Today I’m happy to welcome Carrie Ryan to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Some of the readers on my livejournal friendslist may find this book particularly notable because it has ZOMBIES! I have only just gotten my hands on a copy and will be starting reading it tonight, but I am really looking forward to it!
Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.
A: I was having a hard time writing my main character’s best friend, Cass. My fiance read the first draft and said “you do realize she doesn’t say one word in the second half, right?” And I read back through and realized he was right! Ack! So in revisions I forced myself to write a scene with her and the main character and I learned so much about her that I was able to go back and flesh Cass out more.
Q: What is your favorite (or one of your favorite) myths or fairy-tales, and why?
A: For me, my favorite fairy-tale or myth is the one I’ve just read – lol. Seriously, I’d never be able to choose because I love so many of them!!
Q: What has been the most exciting part of selling your book(s) and getting published so far?
A: There have really been so many amazing moments, but I still think my favorite is the day I first sold. I’d formally accepted the offer and my fiance was picking me up from work to take me out to celebrate. As his car pulled up we were both just smiling so huge and laughing and screaming with excitement. It was an amazing moment and I loved sharing it with him!
About The Forest of Hands and Teeth
The Forest of Hands and Teeth is about a young girl named Mary growing up generations after an apocalypse in a village surrounded by fences protecting them from the Unconsecrated, zombie-like creatures inhabiting the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Cut off from the rest of the world and told they are the last survivors of the Return, every part of her life is controlled by the religious order called the Sisterhood. As Mary starts to fall in love with someone she shouldn’t, she learns the extent of the Sisterhood’s power and starts to discover more of their darkest secrets. When the security of the fences is threatened and her world is thrown into chaos, Mary must decide what she’s willing to risk to find out if there’s life beyond the Forest.
About Carrie Ryan
Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Carrie Ryan is a graduate of Williams College and Duke University School of Law. A former litigator, she now writes full time. She lives with her writer/lawyer fiancé, two fat cats and one large puppy in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are not at all prepared for the zombie apocalypse.
You can visit Carrie at her website.
The Forest of Hands and Teeth is available now! I encourage you to shop at your local independent bookseller.
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