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Hello! I have to write a review for your book ”How to disappear” for school, and I have to mention your birth date and the place where you were born. I was wondering if you could help me with this information. I really enjoyed your book because it stands for the real problems of our actual times that are created by social media and judgmental people that put a huge pressure on our looks and image. ?
Sharon Huss Roat Roberta, I am sorry I am just seeing your question of 3 months ago! I'm sure it's too late for your report. I was born in 1965 in Lancaster, Pa. Thank you for reading!
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Will you ever make a sequel to How To Disappear, but from someone else's view? Jenna's maybe?
Sharon Huss Roat Rose, I am so sorry I am just seeing your question. There is no plan for a sequel... though you're right, it would be fun to explore Jenna's view, wouldn't it? Who knows, maybe these characters will pop up in another, unrelated story somehow...
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I read your book how to disappear and absolutely loved it! Why did you write it? How long did it take you?
Sharon Huss Roat Hi Reece. I can't say that I had a specific reason for writing HOW TO DISAPPEAR. My stories just sort of develop and evolve from a kernel of an idea and that was the case with this book... it started with thinking about living vicariously through others (perhaps being jealous of someone else's more fabulous life), and collided with thoughts about social anxiety and soon the ideas all came together to form this story. It took me about 4 months (under deadline pressure from my editor) to draft a very rough first draft, and then another year or so to revise and edit.
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Dear Sharon, I fully subscribe to what Susan said. I'm in love with your books and can't wait for something new. Your characters are so sensible & loveable, so carefully drawn! You make me read out of my genre and I frequently check your website and Goodreads for news. Thank you for working on something new despite your loss! All the very best! (Since this needs to be an ask as Goodreads informs me, I'm adding a ?)
Sharon Huss Roat Thank you, Stefanie. :-)
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I am so looking forward to your next book! How to Disappear had me laughing and crying in equal measure. Like Vicky, we all have emotional mountains to climb in our lives - but she helped so many invisible, hurting people on her own difficult journey to conquer her social anxiety issues. So inspiring and uplifting! Do you have any hints for us about your next book?
Sharon Huss Roat Hi Susan. Thank you so much for reading, and for your kind words! I'm in the very early stages of writing my next book... I went about a year of not writing after my husband passed away in late 2017 and am just now getting back into a regular writing schedule. So, unfortunately, it may be another 2-3 years before I have something new in bookstores. (Once written and sold to a publisher it's usually another 18 months or longer until published.) I'm excited about my new project, which is very different from How to Disappear, but I hope you'll like it. In the meantime, if you haven't read my first novel Between the Notes perhaps that can give that a try. Thanks for your question! :-)
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Sharon Huss Roat I'm currently reading STRANGE THE DREAMER by Laini Taylor. It's fabulous, and I just marvel at the worlds and characters she creates and the way she describes them. Absolutely gorgeous. Also on my summer reading list: CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber, GIRL OUT OF WATER by Laura Silverman, plus a dozen books that have been on my TBR shelf for months, including LAIR OF DREAMS by Libba Bray and TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir. Plus I'm looking forward to books coming out this summer like THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED by Paula Stokes.
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Is there a possibility that you would make a sequel for Between the Notes to make it a duology?
Sharon Huss Roat Hi Pamela. Thanks for your question! While I've thought about what happens next for Ivy, Lennie and James (and Brady, and Molly, and Reesa...), there are no current plans for a sequel. If I did write a continuation of their story, I've imagined it would take place when they go off to college. For now, though, what's coming next from me is another standalone YA contemporary, called HOW TO DISAPPEAR coming in summer 2017 (also from HarperTeen).
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