Rebecca Bloomer
Books
Foley Russel and That Poor Girl
Willow Farrington Bites Back
Mae-be Roses
Book Review (Coming Soon)
Links
Twitter: RebBloomer
Website: www.bloowillbooks.com
OR www.anphobos.com
Interview
1.
Please tell the
readers a bit more about you.
I’m an experience-aholic.
If there is something new to be seen, done, tasted or tested, I’m the
girl who will do it. I’ve always been
lucky enough to have an extraordinary life.
My parents moved a lot when I was a kid, which I didn’t think was a
blessing at the time. Nowadays, I find I
have a stack of experiences and locations to feed my books that I would never
have, had I not had my weird childhood.
As an adult (with my poor children) I continue to travel to different
places and meeting different people, most of which end up in my books one way
or another.
2. What types of books do you write?
I write books that rail against
normal. None of my characters are
comfortable with the concept of being like everyone else. They’re not always happy with the way the
world works and generally they're trying to fit what they believe into what is
‘true’.
Because of this my first three YA
books were narrative non-fiction. My
latest book, ‘UnEarthed’, is science-fiction and I’m really loving the freedom
writing in this genre offers.
3. Who's your main audience?
Young adults and tweens (kids
between the ages of 10 &14)
4. When it comes to writing- what are your strong points?
What are your weaknesses?
I’m absolutely a character driven
writer. My characters spring into my
head fully formed and full of attitude.
I spend lots of time ‘interviewing’ them in order to do them justice in
my books.
On the other hand, I find plotting
to be difficult. It’s less intuitive for
me, so I spend a lot more time working over plot details and organizing an
‘order of events’ for every book; just so I’m sure it works the way I want.
5. What do you think of this term- Writer's Block? How do
you overcome it?
Writers block usually only occurs when
the plan isn’t good enough, when a writer has started work on a book without
giving it enough time to be properly formed.
Then they find they don’t know what to do next. It’s not writer’s block, it’s ‘writer’s
procrastination’. The best cure for writers
block is a better plan.
6. How many books have you written?
I’ve written seven YA books and
before that five romances.
7. How many are published?
Four of the seven YA books have been
published, two others are scheduled for publication, soonish. All the romances were published.
8. Are you self published or traditionally published?
I like to say I’m Indie
published. That means I have a publisher
like a traditionally published writer, but they’re smaller than the big houses
and we work together in a non-traditional author-publisher way!
9. What's the hardest part of the writing process for you?
Starting a new book is always
scary. In my head the plot is perfect,
the characters glow and brilliant pieces of dialogue make me smile every
time. Living up to that kind of
perfection is serious pressure.
10.
What type of
books do you enjoy reading?
I read absolutely everything and
it’s rare I can’t find something to like in a book I’ve read. I read a lot of YA, sci-fi, fantasy and
paranormal. I also enjoy literary
fiction and the classics. I think the
trick to being a good writer is to have a very big tool box and you don’t get
that by being a narrow reader.
11. Who's your favorite Author?
I love Maria V Snyder, Tamora
Pierce, Patrick Ness, Markus Zusak, Joanne Harris, Margaret Atwood and Ernest
Hemingway.
12. What's your all
time favorite book?
To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
13. How long does it
take you to write a book?
Usually two or three months for the
first draft. That’s when I’m just
writing as fast as I can to keep the story from leaving my head. After that it’s all about the fixing up
14.
Out of all of
your characters, which is your favorite? Why?
The last one I wrote…because they
fill my head, expand my spirit and lift me into a new world with them.
15.What is one of the most surprising things you've learned
as a writer?
The difference an editor can make
(if they’re good at their job) and that they really are there to help you, not
just to attack you.
16.
What does your
family think of your writing?
They wished it made more money for
us, but otherwise, they’re proud of me.
17. What does your writing schedule look like?
Whenever possible…write!
18. Do you manage to
write every day?
If I’m in the midst of a book, yes,
every single day. If I’m between books
and working up to starting a new one…nope…I procrastinate like mad.
19.
What's the latest
news you'd like to share?
20. Do you have any
advice for new writers?
Never give up, never give up, never
give up.
Thank you Rebecca for your time. I've enjoyed having you here with us today.
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