brimfulcuriosities.com asked: So many books include praise from various kid lit experts and authors (all adults). While your book is in the ARC stage, do you also try to get a view point from your target audience and use that in your promotions?

2K9 authors answered:

Suzanne Morgan Williams: No, I didn’t try to get kids opinions for promotion of ( Read more... )

whereistheluv asked: When writing your books, did you actually think about the intended age of your readers and write specifically for an age range, (if so how did that influence you original idea) or did you just write a story and then realize it was a YA novel?

2K9 authors answered:

Donna St. Cyr: My book is midgrade and in the beginning I just wrote what ( Read more... )

Lesley asked: How do you go about tackling research? How much research do you do for a particular project and how do you know when it's time to stop researching and start writing?

2K9 authors answered:

J.T. Dutton: I invented the voice of Scotty Loveletter (from Freaked) based on the Deadheads I had known and one or two experiences I had had at a ( Read more... )

Parker P asked: How does your book make or break the mold of its genre?

2K9 authors answered:

Suzanne Morgan Williams: Bull Rider is contemporary fiction but, because it’s about rodeo and the west, a lot of people think it’s historical fiction. They assume there aren’t cowboys anymore. Some people also guess it’s nonfiction since it has a lot to ( Read more... )

rhondastapleton asked: What has been the most memorable part of the author's journey for you so far?

2K9 authors answered:

Donna St. Cyr: The most memorable part, for me, has been meeting so many wonderful people at every stage of the journey. While I must write alone, I write for others, and the friendship and support offered to me by fellow writers has been ( Read more... )

patricksjessica asked: How fun is it to write? Does it come easily to you or do you struggle to get from beginning to end? What makes it easier or harder to start and finish your book?

2K9 authors answered:

Donna St. Cyr: Writing is fun - most of the time. I began to write because I enjoyed it. There are times when I struggle because things aren’t coming out ( Read more... )

irenelatham asked: Does that niggling self-doubt EVER all the way go away???

2K9 authors answered:

Megan Crewe: I don't think you ever completely leave doubt behind. In fact, I think if you did, your writing would suffer. A healthy amount of doubt is what keeps us striving to tell better stories, portray stronger characters, polish that prose until it ( Read more... )

olugbemisola asked: What's been the biggest surprise of this process/business, etc.?

2K9 authors answered:

Cheryl Renee Herbsman: I think the two biggest surprises for me have been how incredibly wonderful and supportive the kidlit community is and how much the whole business continues to feel like a roller coaster ride.

Rosanne Parry: For me the biggest ( Read more... )

starryphate asked: What is the first step you take for writing a story, is it just a good idea and do you talk to people to see if it would be a good story before you write it?

2K9 authors answered:

J.T. Dutton: Jeff and I will sometimes be driving along, when we'll catch sight of someone out the car window, and one of us will turn to the other and ask " ( Read more... )

heatherkb asked: Where do you work, at home, in a designated office, do you get up and shower like you are going to work or do you work in your jammies? Or a little of it all!

2K9 authors answered:

Rosanne Parry: My work day is organized around my children's school day. I get up with them and get them off to school. I spend a little time each morning ( Read more... )