I'm honored to participate in the blog tour for this year's YALLfest Authors. For those who don't know what YALLfest is, you can find out more about the awesomeness and the all-star list of authors participating by clicking here. And if you live in the Carolinas or within driving distance of Charleston, SC, mark your calendar for November 9th! I want to hug all of you!!
Today's interview is with Ransom Riggs, whose book cover alone makes me skeerd. It's been on my TBR list for way too long, because I need someone to hold me while I read it. **looks around for volunteers** Here's a little about Ransom and his fabulous book!
About This Author:
Ransom Riggs grew up in Florida, where he spent his formative years making silly movies with his friends in their various backyards, snorkeling, and complaining about the heat. He studied English at Kenyon College and film at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles. He makes films you can watch on his YouTube page: www.youtube.com/ransriggs. He enjoys traveling to exotic lands and complaining about the heat.
What one thing do you need to have when you write?
Silence. My noise-cancelling headphones have become almost
essential.
What is the hardest line to write- the first or the last?
The first. I rewrite and rewrite it a million times. The
last comes easy.
Tell us 5 random facts about yourself.
I’m six foot four. I lived on a working farm until I was
five. I used to know how to cook Indian food but now I’ve forgotten. I love
documentaries. One day I will conquer the moon.
What are you working on now?
A novel for Little, Brown the plot of which is SECRET! (Sort
of, for now. But I’m really excited about it.)
What is your favorite genre to write in? To Read?
Oh, definitely YA to write in. I read
everything, lots of YA, lots of adult, nonfiction of all sorts. I even read
poetry when I’m feeling ambitious. I think it’s crucial to have lots of
different influences. If you only read in the genre you write in, your writing
will sound like everything else that’s already out there.
About Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children:
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason.
And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.
You can find out more about Ransom and purchase his books via the links below!
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