Make no mistake; spunky YA author Daria Snadowsky should not be confused with MTV’s spunky Daria. But the scribe behind both Anatomy of a Boyfriend and Anatomy of a Single Girl has lots to share on relationships failed and successful, the editing process and of course, anatomy.
YOUNG ADULT: What made you decide to start writing?
Daria Snadowsky: I was unemployed and began writing to pass the time in between job interviews. After a year I had a full-length manuscript, which is when I began querying agents.
YA: Tell us a little bit about your latest work. What is different about Anatomy of a Single Girl and what does it bring to your series?
DS: Anatomy of a Single Girl chronicles eighteen-year-old Dominique’s first summer home from college, where she meets an amazing guy. Then she’s faced with the dilemma of whether to begin a new relationship at home when she’ll be going back to school soon.
Both Anatomy of a Single Girl and Anatomy of a Boyfriend follow the emotional and physical highs and lows of becoming intimate, but Single Girl takes Dom through an entirely different kind of relationship than the one in Anatomy of a Boyfriend. And although both books function fine as stand-alone titles, Anatomy of a Single Girl builds upon Anatomy of a Boyfriend and gives it more closure.
YA: What do you think it truly takes to move on from a failed relationship?
DS: Faith that breaking up was the right decision. You can find my “top ten tips for getting over an ex” here: http://www.randombuzzers.com/blog/view/the-buzz/top-ten-tips-for-getting-over-an-ex/2012/12/04/
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YA: Take us through a typical writing day for you. YA: Besides the classic ‘never give up’, what advice would you give to aspiring young writers today? YA: If you hadn’t become an author, what path would your career have perhaps taken?
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YA: Do you feel any resemblance/kinship to MTV’s long-cherished Daria character?
DS: We’re both brunettes with glasses, and neither of us were in the “in crowd,” but she’s a lot craftier with witty sarcasm!
After everything that happened—my first boyfriend, my first time, my first breakup—jumping back into the dating game seemed like the least healthy thing I could do. It’s not that I didn’t want to fall in love again, since that’s about the best feeling ever. But as a busy college premed still raw from heartbreak, which is the worst feeling ever, I figured I’d lie low for a while. Of course, as soon as I stopped looking for someone, an impossibly amazing—and devastatingly cute—guy came along, and I learned that having a new boyfriend is the quickest way to recover from losing your old one.
The moment we got together, all my preconceptions about romance and sex were turned upside down. I discovered physical and emotional firsts I never knew existed. I learned to let go of my past by living in the present. It was thrilling. It was hot. It was just what the doctor ordered.
But I couldn’t avoid my future forever.
In Daria Snadowsky’s daring sequel to Anatomy of a Boyfriend, eighteen-year-old Dominique explores the relationship between love and lust, and the friendships that see us through.