Today I’m happy to welcome Sydney Salter to my blog, to answer a few questions about her recently released debut novel My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters.
Q: Tell us about a scene or character from your novel that was especially easy (or especially difficult) to write.
A: The scene in which Jory wrecks the delivery van was fairly easy to write–because it came right out of my own experience as a teen!
Q: What is your favorite (or one of your favorite) myths or fairy-tales, and why?
A: I’ve always loved Hansel and Gretel. Imagine finding a candy cottage! (Although I always envisioned it more chocolaty than how it’s depicted in most illustrations.) I also like how they cleverly trick the witch. And I like witches too!
Q: What has been the most exciting part of selling your book(s) and getting published so far?
A: The initial offer call from my agent was absolutely thrilling. But the feeling that has lasted is the sense of legitimacy I now have about my writing. I can confidently tell people that I’m a writer. I also loved seeing my book on the shelf at my local bookstore. That felt like a fairy tale come true!
About My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters
Seventeen-year-old Jory Michaels wakes up on the first day of summer vacation with her same old big nose, no passion in her life (in the creative sense of the word), and all signs still pointing to her dying a virgin. In spite of her driving record (it was an accident!), Jory gets a job delivering flowers and cakes to Reno’s casinos and wedding chapels. She also comes up with a new summer goal: saving for a life-altering nose job. She and her new nose will attract a fabulous boyfriend. Jory survives various summer disasters like doing yoga after sampling Mom’s Cabbage Soup Diet, enforced-mother-bonding-with-crazy-nose-obsessed-daughter night, and discovering Tyler’s big secret. But will she learn to accept herself and maybe even find her passion, in the creative (AND romantic!) sense of the word?
About Sydney Salter
Sydney Salter held a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer, including her brief stint delivering pies and flowers, wrecking vans, and destroying wedding cakes in Reno, Nevada. Sydney now lives in Utah with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and two big Bernese Mountain dogs. She loves reading, writing, traveling, and, of course, baking and decorating cakes (but not driving them anywhere).
You can visit Sydney at her website.
My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters is available now! I encourage you to shop at your local independent bookseller.
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