I wanted to take the typical 'hero' type of guy, and give him a bit of an edge, and also show that the 'football jock' doesn't have to be a jerk.Ĭan you share a little of your current work with us? My mom used to tell me stories of how she dated the high school quarterback, and he always sounded so darn all-American-golden-boy.

Um, he was a viking before he became an immortal. What’s one thing that readers would be surprised to find out about Cole? Because if anyone has the chance to ever meet another literary character, it should always be Katniss.

If you could introduce Nikki to any character from another book, who would it be and why? More specifically, I was surprised that Cole could make me feel sorry for him. I was surprised that the Immortals who live in the Everneath could do such despicable things and yet still make me feel sympathize. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating the underworld called Everneath? But she only has six months to say her goodbyes and find redemption, if it exists, before the Tunnels of Hell come for her again. It's the story of a girl who has been trapped in Hell for a hundred years, and gets to return to her high school and the life she had before. What was your first introduction to YA literature, the one that made you choose that genre to write?įor those who are unfamiliar with your novel Everneath, how would you introduce it? but then when he submitted my second book to publishers (EVERNEATH) it sold in two days. It took me a long time to finish my first book, find my first agent, fail to get it published, write another book, find another agent. But it wasn't until I was compiling memories of my grandmother who passed away ten years ago that I started to write for fun.ĭid it take a long time to get your first book published? I wrote a lot for my major in journalism, and then I wrote for several television news stations.

What made you take the plunge and start writing? I learned to use active voice instead of passive voice. What was the greatest thing you learned at school? I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and that's where I currently call home. Where were you born and where do you call home?

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