Q&A

Q&A: Ally Carter [...]

How did you get the idea for Wild Girls? I started writing a novel about teaching in a boarding school, but then I was also inspired by my husband who works in the movie industry. All the genres he works with on a daily basis includes fantasy, and super heroes and I thought it would [...]

Monument 14's Emmy Laybourne talks about how she came up with the plot, who her favourite character is, and so much more. Win an audiobook of Monument 14! [...]

Read on to get advice from these wonderful YA authors, find out what’s going to happen in FIRE WITH FIRE, and who their movie dream cast should be! How did you end up collaborating Burn for Burn together? SIOBHAN: Jenny and I actually met in grad school. We were both taking a program called Writing [...]

Yesterday is set in your home town of Toronto. Did you include places you were familiar with or did you research the neighborhoods yourself? Sort of a mixture of both. So far all my books have been set in Canada but mostly I invent composite suburbs just outside of Toronto for them because it gives [...]

How did you come up with the plot of My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century? I’d just finished my first ever book (which is in submission now, fingers crossed), and was ready to start another novel. And, as it would happen, I’d just finished two Regency period books and I fell in love with the idea [...]

Check out the rest of The Blog Tour here! Describe your writing process. I start by making sure I have plenty of inspiration. I need my endless character, plot, and story outline notes, as well good music, and motivating quotes. I also need to be surrounded by positive and comforting things. My space heater constantly [...]

RandomHouse Canada asked me to participate in Katie Dale’s Blog Tour! Here’s my quick interview that I did with her. Check out more of the other stops with the links below: Monday, March 26th: Guest Post at Evie Bookish Tuesday, March 27th: Q&A at Xpresso Reads Wednesday, March 28th: Guest Post at All I Ever [...]

What were some of your favourite novels when you were a teen? Meg Cabot! She writes some really great female leads with heroines who become increasingly assertive and confident. My favorites have to be the Mediator and the 1-800-Where-R-U series. Suze and Jess deal with these crazy intense situations and yet they remain classy and [...]

The lovely staff at RandomHouse Canada gave me the opportunity to interview the bestselling author Sophie Kinsella! Of course I jumped at the chance. I’ve been a fan of her ever since I was a teen and have managed to convert a couple of friends and family members into Shopaholic fans as well. Here’s my [...]

Find out what debut author Veronica Rossi’s favourite novels were as a teen, what influenced the plot of Under the Never Sky, and which character can she identify with. By Giselle San Miguel What were some of your favourite novels when you were a teen? I loved reading fantasy as a teen. I read all of [...]

Featured on http://vervegirl.com/media/dear-lia-habel Find out what Dearly, Departed‘s author Lia Habel read as a teenager, which celebrity actors she thinks should be casted (if there ever was a movie), and what she’s currently working on. Dearly, Departed is your first published book. How does it feel to achieve that goal? It feels really overwhelming. I use that word far [...]

Vervegirl jumped at the chance to interview the young author of Shatter Me. Find out the secret creative skill she’d like to master, authors who have inspired her style, advice she’d give to aspiring young writers and which super power she would have. By Giselle San Miguel If you had a super power, what would it [...]

Vervegirl chats with J. Gabriel Gates, and Charlene Keel about Dark Territory, their first novel in the Tracks series By Giselle San Miguel VERVEGIRL: How did you start writing and what kind of obstacles did you come across along the way? Charlene Keel: When I was in the third grade, I read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [...]

VERVEGIRL: Are there any authors out there that influenced your style of writing? MALCOM RANDALL: One author that comes directly to mind is my mentor, Cornelia McDonald, the author of I Wanna Tell You My Story. Although regularly beaten by her father and publicly ridiculed for her tall stature, dark skin and big lips, Cornelia was determined to [...]