Erin Watt - die Autorinnen hinter dem Pseudonym
Hallo, ich habe ein "Interview" mit Erin Watt durchgeführt und habe hier mal ein paar Informationen vorab gesammelt:
Zunächst sollte man wissen, dass Erin Watt ein Pseudonym ist, das sich die zwei amerikanischen Bestsellerautorinnen ausgedacht haben. Jen Frederick und Elle Kennedy haben die "Paper-Reihe" als ihr erstes gemeinsames Projekt durchgeführt und damit sofort die Bestsellerliste gestürmt. Aber das sind nicht ihre einzigen Bücher.
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I
want to know who is/are the persons behind Erin Watt (for example it
can be a pseudonym for a group of womans)?
Erin
Watt is comprised of Jen Frederick & Elle Kennedy, who both write
separately on their own, but decided to come together as Erin Watt to
write something completely different. The name itself came from a
combination of our two favorite American football players – Aaron
Rodgers & J.J. Watt.
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How
did you get the different ideas for the Paper Books?
We
had actually plotted Paper Princess by accident while we were in a
text exchange. It started with us discussing our mutual desire to
write an over-the-top drama, and we started throwing ideas around.
It’s really what brought us together.
The
rest of the books… the great thing about writing with another
person is there’s never a shortage of ideas. It makes the
possibilities endless.
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What
are your hobbys or is author your fulltimejob (Maybe you can Write
me your hobbys)?
Elle
writes full-time as an author. Jen has a day job that she loves, but
writes every chance she gets – so it’s definitely like having
another full-time job. We can say we’re both obsessed with reading
and American football 😉
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Did
you have a favourite Charakter from the Paper books (and other
books)? For example I really like Easton.
It’s
really hard for us to pick a favorite character, as each one of them
has something special about them. Reed was always the protector, no
matter how broken he was. Easton’s always the life of the party,
even though he’s so sad inside. Ella has fierce determination and
has always tried to strive for what’s right. Each one of them
either has a piece of ourselves in them, or a piece of what we’d
like to see more of in ourselves.
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Are
you a person (persons) who often read or did you only read your own
Storys?
We’re
both very avid readers! If we could build and live in massive
libraries we probably would.
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Have
you got favourite Music (for example when you write) and which did
you like Most?
Though
we’re both into music (Elle loves 80s rock and Jen’s a big fan of
K-Pop), we actually require silence to write. We try to incorporate
music into other aspects of our lives as much as we can, though!
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Was
author your Dream Job when you were a Child? Or what was it?
Elle
always knew she wanted to be a writer, and pretty much worked towards
that goal since she was a small child. Jen discovered her love of
writing after she took part in National Novel Writing Month
(NaNoWriMo), which is a challenge to write a novel during the month
of November.
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Why
did you chose the Piper Verlag?
It’s
really more they chose us! They approached us about publishing the
Royals series in Germany, and Elle had prior experience with them
(they also published her Off-Campus series), so it was an easy
choice. We’re absolutely thrilled with everything they’ve done to
promote our books and help connect us with our readers.
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Are
you also sometimes frustrated by writing a New Book/Story?
Every
new book and story has its challenges! Sometimes it’s the
difficulty in coming up with the storyline, sometimes it’s finding
the words to express exactly what you want to convey. We’re very
lucky we write together – you always have someone you can bounce
ideas off of, or help you when you’re stuck. It really cuts down on
the frustration!
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Last
but not least: Have you got bigger dreams (or also other dreams)?
And which are they? Did you like to be famous? And was did a dream
of you?
Right
now our dreams are to just keep writing! We both love what we do, and
intend to continue as long as we’re able. And maybe travel – who
can say no to beach time?
An dieser Stelle möchte ich "Erin Watt" danken für das Interview.
Hier kommt ihr zu meinem Lesetagebuch zu Paper Princess.
