Ask the Author: Suzanne Crowley
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Suzanne Crowley
I'm so glad you enjoyed "Finding Esme!" I've always been fascinated with fossils and dinosaurs and I sure wish I could have found dinosaur bones as a child like Esme. I also lost both my grandfathers when I was a child and know how much it changed my childhood and how much I grieved for them. I've also sprinkled other memories of my childhood growing up in Texas including "Bump" the horned toad, the telephone wire rings, and the candy Esme and Finch share with each other.
Suzanne Crowley
Thanks Natasha! I was under deadline while writing The Stolen One so I had to just dive in with the knowledge I had of the Tudor era. I had research books coming from all over and when one would come, I'd take a day off from writing and absorb the details. I probably did the most research on Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe. One book had an inventory of every article in her wardrobe, written in Old English - I used a lot of the information gleamed from that book. One of the interesting things I found is that Elizabeth did not have the time to sit for every portrait, so one of her ladies in waiting would do it, and the artist would later paint in Elizabeth's face. I used that tidbit as a scene in The Stolen One.
Suzanne Crowley
Thanks so much! That makes me very happy you liked it even if it made you cry! I grew up in Texas so a lot of the elements in book are based on stories I heard. The town Jumbo is based on Marfa which really does have mystery lights. I saw them once about 15 years ago and when I saw them I knew I would write about them someday.
Suzanne Crowley
I get up and walk around, or take a walk outside. Eat chocolate. Sometimes getting anything on the page, even if it is awful (it can always be revised) is better than the blank screen.
Suzanne Crowley
Read as much as you can from different genre's.
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