Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Sarah M Ross. I have currently published seven novels and am getting ready to publish number eight. I have always written, but never realized I could make it a career. I love telling stories and have a crazy imagination, so this really is the perfect (and dream) job for me.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is THE SECRET CRUSH. I wanted to write a Halloween novel, but as someone who is not a big fan of scary movies, I wanted to make it more of a mystery than horror story. It got me thinking: what can I do as an author to enhance the mystery to my readers. And the answer was: Don’t tell them who the main character is! So just like the identity of the crush is a secret to Hadley (our Heroine), it’s a secret to the reader too and I invite them to guess along with Hadley!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Unlike a lot of my writer friends, I can’t write with music. I need total silence to really zone in to the voices of my characters.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
So, so many authors have influenced me. I would say Ann M Martin, the author of the BabySitters Club books. These books really started my love of reading and Young Adult literature. Additionally, Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse novels inspired my love of paranormal novels. And finally, the master herself, JK Rowling, who began a reading revolution for young people across the world, and paved a path for lowly authors like myself.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on two projects: A sequel to my NA Romance, Inhale Exhale (which people have been asking me for since I released Inhale Exhale in 2013. I’m also co-writing a super fun YA Paranormal novel with a dear friend that I hope to release this summer.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My facebook page 🙂
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing! Keep editing! And Keep living your dreams!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I ever received was to realize up front that you’re going to fail. At some point, you will fall flat on your face. Something will be a total flop. Just get up, brush yourself off, and start over. It’s okay to fail. It’s not okay to give up.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading a fantastic novel by the amazing Nichole Chase.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to sell my audio rights soon as well as sign with a book publisher.
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?
The complete Harry Potter collection — I could read those over and over again!
The complete works of Shakespeare– you can’t go wrong with the classics.
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