Sarah Prineas
I would just like to say thank you to Sarah Prineas for agreeing to be interviewed. I know that she must have been busy so I am super happy that I am able to post this. So once again...
Thank you Sarah!
Without further ado, here is the interview:
Can you tell me a bit about yourself?
“I grew up on the east coast, but
now I live in rural Iowa with my family and also two dogs, a cat, and three
adorable goats. The things that I love to do besides reading and writing,
are going for hikes in the woods, gardening, and getting long emails from my
friends.”
Which characters from any of your book series do you relate
to?
“Well, I relate to all of them, one
way or another, because I invented them. The character I'm most like is
Nevery because he's cranky in the mornings before he's had his tea--and I'm
that way about my coffee. I'm also a little like Rowan, because she's
impatient and so am I.”
What is your favorite book?
"My favorite book of all time--that's
a tough question!! I'll try to list some of my favorites:
Picture book (tie): Where the
Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Four Fur Feet by Margaret Wise
Brown.
Middle-grade book (tie): Little
House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle.
YA book: The Disreputable History
of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Adult book (tie): Pride &
Prejudice by Jane Austen and Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien and Lonesome
Dove by Larry McMurtry."
“I'm a little nutty about books, so
I couldn't choose just one!!”
How do you get your ideas for books? For characters?
“When I start writing a book, it's
like meeting the characters for the first time. As I write, I get to know
them and their world, and I start to figure out what's going to happen to them.
That's when the book gets rolling, and I wake up in the middle of the
night with ideas, and bring a notebook on hikes with me in case the ideas leap
out of the woods at me, and really, the ideas are everywhere at that point.”
When did you decide you wanted to be an author?
“I didn't start writing until I was in my 30's!!
Before that I had a career and everything, and started writing because I
was living in Germany and couldn't work there, and I needed something to do.
And wow, I discovered this thing that I *love* to do.”
What is your advice to those who want to be authors?
“I have three pieces of advice.
One: If you start something, try to finish it so you can understand what
a complete story feels like. Two: Find a critique group; read their work and
accept their comments on your work. Three: (advice from one of my best
writer-buddies) NEVER SURRENDER. Writing can be hard and you can get lots
of rejections, but you have to keep going past those challenges.”
Once again thank you!
“You're very welcome! :D”
SarahP
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