Hi
Kristy , first of all I'd like to thank you for accepting to answer
my questions for my french blog.
Driven
has been released in France a few months ago and it was immediately a
huge success. According to you why are readers instantly falling in
love with Colton and Rylee's story?
A:
I think there is a vulnerability to Colton that readers can sense
beneath the rough exterior. He brash and arrogant but that first
scene where he meets Zander and you know there is so much more
beneath the surface. I think that is the draw for readers to Colton.
How
did you imagine these characters? Tell us about the process of
creating them
A:
Colton just kind of popped in my head and the more I thought about
him, the more his character evolved… and then I couldn’t stop
thinking about him. So he’s kind of been a constant on my mind for
over 3 years.
As
a writer have you got any specific technics before writing a new
tome?
A:
I outline heavily. I like to know the whole story before I start.
And then I love the little surprises that happen when I write and
veer from my outline. So for me it’s outlining.
How
do keep in mind all the details mentioned about any characters in the
previous tomes?
A:
When I wrote Driven I had a notebook with all the specifics. But
now, I’ve been writing them for so long that it’s just second
nature. When you write characters like these, they are never far from
your mind so a lot of the nuances you think you’d forget, you
actually don’t.
What
was the most difficult part when you wrote this saga?
A:
Addressing Colton’s past and Rylee’s career. I wanted to be
sensitive to the subject matter BUT I also didn’t want to sugarcoat
it.
Have
you got a favorite character or a favorite tome in the whole saga?
Colton
How
did you imagine this awesome expression such as "I race you
Rylee" or those referring to these superheroes?
You
know, I have no idea. One day when I was almost finished with Fueled,
I thought of these ideas an had to go back and write them in the
story because they fit perfectly.
Did
you do some research before writing the stories of Rylee and Colton?
A:
Very little.
Aced
will be released in France on March 17th. It's a wonderful story with
deep themes. Was it important for you to talk about such important
themes for a woman?
A:
Yes. I think the issue I address in Aced is something that rarely
gets talked about and I feel like I shouldn’t shy away from it just
because it might upset some people. With the US release, I’ve had
more women thank me for talking about it.
What
were your readers' reaction when Aced was published on January 11th?
A:
They said reading Aced felt like coming home to their family. That
while the book was emotional, it was also huge in showing a real
marriage and the growth in the characters as well.
You're
very close to your fans. Is it important for you to get in touch with
them?
A:
Always. Without my readers, this wouldn’t be happening so my every
day interaction online and in the Driven group is huge to me. Plus it
keeps me motivated and inspired to keep writing quality books.
French
readers are looking forward meeting you so do you think we'll be able
to see you soon in France?
A:
I’d love too. I’ll be in the UK in June of this year and then
I’ll try to figure something out for more overseas travel. I have
(3) young children (ages 5, 7, 10) and so when I travel it disrupts
everything with them…so I find it hard to travel for long lengths
of time.
Did
you create yourself the covers for the various tomes of the Driven
saga?
A:
I worked with a cover designer for the books but I sent her the
images…. Driven was the first book I’ve written so I didn’t
know much about covers. I’d love to redo them and give them a
facelift of sorts since they’ve been out for a while now… we’ll
see if I do.
What
do you think about the French Covers for Driven , Crashed, Fueled ,
Aced and Raced?
A:
I LOVE Them!!!! A lot of readers love the French covers. I think
Hugo did a great job with them!
Why
did you choose the racing competition as the background of your
stories?
A:
I wanted to do something different than the 3 piece suit businessman
that was rampant at the time I wrote Driven…And honestly, so many
sports had already been done so I wanted to do something a little
different. I took a chance that could have either bombed or
succeeded… luckily it succeeded.
Can
you tell us a bit more about Raced which is an unusual tome which
will be released on April 21st in France?
A:
Raced is a series of individual chapters from all three books
(Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) retold in Colton’s point of view.
There are also 2 new chapters in there as well. Readers were really
wanting to know what Colton thought or felt in certain chapters so I
figured, why not give it to them.
We
also learnt recently that Hard Beat, Sweet Ache and Slow Burn , spin
off about Haddie , Becket , Quinn and Tanner will be released in
France. Can you say a few words about these spin off?
- I’m so excited you get to read these… Here are my thoughts:
Slow Burn: very emotional, very
real, but you fall so in love with Becks and his persistence. You
become a little frustrated with Haddie but readers who have been
through what she goes through in the book said the emotions are spot
on.
Sweet Ache: I love Hawkin. He’s
this bad boy rocker who only wants to help his family. And Quin is
feisty and carefree. This book also deals with an issue that affects
many people.
Hard Beat: I love this book.
It’s a different feel than the other books and has a lot of twists
and turns. Just when you think you have it figured out, you don’t.
You're
currently writing a new tome on Zander. He is such a lovely character
with a troubled past. What can we expect from this tome?
A:
Zander is all grown up and we get to see him face his past as well
as help Getty (the love interest) deal with hers. I just finished it
and I’m pleasantly happy with how it turned out.
Is
there any hope for the Driven saga to be adapted on the big screen?
A:
Would it be awesome? Yes. Will it most likely happen? No. It’s a
lot of books and words to translate over to screen and I don’t
think a studio would take that much of a risk in 5 romance genre
books. BUT we can always hope.
Thanks
a lot Kristy.
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