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I'm a huge fan of Alice Hoffman, Fred Chappell and Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
Magical realism is a blending of the unusual or supernatural into an otherwise ordinary setting. And, to me, this perfectly describes the South. 'The Sugar Queen' involves a lot of magical happenings, but in a very down-home Southern setting. It's full of things that could almost be true.
My favorite books are the ones that make me smile for hours after reading them. I want that for my readers, for the sweetness to linger. Sort of like chocolate, but without the calories.
My writing process is very organic. I start with an idea. I have the general story arc and the cast. But then I sit down to write, and things change.
The thing most consistently on my desk as I write is a cat - a different one at different times of the day. I think I'm more a part of their ritual.
There's an old hymn called 'How Can I Keep from Singing?' That's what writing feels like to me. I have to write. It's intrinsic to who I am. So it was a natural choice for me to try to pursue writing as a career. Truthfully, though, I still daydream about how fun it would be to ride on the back of a garbage truck.
Who I am, what I am, is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, a lifetime of stories. And there are still so many more books to read. I'm a work in progress.
For me, writing for younger audiences and writing for adults uses two different halves of my brain.
I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to write because I just didn't outline, and I had no path.
I am not an actress.
I did steal socks, but I got caught... don't shoplift, anyone - don't do it! You're just gonna get caught.
I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors.
I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once I print it out.
I find coming up with a title the hardest part of writing a novel.
I kept a journal when I was a teenager, so I definitely look back on those to see how I dealt with friends and cliques and getting picked on, or boyfriend breakups.
I know these are going to sound like school reading-list suggestions, but if you like dystopian fiction, you should check out some of the originals: 'Anthem,' by Ayn Rand; '1984,' by George Orwell; or 'Brave New World,' by Aldous Huxley.
I like to run in a new place to help me find my way around.
I love books about dysfunctional families.
I loved the movie 'Heathers' and the TV show 'Twin Peaks.'
I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'
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