How are you?

Thanks for answering my question, Porky and Beefy sound like a lot of fun and you even missed a bike ride for them, you are one strong willed lady I think (even back then!).

Good luck with the book.

Paula (Gyre)

Ah, balance…isn’t that that thing where you get up early and walk the dogs (pets, check) then hit the computer for a good few hours of writing (writing, check), then answer emails and all that fun kind of stuff (stuff, check)…oh yeah, breakfast is in there (sustenance, check) and then…uh oh Tylar’s cranky and she’ll only eat macaroni so make it whole wheat with real cheese but wait, she can’t have cheese, she’s on that stupid allergy thingy…okay go for that Soy cheese loaf disgusting thing…whew! it worked…(child’s well being, check)…And then help my friend start her new booth at the Farmer’s Market (friends,check)…and then…spend time with boyfriend…wait! don’t have one…okay, maybe get out a bit more (social life, check) Did we have lunch? Can’t! Gotta make supper and exercise and shave my armpits and….

Ah…balance!

Best of luck!

Cheryl

It would really depend on the requested changes. I genuinely trust the eye of a publishing editor who would have a great deal of experience to bring to the table. Maybe there is some sort of loophole that I missed that would need to be addressed. God forbid! That haunts me on a daily basis! Or maybe he or she would want to clear up an unresolved issue…to which I would reply “Oh, that gets answered in book 4!” I love that! That is one of the most exciting parts for me…knowing the plants that I’ve put in that will sneak up in later books!

Kamilla

That is such a great but difficult question to answer When I was 8 years old, our teacher gave us a writing assignment. We had to write a story. I was so ripped off! A story! A whole, long, pages and pages of stupid writing boring story! But there was no way out of it so I pulled out my HP pencil and started. First came the characters (Porky and Beefy), then some of their situations (they raid a garden), then…hmmmm…maybe I could add in a few funny incidents here and there (farting, of course!)and then…hey! I could do some pictures, too! And, wouldn’t it be cool if they were somehow captured by the fat lady! And then they could…

Before I knew it, I was taking my story home and completely ignoring my friends. I was yanked away from it for supper. I was even rejecting a bike ride with Terry M, my very first love! Something had happened. I had gotten myself tangled up in this story. I was happily, perkily swerving around from idea to idea with a passion that I’d never felt before! Somehow, I had become a writer.

So, that was my first inspiration: Porky and Beefy, a forced assignment in grade school. Since then I have and continue to be inspired day in and day out. By anything. I drive my friends and family crazy as I’m constantly phoning myself with ideas. Yesterday, my cell phone died mid-idea and I had to use my mum’s just to say “Skinny Pig!”. She looked at me and rolled her eyes. But I knew. I knew exactly what that Skinny Pig meant. And I was so excited

Good question! Hmmmm…well, my friends seem to think so. They are certain that Root is a mini-me. But, I didn’t set out to do that. I think bits of the author just naturally weave in. If you ask me, Root’s a lot stronger and braver than I could ever be

My question is, what inspires you to write?

Thanks,

Paula (Gyre)