My Summer Roommate by Bridie Hall
Published by: Evernight Teen
Publication date: September 19th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Published by: Evernight Teen
Publication date: September 19th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Chloe needs a place to crash for the summer before college. When Chris offers, she moves in with him. It’s just for two months, no biggie. But soon she realizes she may have made a mistake. He is too perfect; a former snowboarder, laid-back and kind to boot, and he’s smitten with her. But she’s got trust issues and a relationship feels daunting. When he keeps trying to win her over, the temptation becomes overwhelming.
Just as she gives in and decides it’s not worth fighting their emotions anymore, Chris reveals he’s made a stupid mistake which might ruin Chloe’s trust in him and tear them apart.
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Guest Post
Thank
you for hosting me today and for letting me talk about my writing process.
Everyone
has a different process of writing, one that suits their needs and the type of
author they are. Although I’m a bit of a
control freak in general and I’d like to think I’m well organized, I’m not
exactly a fan of plotting. A lot of my stories develop as they go along.
Sometimes, like with My Summer Roommate,
I even add characters or important events in the second or even third draft.
I
start with a general idea about how I want the story to develop because every
story has to have a point, it needs to have a message. I don’t mean an
educational message necessarily, but there must be a conflict and the
characters must go through a sequence of events that change them. So that’s my
skeleton.
I
try to write the first draft quickly. I strive to write 2000 words a day, if I
can. I do as little editing as possible at this stage. When I realize a
previous scene doesn’t tie in with the next, I’ll sometimes just write a note
to change it during revision instead of changing it right that moment. So my
first drafts can be very confusing to someone who’s not familiar with my
thinking process. In other words, I write terrible first drafts. But I usually
finish them in under three months.
For
obvious reasons, all my revisions are extensive. Because I don’t follow a well-planned
plot, a lot of things need to be changed for consistency’s sake and to nicely
tie it all into a flowing story. So my first revision includes, but is not
limited to, adding characters, deleting whole scenes (this breaks my heart
every time), adding new events, twisting the plot into shape, and correcting
grammar.
I
try to let the manuscript sit on my desk for a while after this stage. A few
months is best, but sometimes it’s only a couple of weeks if I’m on a deadline.
I need to clear my mind of everything related to that particular manuscript, I
need to cleanse it, so to speak, so I can return to the text with a fresh mind
and a more attentive eye.
If
all goes well (which it usually doesn’t) and if the story is approximately what
I wanted it to be before I started writing it, this is the stage when I polish
the text. This is the stage I like most, but also hate the most. I like that
I’m beginning to see its final shape, that I’m adding the finishing touches
that can make it shine. But I hate the polishing of grammar and syntax and all
those more technical aspects of writing. I find all that tedious, although I
love language and I certainly love to play with it – which anyone who’s read
either Letting Go or My Summer Roommate will notice from the
amount of puns.
Now
is the time to send the novel to the editors, and I get to do another round of
fine-tuning grammar and syntax and expressions – yay me! But at this point I’m
happy to do it, because it means that the book is very near publication. Although
I’m usually tired of working on the same story for so long, it’s very hard to
let it go out into the world and into the readers’ hands. Every time I wait
with baited breath to see how they’ll accept it.
AUTHOR BIO:
Bridie Hall sold her first story at fourteen. Since then, she has written dozens more, translated books, studied writing, and started writing novels. Her days revolve around stories and words, her sleepless nights involve plotting and inventing fascinating new characters. The only activity that takes up more of her time than writing, is reading.
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