Right now I’m embroidering shirts for the ladies in my boat at Head of the Charles. I also love Twitter for short, witty conversation!Ħ. ![]() I can give them an extended answer and I love the exchange of ideas. I love when readers write me emails about how a book I’ve written has affected them. What is your favorite way to connect with readers? This time, I know we’ll have a bunch of fun at the launch party, and from there, hopefully, the book finds a receptive audience but I have to just let it happen and be happy with the results.ĥ. Less scary! Being that this is my fifth time around, I know what to expect (and what not to expect!) I think I had some crazy idea the first time around that my life would completely change after the release date. How did it feel releasing Outward Blonde into the wild vs. Nature, which would you pick?īoth! I love putting on a cool outfit for a night out in the city, and I also love enjoying all the wildlife surrounding the river at rowing practice-heron, turtles, ducks, geese, deer, fox, beavers.Ĥ. I just developed the story based off the spark page and had so much fun doing it.ģ. I never read the script for the movie that was never made. Adaptive Books came to me with what they call a “spark page”-just the most basic outline of what the story is: A spoiled, rich New York girl gets in trouble and gets sent to wilderness camp. Outward Blonde was originally a movie set to star Hilary Duff. They have a really unique way of approaching YA books: They take unmade film projects and ask YA writers to create novels based on them. What was your inspiration for Outward Blonde?įor Outward Blonde, the inspiration came from my publisher, Adaptive Books. Outward Blonde is the fifth YA book I’ve had published (and I’ve certainly written other ones that have never seen the light of day-I consider them my precious practice babies.)Ģ. Once I graduated college, any time someone asked me what my biggest dream was, I’d always say “to write a book.” It took me a decade or so more to actually get started on that dream, but since then I’ve never looked back. I’ve always enjoyed writing, even as a little kid, and always did it for enjoyment. I hope you enjoy getting to meet Trish! Don’t forget to check out her book, Outward Blonde, out today on B&N. Today I’m pleased to welcome author Trish Cook to the blog.
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