Is being an author what you expected?
The highs are higher and the lows are lower.
What do you like best about being an author?
I’d have to say being able to work in my pajamas and meeting fans.
What was your road to publishing like?
My road to publishing was pretty typical. I wrote a book, shopped around for an agent, was accepted by one and began rewriting the story. While I was rewriting the book I came up with a new story and that was the one that sold.
How has your family contributed to your writing?
My family has contributed a lot. My mother was an English teacher so she began teaching me literature in the cradle. My dad was a farmer so he taught me to work hard. When you combine the two you get a writer.
What advice would you give to writing teens?
Just write. Don’t worry about getting published. Work on finding yourself, because you need to find yourself before you can become a great writer.
When can readers expect GG3 in stores?
June 9, 2009
What inspired you to write the Gallagher Girls series?
I was watching a rerun of Alias. It was a flashback episode to when Sydney Bristol’s little sister was in school and the first thing I thought was, did she go to a boarding school for spies? I turned up the volume and no that wasn’t it, but I already had the idea in my head. I sent it to my agent and Gallagher Girls was born.
Now I know that you are writing another series. What is it about?
It’s about a girl who was raised in a family of conmen and thieves. When she’s older she decides that she wants to leave all of it behind, but every time she tries to leave they suck her back in. Imagine if Julia Roberts and George Clooney from Oceans Eleven had a fifteen year old daughter.
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