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Talking with author Missy Hale
How long did
it take you to get your rough draft finished on your latest release?
I started
writing on January
18, 2013 and I finished just before my
birthday in 2014, so a little over a year.
The rough draft was a 150,000-word monster. Thank god for editors!
What do you
do when you're not writing?
I used to be a
bit of a recluse, spending my time online and constantly watching Netflix, but
lately I've really put down roots where I am and made an effort to make good
friends (not easy for an introvert like me), so I've been spending a lot of time
out of the house and socializing. Other
than that, I've been making more time for crafting as of late—I like working
with my hands.
Are any of
your characters like you?
Out of my 100
Days boys, I always thought that I was much more like Aiden, this confused,
nomadic creature who only really knows love in its unrequited form. But a few people have told me they see more
of me in Jake! So I guess that my big
characters all have a little bit of me in them.
If zombies
attacked, what kind of supplies would you want?
A backpack big
enough to carry at least a week's worth of supplies, canned goods, a hand-held
weapon of some sort (a machete, or an axe—much more effective than a gun), a
decent supply of toilet paper, plenty of clean water, rope, and a tarp. Done!
What was the
hardest part of writing your book?
Finding the
“roads less travelled.” I really wanted
to do something different with this particular love story, because although I
adore the concept of 'boy meets boy,' so many authors out there have done it
better than I could! I wanted to explore
a friendship that already has a deep foundation, and explore where it could go
if love was brought into the equation.
It was tricky to strike the balance between too much and not enough.
Do you keep a
notebook near you for when new ideas pop into your head?
Absolutely! I keep a pad and pen handy in my bag whenever
I'm not at home, and I also have a growing list of notes in a Notepad app on my
phone. I keep meaning to collate it all
in one place...
How often
does your muse distract you from day to day minutiae?
Not as often as
it used to! There's been a lot of big
changes in my life recently which have taken time to process, but that part of
my mind is never fully asleep anymore.
Quite often I'll still find myself wandering around having conversations
with my characters—my friends are used to it by now.
When and
where do you like to write? Are there
any favourite places you like to go?
I've found that
I write best at night, and/or when I'm procrastinating other things. I usually write in my room, either in bed, at
my desk, or in the chair that my dad made for me. Sometimes, though, you have to get out of the
room and free up your mind. If I find
that something isn't working or that my words are sounding stale, I take my
laptop or my notebook and pen and I go into the living room, or to a cafe or to
a park. New stimulus helps grease the
wheels, so to speak.
What has been
the defining moment in your career that made you think, “Yes, I am now a
writer!”?
When I came home
one lunchtime to find the physical proof copy of 100 Days waiting on my
door mat. It had all just been words on
a screen for so long, and I've always preferred physical books over digital
books, that it was the first time the whole thing felt real!
If a movie or
TV production company chose to produce your book into a series of shows or a
movie, who would your ideal cast be?
I love this
question! Since the very beginning, I've
had a couple of actors in mind who look the most like what I see in my head
when I think of Aiden and Jake. For
Aiden, it would be Andrew Garfield, and for Jake, it would be Xavier Samuel. Aren't they both so handsome?
Cover Artist: Front cover concept by Abbi Lawson
Cover design by
Buckeyegrrl Designs
Blurb(s):
Jake and Aiden have been best friends—and nothing more—since
the age of six. Now 22-year-old college graduates, they take a road trip
around the USA, visiting every state in 100 days.
As they start their cross-country odyssey, Jake and Aiden
think they have their journey and their futures mapped out. But the road has a
funny way of changing course.
Fifty states. Two boys. One love story.
Categories: Contemporary, Fiction, Gay Fiction,
M/M Romance, New Adult, Romance
Excerpt:
Because
anything really could happen,
couldn’t it? What if what happened in Philadelphia wasn’t a total mistake, but
simply the prelude to Jake finally listening to what his instincts have been
telling him for weeks? What if, what if,
what if…
“What
are you doing? Come see this!” Aiden calls out.
Jake
takes a deep breath and steps out of the shadows. Aiden is silhouetted against
the fading sun, the light picking out the auburn in his hair, and as he
stretches his arms up over his head, one finger hooked through the woven
bracelet he bought earlier, he grins out at the horizon. Jake feels as if he’s
watching Aiden through brand new eyes; he knows that there is rescue in those
arms. Suddenly he wants to fall into them and hold on until he feels safe.
Aiden
turns away from the vista, pushes his sunglasses up on top of his head and
looks down at Jake, his eyes sparkling with warmth and light. He leans forward
and holds out his hand, and he looks… beautiful.
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Author
Bio:
Mimsy Hale has been a contributing ghostwriter to several
bestselling nonfiction books. She is also an established writer in online fan
communities, where her stories have hundreds of thousands of reads. 100 Days
is her first novel. She lives
in Suffolk, England, with her roommate and four cats.
Where
to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/themimsyhale
Twitter: @mimsyhale
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mimsyhale/
1 comment:
Thanks so much for having me by!
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