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What
prompted you to write Lucas' story? Simply put – I wrote BREAKABLE because Lucas began
“speaking” to me. While I was writing EASY, I only heard Jacqueline’s voice. I
was used to writing alternating POV stories (my entire BTL series alternates
male/female), so writing from a single POV was new for me – but I went with it
because I knew Jacqueline’s story was going to be the most important thing I’d
ever write. It needed to be her story. About a year after I
self-published EASY, I began to hear pieces of Landon’s story from Lucas – the
lost boy he’d been before college, before Jacqueline – and I began to see
EASY’s story from his perspective. At some point, I knew I had to write it.
Honestly, it was Landon’s story that convinced me to do it.
A lot
of readers are getting frustrated with new adult novels retelling a story from
a male point of view. How does BREAKABLE differ from the rest? I haven’t
read the others, with exception of LOSING HOPE (Colleen Hoover), so honestly, I
don’t know for sure. I don’t think anyone has formatted an alternate POV book
as I did BREAKABLE. About 30% of the book overlaps scenes from EASY. The rest
is comprised of new scenes from Lucas surrounding the EASY story, and completely
new material from Landon.
Whenever someone asked me for a new adult recommendation, I immediately point
them to EASY. What new adult books would you recommend?
Is
this the last we've seen of Lucas and Jacqueline? As main
characters, yes. I am brainstorming
and researching the possibility of writing spin-off stories for a couple of
characters, however – one from EASY and one from BREAKABLE. These plans will
require discussions with my agent and editors first, of course. But if they
happen, readers may see L&J in very minor roles. The good thing about not
being the focus of a book is there is no requirement for drama/conflict for
them. The main characters must have conflict or there is no story – and that’s
why I decided early on that there would be no sequel of EASY.
What
books will you be taking on vacation with you this summer? I don’t
anticipate a vacation this year. L Travel,
for me, has become work – I’m either attending signings or doing research for
the next book. I usually don’t have time to read for pleasure while traveling. Once
I return from the RT Conference, I hope to carve more time for pleasure reading
at home. I have a towering TBR pile.
I also send my e-reader tons of samples. (I’m a huge proponent of samples! If I’m
not compelled to continue reading after the first ten percent, I move to the
next sample. With the amount of books out now, there is no reason to read
something that doesn’t personally resonate with you as a reader. That would
make reading a chore – and I’ve got plenty of chores already, thanks. ;))
Thanks so much! Thank you for having me, Hannah!
Tammara Webber is author of the New York Times bestselling New Adult novel Easy, the first novel in her Contours of the Heart series, and the Between the Lines series. She is a hopeful romantic who adores novels with happy endings, because there are enough sad endings in real life. Before writing full-time, she was an undergraduate academic advisor, economics tutor, planetarium office manager, radiology call center rep, and the palest person to ever work at a tanning salon. She married her high school sweetheart, and is a mom to three adult kids and four very immature cats. Connect with her online at tammarawebber.blogspot.com, twitter.com/tammarawebber, and www.facebook.com/TammaraWebberAuthor.
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