We are starting a new, and hopefully fun, feature on our blog where we interview authors who will be at TLA.
Our very first author is Jacqueline Kolosov, author of The Red Queen's Daughter (Hyperion Books for Children). She is speaking at TLA on Tuesday from 2-3:50 p.m. as part of the Strong Voices, Other Worlds: YA Fantasy Authors panel.
1. Have you attended TLA before? If so, what advice do you have for new authors?
I attended TLA for the first time last spring. My advice is to soak it all in and meet as many teachers, librarians, and fellow writers as possible. It’s an extraordinary opportunity.
2. The theme for TLA 2008 is "Books, Bytes and Beyond". How would you describe yourself in 4 words?
Intense, generous, heart-driven, moody
3. What is your preferred method of writing and why -- laptop, longhand, typewriter?
I write at the computer because I can type faster than I can write, and when the story is coming along, I think fast. Too, when it’s slow, I can move through the text, and that often sparks an idea.
4. What are you reading right now?
I just finished Libba Bray’s latest, Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb, and I am reading Cinda’s The Wizard Heir. I am also a poet, and I write fiction for adults. That list includes White Stone by Stephanie Bolster—a collection of poems based on Alice in Wonderland.
5. Movie you've loved in the past year
I had a baby in January 2007. I have not seen a movie all year.
6. The perfect vacation is...
Hiking, swimming, yoga, plenty of wide open space and quiet, good food, my husband and daughter and corgi alongside me.
7. Which do you prefer? Zombies or Vampires?
Vampires, without question. They are better conversationalists.
8. Do you have a blog or website that you would like to share with us?
