by E. Van Lowe and today I am excited to have him here for an interview!
1.
Where
did you get your idea for Boyfriend from Hell?
The idea for Boyfriend From Hell didn’t come from one specific thing. When I sold my first YA, Never Slow Dance With A Zombie, I decided my next book should be
paranormal as well. I got the idea to
write about the devil from an animated short I saw on YouTube. Lucy, Daughter
of The Devil. I also wanted to write
about a close mother/daughter relationship that mirrored the close father/son
relationship I had with my son. I threw
these two seemingly unrelated thoughts into the blender and, voila! Boyfriend From Hell.
2.
Megan
is a great character and I love her relationship with her mother. What inspired
this amazing character and her relationship with her mother?
I think I answered this already,
but I will elaborate here. I always try
to put something personal in my writing—tell some story that a reader might say
“yeah, that’s how I feel.” I had a very
close relationship with my son. He
referred to me as his best friend. As a
Dad, that’s got to make you feel extra special.
And then one day when he was well into his teens, without warning, we
weren’t best friends anymore. I only know
how it went down from my side, but I wanted to explore it from both sides—hence
Megan and Suze. By the way, we’re close
once again.
3.
What
inspired you to have Megan fall in love with a “bad boy”?
When I was in middle and high
school all the girls liked the bad boys.
I wasn’t a bad boy. Sometimes I’d
fake it, but the girls saw right through me.
Again, I was writing what I know—good girls like bad boys. Since I
wasn’t a bad boy, writing Guy Matson allowed me to experience what it felt like
vicariously. I could be cool and suave
and dangerous—all the things I wasn’t in high school. LOL.
4.
What do you hope a reader will come away with, reading Boyfriend
from Hell?
I hope they enjoy it. My main goal as a writer is to
entertain. I’m not trying to accomplish
anything too deep here: read my books, hopefully identify with some of the
characters, and come away feeling entertained. If that happens, I am
successful.
5.
Have
you started writing the third book in this series yet?
Yes, I have started the third book
in the series, Heaven Sent. The book picks up eight weeks after Earth
Angel—the last week of school. And it starts with a bang. Recently, however, I
received edits on the first book in a new series from a new publisher for
me. So now I am working on the edits
before going back to Heaven Sent. Heaven Sent
is due to come out in December.
6.
What
is your favorite book that you wrote?
That’s like asking a mother who’s
her favorite child. And you know you can
get in trouble answering that question. LOL. I guess the one I’m working on
right now. It’s the first book in the Hollyweird series. It’s about a fifteen year-old necromancer
living in Hollywood. The title of each
book is a spin on an old movie title.
The first book is called: The
Zombie Always Knocks Twice.
7.
What
is your writing routine? Do you dedicate time to writing or do you write when
you feel inspired? Do you like to outline your books before you write or go
with an idea and see where it takes you?
I am a fulltime writer. It’s how I earn my living, so I go to work
every day like everyone else. Like any
job, some days are better than others, some days I write more than others. I am a great procrastinator, too, so that
can slow things down ;-) I do write an
outline, but I keep my outlines sparse, and I am constantly going back as I
discover new things about the story or the characters. Here’s my daily routine:
I either workout or walk in the mornings. Shower and go to work. I still do the Hollywood thing, so sometimes
I have meetings to attend or a script to work on. My entire work day is built around creating
new content. I also spend time working
with young writers who are trying to break into movies or TV. It’s part of giving back. I quit around six. If I’m on a deadline, I will pick up again
into the night.
8.
Who
are your favorite authors?
My all time favorite author is J.D.
Salinger, hands down.
9.
What
is your number one favorite book of all time?
My favorite book is Nine Stories by
J. D. Salinger.
10. How is writing for tv
different from writing a novel?
TV writing is not
for everyone—especially if you’re writing sitcoms. There are lots of hands in the pot in TV. It’s never all yours. You have to develop a
thick skin about your work, or you will not survive. The best thing, though, is you learn to write
quickly, and to come up with lots of ideas.
I can sit in a room with TV writers and we will come up with 20-30 story
ideas in a day—not all good, mind you.
My greatest lesson from TV that helps me as a novelist, is that ideas
are cheap—execution of the ideas is everything.
I do my best to execute my ideas in a very entertaining fashion, so
people will like my books and want to come back for more.
Thanks for having
me, Kathy. If your readers would like to
know more about me they can visit my website: http://evanlowe.com/
Or thay can follow
me on Twitter @evanlowe.
Don't forget to check out the rest of his books: Never Slow Dance with a Zombie
and Earth Angel
.
Thank you so much for doing this interview with me!
and Earth Angel.Thank you so much for doing this interview with me!
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