BOm dIa QueriDos LeiToreS...

Calma meu Teclado não está com problema nenhum, apenas queria enfatizar um pouco mais o meu estado de euforia e felicidade.
Por que?
Simples! Hoje é com o imenso prazer que eu vou dividir com vocês a entrevista com a autora Ka Hancock, que escreveu o livro tornou-se o meu favorito DANÇANDO SOBRE CACOS DE VIDRO

Essa semana vocês conferiram o post que fiz com a confirmação da entrevista, por fim o dia chegou. Confira as questões levantadas pelo Blog Três leitoras

Em nome do Blog  agradecemos a autora imensamente pelo seu carinho com seus fãs. É muito gratificante para amantes da leitura como nós, poder receber essa atenção de uma escritora, ainda mais quando está literalmente do outro lado do oceano.

I’m a rather ordinary woman with lots of joys and heartaches like everyone else. I’ve been married forever to my highschool sweety and we have 4 great kids who married 4 great kids and they’ve given us 12 grandchildren. Such (noisy) fun! I’m a psychiatric nurse, which I love, and I still work 20 hours a week. When I’m  not writing, I love to travel and read and quilt...and shop for shoes—I love shoes.

 I’m always inspired by people who love each other and take care of each other despite challenging circumstances. Love is what we as humans are here to do. Much like the sweet, unwavering  afffection you have for your little daughter and the absolute heartbreak of losing her—it’s all love, and that emotion is uniquely human—part tears, part joy, part rage, part laughter. Our hearts experience it all. Lucy and Mickey are not real people, but I know people like them—people that work that hard and love that hard. That’s what inspires me.

I think the easiest part of writing is the ‘getting started’. I love creating. I love inventing the story. First drafts are very fun and exciting for me. I’m discovering the characters, getting to know their personalities, figuring out the story they’re going to tell. The hard part comes after the first draft, when you can see all the mistakes you’ve made, the important things you’ve left out, what plot elements need to be strengthened. That’s hard work and much more tedious and a little less fun. But when it all comes together, and you know it’s right—It’s all worth it!

 I’m thrilled that so many wonderful people in Brazil have embraced Dancing on Broken Glass. I love getting notes and feedback from readers, and I have had some especially lovely notes from Brazil. I would love, love, LOVE to visit your beautiful country and meet (and hug) all of you! J                                                

I just wanted to tell the love story of an unusual couple and at the same time highlight some of the challenges of living with a mental illness. I’ve been deeply touched by the impact this story has had on readers who can relate to Mickey’s challenges, as well as Lucy’s. My goal was to invite the reader into Mickey and Lucy’s marriage, and for the reader to experience compassion for doing so.

You are right, the 21st century is a busy rush with little time to stop and think of others. But each of us has the ability to create our part of a ‘Brinley Township’. Get to know our neighbors, smile in the elevator, do something kind for someone who is struggling. Life is hard and we’re all in the same boat—we might as well help each other get through it. In the book Lucy’s parents move into their new neighborhood not knowing anyone, so what did they do? They threw a Christmas Eve party and invited everyone. It became tradition. We can all do that. Imagine the world, if we all reached out in kindness to each other. 

I don’t know who I’d like to see play Lucy and Mickey, but I can see Katherine Heigl as Priscilla.

Several people have asked me about a possible sequel to Dancing on Broken Glass. I had never planned to set a second book in Brinley, but who knows...       

I think the secret wish of any writer would be to have their book made into a movie. I’m no exception—that would awesome. 

I’m just finishing up The Duzy House of Mourning. A young couple on their way to the hospital to have their first baby is involved in a horrific accident that leaves the young man dead and his pregnant wife with a life-threatening  head injury. From the ashes of this tragedy, their baby girl is born. Fast-forward sixteen years when January Duzinski learns the details of that awful night and that her mother not only survived but has loved her from an agonizing distance. At its core, this is the story of a young woman's journey into the fascinating life of her terribly damaged mother. It's also an excavation of the love story that brought her amazing parents together in the first place. The backdrop is a mortuary--The Duzy House of Mourning--where January is being raised by her paternal grandparents.

I would LOVE to come to Brazil! That’s on my bucket list for sure!  

Just thank you! I am very humbled and honored to have been asked to be part of this fabulous blog. It is extremely touching to imagine that I have so many lovely friends in Brazil. I will be telling my facebook peeps all about you!
 

Ka Hancock: Apenas obrigada! É muito gratificante, é uma honra poder ser convidada a fazer parte desse blog maravilhoso. É emocionante imaginar que eu tenho amigos amáveis/adoráveis no Brasil. Vou falar para todos do facebook tudo sobre vocês!