Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written two books. My first was a children’s book and has been rejected by literary agents and publishing houses galore, and since each application takes a long time to process, I wrote another book while I was waiting, and it is called Jailbait.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Oh dear. Well, read Jailbait and you’ll understand why this is a tricky question. Mainly, I felt sarcastic and wanted to unleash my humour in a satirical thriller.
It was fun.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I just try to write whatever I’m passionate about or find terribly interesting. If the book content is so amazing that I simply cannot stop thinking about it, that helps.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The first author I ever loved was Paul Jennings. His work instilled in me a love for reading, and I think he’s why I worked so hard on my children’s book.
What are you working on now?
Pie baking.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m very new to this. This one?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never use a long word where a short one will do. The story is the most important thing, the best writing is invisible.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t write what you know. That’s boring. Write what you want to read.
What are you reading now?
The Host by Stephanie Myer.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ll keep working on my skills. That’s how I came up with my last idea. I was practicing writing short stories and decided to turn one into the first chapter of a book.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Some of those self-help ones on how to survive at sea?
Okay okay 🙂 I’ll be serious. Right now my favourite book is The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell.
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HI S.A.,
I got a chuckle out of the answer to the question, “What are you working on now?”. Well, I hope you come up with a wonderful new pie. I too have found that Literary agents and publishing houses are very select in the books they accept now. I was having writer’s block until I read the answer to your question, “What is the best advice you have ever heard?” Saying write about what you want to read helped me to focus. Don’t give up on your quest to get a book published by one of the big publishing houses. I’m not! Good interview. Thanks.
Gracie Bradford, Author
Lady Bird: Shawn’s Sixth Sense