Ask S. Celi what inspired THE UNDESIRABLE discussion

First of all I want to thank you for inviting me to join this group.

I wanted to ask what was the inspiration for this book? How was the idea born? Why did you decide to write the book?

Hello, Kristy!

Thank you for asking!
I wanted to write this book for years. I even have an early draft of it on an old laptop! Just ask my college best friend, Blaine.

After I started my career as a journalist, the story became even clearer to me. The economic downturn of 2008 really sharpened my imagination. During that year and following ones, I reported daily on the gas crises, then the housing crises, the DHL pull out of Wilmington OH, the economic crash, and more. I was in Ohio at the time, at the Fox affiliate in Cincinnati. Ohio got hit hard.

I asked myself, what if things never got better, but became more extreme? What would that be like? How would we treat each other?

Then, in the winter of 2012, I finally buckled down and wrote every night until it was done. Once I was on a roll, I could not stop. It felt to my like it was finally time to put it all down and get it out there!

Thank you for asking! --Sara

Hi Sara. Finally got your book downloaded and am going to read it this coming weekend. I have read nothing but great reviews for the book, that being said, is this something you are thinking about pursuing permanently, full time, or keeping both careers going? I know how good you are both as a reporter and an anchor. If anyone can do both, it's you. You have that desire, that drive, that "it" factor. Can't wait to read the book.

Ken,

I hope you enjoy the read! I am interested to hear what you think of it.

I am planning on pursuing this permanently, but not at the expense of my journalism career. For now, I'm writing novels as a side business.

Thanks for asking!--Sara

Do you have any plans to write other genres?

Kristy,

I think most of my novels will fit into YA, New Adult, and Contemporary.

And I have several other books in the works. In addition to THE RESISTANCE, which is the sequel to THE UNDESIRABLE, I have outlined about four other books.


---Sara

Sara,

I'm delighted about your book! Please list it on Barnes and Noble so I can download it on my Nook.

I'm glad to know you share my love of writing. I keep thinking you might say "lots of the credit goes to my fifth grade teacher," but I guess that was too long ago for me to take any credit. :-)

Keep up the good work!

Lanita Boyd

Lanita,

Thank you so much!

Right now, it's in a certain program with Amazon, so it won't be listed on other e-bookstores until later this year.

But, I promise to let you know when it is!

Sara