Ask the Author: Hayley Reese Chow
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Hayley Reese Chow
Off the top of my head: Andy Weir. Between The Egg and The Martian, his stories just completely blew my mind. They're incredibly smart and fun, and I still find my mind drifting back to them at the most random times. And, he began as a self-published author! I am in awe. Thanks for the question!
Hayley Reese Chow
The laptop was dead, and I hadn't backed up my files. With a wave of horrified nausea, I crumpled to the floor, unable to process the loss—years of my work, my dreams... now gone forever.
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AHH! I hate even imagining this. 😱😭 Please, everyone remember to back up your work!
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AHH! I hate even imagining this. 😱😭 Please, everyone remember to back up your work!
Hayley Reese Chow
And by summer, we mean the year-round reading list right?? On the top of my 2023 TBR at the moment:
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
World Departed by Sarah Lyons Fleming,
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston,
Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer,
A Daughter of the Trolls by McKenzie Catron
The Maiden Ship by Micheline Ryckman
A Curse of Hope and Shadows by Katherine Macdonald
...And the list goes on. So many books, so little time! Thank the skies for audiobooks.
Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews
World Departed by Sarah Lyons Fleming,
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston,
Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer,
A Daughter of the Trolls by McKenzie Catron
The Maiden Ship by Micheline Ryckman
A Curse of Hope and Shadows by Katherine Macdonald
...And the list goes on. So many books, so little time! Thank the skies for audiobooks.
Hayley Reese Chow
Oh my gosh. I want to go travel to Ilona Andrews' Innkeeper Chronicles, become an innkeeper, and live in a pseudo-magical inter-galactic inn. PLEASE.
Hayley Reese Chow
The outline for the sequel to Into the Churn. 👀 I may never write it (it depends on how launch goes), but it's still so much fun to work on! These characters are so close to my heart, it would be a complete dream to flesh out their second adventure. Fingers crossed we can get the word out about the Into the Churn this spring and greenlight the sequel! 🤞
Hayley Reese Chow
I love designing the characters visually, dream-casting them as my favorite actors, and also coming up with playlists that capture the vibe of my story. The real struggle comes when I want to write all my story ideas at once!
Hayley Reese Chow
My inspiration for Into the Churn evolved and changed *a lot* during my outlining process and even the first draft. Ultimately though, the core was still inspired by the intensity of my time as a collegiate athlete and ultramarathoner.
Hayley Reese Chow
Find a writing buddy (or three) and enjoy the journey. Writing can be a long and winding path, so those two things can make all the difference. Begin, Learn, Persevere... and have fun!
Hayley Reese Chow
Creating the exact book I want to read.
Hayley Reese Chow
For me, writer's block is often caused by a story problem I don't know how solve. So I make a playlist for the work in progress, brainstorm with my critique partners, and hit the gym. After a couple days, the answer usually pops up, and the writer's block disappears!
Hayley Reese Chow
Once, I was in the car when we ran over what I thought was a gray plastic bag half-rolling, half-floating across the road. It instantly gave us (and two other cars) a flat tire. Seemed to have disappeared by the time we pulled over, and to this day, I have no idea what it was.
Unidentified rolling object. Fingers crossed it was a Transformer.
Unidentified rolling object. Fingers crossed it was a Transformer.
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