Last week I saw Susan Dennard and Brigid Kemmerer who were touring for their newest releases. The conversation was a frank look at the publishing world and why they love their job. Below are some of my favorite moments from the night.
- Susan wants to do a spin off for Owl
- Brigid started writing A Curse So Dark and Lonely in 2012 and was told that there wasn't a market for it (it was the age of dystopias)
- Susan's tip for writing diverse questions is to ask yourself, "why am I doing this?" first and foremost
- A Curse So Dark and Lonely allowed Brigid to quit her day job
- Brigid forces herself to write 250 words per day
- Susan believes that being stuck means that the scene has taken a wrong turn. She goes back and fixes what doesn't make sense.
- Susan has a free book available on Wattpad called The Executioner 3
- Brigid was contracted to write two books for A Curse So Dark and Lonely but she wants to write more
- Susan writes her drafts on paper and refers to it as Draft Zero
- There was going to 0OVs in Truthwitch
Have you read any of the Witchland books (I've read one, I know nothing)?
Who was last author you had the opportunity to meet?
Can you imagine writing an entire book by hand???
Labels: a curse so dark and lonely, author event, author events, brigid kemmerer, Susan Dennard, witchlands
