2 to 3 hours a day. But sometimes life gets in the way.

[Brittany]

Does music play a role in your writing process? Do you create playlists for each book you write?

[Barbie]

Brittany wrote: "Does music play a role in your writing process? Do you create playlists for each book you write?"

Hello! Yes, in the sense that I hear a song randomly while I'm driving and it can inspire an entire book/story. Listening to music while writing though, no, I don't do that because it's too distracting.