Please
describe your novel twitter style 140 characters or less.
Back
in high school with a bump on the head, a flask in her pocket and a cute boy on
a bike. Don’t change the past? Harder than you think.
What
is the one thing you wish you knew before you tried to get published?
Getting
Oprah to love your book is hard work.
You might think that it’s not but it totally is. Also, when you’re done with the
review/editing process, do it all over again.
What
to you is the best part of being a writer and what is the part you wouldn’t
mind giving up?
The
best part is when a reader truly connects with something you’ve written. You create these characters, you make
decisions for them and you just hope that someone enjoys the crazy things that
go on in your head. I made you cry? YES! I
win.
I
think the worst part is that you can’t force the words to come. If I happen
upon a night when my kids are asleep and I’m not exhausted, it’s the perfect
time to write. The words don’t always
cooperate though and that’s frustrating.
I need the world to stop for me when I’m ready to write.
What
city would you love to set a story in but the right one hasn’t come along yet?
I’m
in love with Southern Italy – Sorrento, Capri, Positano. Just looking at pictures of lemon trees and
coastlines can cheer me up on a rough day.
I’d naturally have to live in the area while I’m writing to do it
justice!
Vampires,
Shifters, Zombies, Angels - who wins the final ultimate battle?
I
read World War Z and know that zombies can be formidable opponents. But let’s assume we have ammunition and can
pick those bad boys off with some shotguns.
Vamps have too many constraints. They’re toast come daylight. While angels can fly, shifters can take the
shape of anything they want. I’m putting
my money on the shifters. I, however,
will be in hiding.
If
you could witness any historical event past, present or future what would it be
and why?
I’d
love to travel to the Valley of the Kings someday. So I’d like to witness the building of the
pyramids. Let’s be clear. I want to witness
the building of the pyramids. I do not
plan to assist. Maybe just get a tan.
If
you were going to cowrite a new book, who would you want to write it with?
I’ve
talked about writing with a friend of mine whose style I just love. We’ve written short, goofy things together
and had the best time. This, of course,
is only if Tina Fey isn’t available.
Sorry, Sarine. I know you
understand.
What
books are currently on your nightstand?
What
happens if I don’t have a nightstand? Ok. On my theoretical nightstand (which in my
head is pink), I have Angelfall by Susan Ee and Days of Blood & Starlight
by Laini Taylor but I’ll drop everything when Allegiant by Veronica Roth hits
the shelves.
What
is the best thing you have done in the name of research?
I’d
like to say that I rode around on the back of a motorcycle holding onto a
really cute boy. Sadly, I have not. I do, however, have a pretty extensive flask
collection and have tried to master the art of the perfect martini.
When
writing what is your favorite part of the story?
I’m
such a wimpy reader. I have such a hard
time reading angst and conflict. It
makes me physically ill. But as a writer?
There is nothing better than dishing out drama—taking every crushing, depressed
emotion and bleeding onto the page. But
I promise to make it all better in the end.
I’m nice like that.
Anything
else you would like to share today?
Well,
thank you for having me! Chat me up on
Twitter at @pink_flask. I talk about
cheeseburgers and books that make me swoon.
Or we could talk about ancient Egypt.
I’m easy that way.
Living Backwards
by Tracy
Sweeney
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BLURB:
Twenty-nine-year-old
Jillian Cross refuses to believe that a pair of skinny jeans has led to her
untimely demise. Life just isn't that cruel. But when an overly-enthusiastic
attempt at squeezing herself into them leads her to fall and lose
consciousness, she is faced with just that possibility. When she awakens with
both a bruised ego and a bump on her head, she's not in her tiny apartment but
her childhood bedroom circa 1999-the spring of her senior year in high school.
Jillian knows that time travel isn't logical. But then again, neither was her
decision to wear skinny jeans. As she attempts to navigate her way through the
halls of Reynolds High, walking the same path and making the same choices she
made years before, she knows that any change she makes can have a catastrophic
effect on her future. But when she strikes up an unexpected friendship with
motorcycle-riding, cigarette-smoking Luke Chambers, can she pretend to be the
same shy girl she once was? At least she has her pink sparkly flask to take the
edge off. One little change won't hurt, right?
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EXCERPT:
My mind suddenly flashed back to the prom posters littering
the walls of Reynolds High. The prom committee chose Mariah Carey’s I Still
Believe for a prom song which I felt was pretty cheesy especially since Brenda
K. Starr sang it better. But the prom song didn’t really concern me. On prom
night, I was not at the “I Still Believe” prom. I was at the dentist.
Unfortunately, when you spend your entire high school career in the library or
at home with your nose in a book, you don’t meet many members of the opposite
sex. So instead of sitting at home sulking because I was missing my prom, I
decided to try and distract myself….by getting my teeth cleaned. My prom date
gave me a spit bib instead of a corsage.
Thank you, Dr. Grayson, D.D.S. It was a magical evening.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Tracy Sweeney
graduated with a degree in Management and Finance but prefers writing
ridiculous things to crunching ridiculous numbers. She lives north of Boston,
Massachusetts with her two young boys. Her short stories have appeared in
Literary Juice, Solecisms and Slice of Life Magazines. Her debut novel, LIVING
BACKWARDS, was published in January 2013.
She is currently working on her second novel which will be equally as
ridiculous.
Follow her
just about everywhere:
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BACKWARDS
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Barnes &
Noble
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GIVEAWAY:
Tracy will be
awarding a key chain that looks like the flask on the cover to three randomly
drawn commenters during the tour (US ONLY).
Follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your chances of winning. The tour dates can be found
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