Welcome aboard! Tell us a little about yourself, please.
I’m a teacher and a writer who
also loves cooking, swimming, hiking, biking, and hanging out with family. My
life pretty much revolves around writing and teaching, although on occasion
I’ve taken time off to zipline in Alaska, teach in China, and traipse around
Rome. My patient and supportive husband and kids put up with my eccentricity,
my odd sense of humor, and my need for long periods of solitude to write. I
couldn’t do it without them.
What about your latest release?
My latest release is a Young
Adult sweet contemporary called Shades of
the Future. Here’s the book jacket blurb:
What would you give to see the future? Would you make your
dreams come true? Would you change the things you didn’t like?
Mariah Davis loves animals, running, and her hunk of a
boyfriend, Kevin Creamer. Everything looks bright for her until the day she
finds a pair of sunglasses that allow her to see the future.
When she glimpses a disaster looming, she tries to avoid
it but fails. She has a car accident that lands her in a wheelchair, smashing
her hopes for a running scholarship to the veterinary program at Ohio State
University. She pushes Kevin away, thinking he’ll want to end their
relationship now that she can’t walk.
Will she ever learn to trust and love again? She could
search for an answer in the sunglasses. But she’s afraid what they reveal might
destroy her.
Ok, let’s get down to the fun stuff. If you were stranded on
a lush tropical island, and all of your basic needs were met, what two items
would you have with you? What person would be with you? Remember, you’re stuck
there for an indefinite period with only each other to occupy the time.
I would carry a hammock big
enough to hold my hubby, myself, and a fully loaded Kindle with a solar power
panel attached.
If you could play opposite any of your lead characters,
which one would it be and why?
Kevin Creamer, without a
second’s hesitation. He’s a terrific guy in so many ways. Here are a few:
- He’s
talented and plays in a band called Tangynt.
- He’s
romantic. He wrote a love song for Mariah on her 18th birthday
and performed it in public.
- He loves
animals. He and Mariah met volunteering at Happy Paws Pet Rescue.
- He’s smart
and motivated. He’s going to Ohio State University.
- He’s good
looking in a casual, laid back kind of way.
If you could lead any of your secondary characters, which
one would it be and why?
I just love Hayley. She’s a
little bit ditzy, but she’s all kinds of fun and does things on the spur of the
moment. She’s also one of those friends you can call anytime and she’ll be
there for you. Everyone needs a friend like Hayley.
You’re locked in a closet with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell,
Kate Beckinsale, three paperclips and a string. How do you get out?
Why would I want to get out?
Name five things you can do with a pencil.
- Pretend it’s
a microphone as you sing. Use the eraser end for the part you speak into.
You could even buy a glow in the dark eraser and sing at night. Wrap a
neon necklace around the pencil as a fluorescent microphone cord for even
more effect.
- Use it as a
shoehorn for your Cinderella shoes. Who doesn’t have a few pairs of those?
- Pin your
hair up. You can get cute pencils with designs to match your outfit. That
way you look casual, even though it’s planned. Then if you need a pencil,
you just take your hair down.
- Use it as a
string holder to make rock candy. But before you do, add color to the
candy. If it isn’t pretty, it won’t taste good.
- Get a bunch
of donut magnets and stack them on a pencil, with North poles to South
poles. They’ll levitate and you can amaze small children and pets.
Who’s your favorite character from your book(s)? Why? Don’t
worry, we won’t tell.
My favorite character is Jester
Mason. He runs the filling station in Honey Creek, and he knows everything
about cars. He’s also one of those guys who will never kiss and tell. He’ll
just kiss.
Where can we find you around the vast interwebs?
Suzanne Lilly Website: http://www.suzannelilly.com
TeacherWriter Blog: http://www.teacherwriter.net
Suzanne Lilly Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/SuzanneLillyAuthor
Goodreads author page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5258804.Suzanne_Lilly
Twitter: @suzannelilly http://twitter.com/suzannelilly
Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Suzanne-Lilly/e/B006HY79IY
What about your books? Where are they being sold at?
You may purchase Shades of the Future through:
Thanks for dropping in! Any last words?
I’d like to let your readers
know I’m on tour through the month of August, and I’ll be giving one commenter
a free pair of designer sunglasses from Shoebuy.com. I just can’t guarantee if
they’ll show you the future. You can get the schedule of blog tour stops at http://suzannelilly.com/blog-tours/.
Also, 10% of the royalties from the sales of Shades of the Future will be donated to
a pet rescue organization. Together, we can help find forever homes for pets.
Thank you so much for
interviewing me on your blog today!
Here's an excerpt from Shades of The Future:
Mariah
scooted closer to the inside of the booth to read the digital display. As she
slid across the red vinyl seat, something poked into her thigh.
“Hey,
somebody left a pair sunglasses here.” She picked them up, rubbing her leg
where the frame had left a dent in her skin.
“Those are
nice,” Hayley commented between fries.
“These aren’t
random sunglasses. These are Dita Aviators.” Mariah turned them over, checking
the thin metal frame to make sure she hadn’t bent it. She held them up to the
overhead light. The lenses were clean and unscratched. “Plus, they’re like
brand new.”
“Let me see
them.” Hayley took the glasses out of her friend’s hands and started to put
them on.
“Give them
back,” Mariah told her. “Your hands are all greasy and cheesy. Not to mention
saliva-y.”
Hayley
laughed and handed the aviators back across the table to Mariah. “When I have
clean hands, I’ll try them on. They’ll look good on me.”
About The Author:
Suzanne
Lilly is a writer at night and a teacher by day, which is why she’s known
online as the TeacherWriter. Her articles and stories have appeared in numerous
places online and in print. She writes light romance, young adult, and middle
grade novels. When not busy with words, she enjoys swimming, hiking, reading,
fine arts, and cooking. She lives in California with her family and furry
friends and has yet to feel an earthquake.
You can follow her on
Twitter as @suzannelilly, visit her blog
at http://www.teacherwriter.net,
or her author website at http://www.suzannelilly.com.
6 comments:
Fun interview!
Love the premise of this book too!
Thanks so much for having me today, Lindsay.
Hi Jennifer! I know, there were some fun questions in this interview. So what are the five things you would do with a pencil?
Great interview. Suzanne, but you forgot drumsticks. Then again, not everyone lives with a perpetually fidgety man...
Ah, yes! The drumsticks. I think I always have at least one boy in my classes who uses pencils for music instead of prose. :-)
I'd like to read more about the characters.
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