The Meme Sheep Look Up
Dec. 19th, 2012 08:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancinghorseThis one's been going around, and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sartorias talked me into doing it. She's doing it, too.
One is supposed to "tag" other people, but I don't do that. If you're a writer and haven't already played and want to play, go right ahead. And let us know where your post is, so we can follow you over there.
It goes like this:
1) What is the title of your book?
My new book, the first one under my own name in a few years, is Living in Threes.
2) Where did the idea come from for the book?
It started as a story about a girl very like my sister, waiting for sea turtles to come in from the ocean to lay their eggs on the beach in Florida. Then it sort of grew.
3) What genre does your book fall under?
It's fantasy. And historical. And science fiction. Which is why Book View Cafe published it. Nobody else had any clue how to market it, since it doesn't fit into any of the usual slots.
4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
I don't "shadow cast." My brain doesn't work that way. I like the idea that everybody will see the characters differently, and put their own faces on them.
5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Three lives, three worlds, three times: three young women, past, present, and future, come together to solve an age-old mystery and save a world.
6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
It's been published by Book View Cafe, the professional authors' cooperative.
7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
Years. It was originally bought by Jane Yolen for her imprint at Harcourt, and was in revisions when the imprint was shut down. It went through several incarnations as we tried to find another home for it. Last spring I took it back from my agents, with their blessing, and funded the final revision plus the interior and cover art (by LJ's ownsea_pony) with a Kickstarter. A round 256 backers got together to make the funding a success. Then Book View Cafe edited, produced, and published it.
8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Madeleine L'Engle's A Swiftly Tilting Planet has some similar themes. And she blended fantasy and science fiction in somewhat similar ways.
9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?
My sister. Sea turtles. White Horses. Ancient Egypt. A lifelong love of science fiction.
10) What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
The main story is contemporary, and moves from Florida to Egypt. There is also a historical story, set in ancient Egypt, and a far-future story about a girl who wants to be a starpilot. All the stories are connected, and there's a mystery to be solved and a set of crises to be resolved.
sartorias talked me into doing it. She's doing it, too.One is supposed to "tag" other people, but I don't do that. If you're a writer and haven't already played and want to play, go right ahead. And let us know where your post is, so we can follow you over there.
It goes like this:
1) What is the title of your book?
My new book, the first one under my own name in a few years, is Living in Threes.
2) Where did the idea come from for the book?
It started as a story about a girl very like my sister, waiting for sea turtles to come in from the ocean to lay their eggs on the beach in Florida. Then it sort of grew.
3) What genre does your book fall under?
It's fantasy. And historical. And science fiction. Which is why Book View Cafe published it. Nobody else had any clue how to market it, since it doesn't fit into any of the usual slots.
4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
I don't "shadow cast." My brain doesn't work that way. I like the idea that everybody will see the characters differently, and put their own faces on them.
5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Three lives, three worlds, three times: three young women, past, present, and future, come together to solve an age-old mystery and save a world.
6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
It's been published by Book View Cafe, the professional authors' cooperative.
7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
Years. It was originally bought by Jane Yolen for her imprint at Harcourt, and was in revisions when the imprint was shut down. It went through several incarnations as we tried to find another home for it. Last spring I took it back from my agents, with their blessing, and funded the final revision plus the interior and cover art (by LJ's own
sea_pony) with a Kickstarter. A round 256 backers got together to make the funding a success. Then Book View Cafe edited, produced, and published it.8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Madeleine L'Engle's A Swiftly Tilting Planet has some similar themes. And she blended fantasy and science fiction in somewhat similar ways.
9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?
My sister. Sea turtles. White Horses. Ancient Egypt. A lifelong love of science fiction.
10) What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
The main story is contemporary, and moves from Florida to Egypt. There is also a historical story, set in ancient Egypt, and a far-future story about a girl who wants to be a starpilot. All the stories are connected, and there's a mystery to be solved and a set of crises to be resolved.
