Eventually the day came when the
voices in Kelley Lynn’s head were more insistent then her engineering
professor’s. So instead of turning to her Thermodynamics book, Kelley brought up
a blank page on her computer screen and wrote. Somewhere along the way she
became a Young Adult author.
Kelley was born and raised a
Midwestern girl. She fills her free time with softball, soccer and volleyball.
(Though you probably don’t want her on your volleyball team.) She occasionally
makes guest appearances as a female vocalist for area bands.
ROAD TO SOMEWHERE is Kelley's
second published book. FRACTION OF STONE, YA Fantasy, was published in March
2013 (Sapphire Stary Publishing). You can find Kelley hanging out at her blog,
titled in her name, and her facebook author page. She loves to receive
reactions to her work, authorkelleylynn@gmail.com. Kelley is a member
of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators.
Q&A
What was your favorite book as a child? How about now?
I don’t really do the ‘favorite’
book. I guess I’m not very committal. J ha! But I’d have to say that the most memorable from my
childhood are The Boxcar Children, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Little
House on the Prairie. I seriously couldn’t pick favorites today. Again, the
whole noncommittal thing.
What made you decide to become a writer?
Honestly, the voices in my head
wouldn’t shut up. I always had characters are stories floating around up there
and one day I wondered…what would it take to publish a book? I Googled ‘How do
I publish a book?’ and it just never stopped after that. I’m kind of addicted
now.
Do you have a favorite genre to write? How about to read?
Nope and…nope. That whole
noncommittal thing again. J But honestly, I’ve written Young Adult in Fantasy, Science
Fiction, Thriller, and Dystopian. ROAD TO SOMEWHERE (released through
Bloomsbury Spark on March 11th!) is my first, but definitely not my
last, Contemporary.
How long does it take you to draft a novel? Tell us a bit about
your writing process.
Haha. You should ask Jenny S.
Morris, my collab author for ROAD TO SOMEWHERE, this question. Usually I’m a
complete panster (I write by the seat of my pants). But you can’t really write
that way with a partner. When I’m writing a solo project I don’t outline. I’m
just as surprised as to what happens next as the reader is. The fastest I’ve
ever written a first draft is ten days. Usually it takes me less than three
weeks. (So I write it very fast, but it needs A LOT of edits before I’ll show
it to anyone.)
What are you working on now?
Right now Jenny and I are working
on the sequel to ROAD TO SOMEWHERE. I’m going through the first round of edits
of a YA Science Fiction titled ONE WISH AWAY (Bloomsbury Spark, July 2014) I’m
working on the finishing touches to the second book in The Fraction Series,
FRACTION OF HOPE. (To be release late April, early May. The first book in The
Fraction Series, FRACTION OF STONE, is available now.) I also have about twelve
other ideas running around in my head I have to find time to get down.
ROAD TO SOMEWHERE
Kelley Lynn and Jenny S. Morris
Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark
Publish date: March 11, 2014
Synopsis:
From
Bloomsbury Spark, a sunny heartwarming story of discovery and sisterhood.
A road
trip. A singing competition. And super-hot cowboys.
What could
be better?
For
Charlie, a post-high school road trip isn't just a vacation, it's life
changing. While her parents think she's helping a friend move, a chance at fame
is the real reason to grab her best friends and drive to L.A. But when her
super annoying, uber-responsible, younger sister, Lucy, has to tag along, it
isn't quite the summer of fun she imagined.
Add in a
detour to her grandparents' ranch in Texas, and between mucking the stalls,
down-home cookin’, and drool worthy ranch hands, this could just turn into the
best, and most complicated, summer of their lives.
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