This week YA author Kathleen Glasgow took over our Twitter as a part of our weekly Thursday Twitter Takeover. Kathleen Glasgow is the author of You’d Be Home Now. (See YEM’s interview of Kathleen Glasgow here.) See highlights from the takeover below.
Hi everyone! I'm Kathleen Glasgow, author of the young adult books GIRL IN PIECES and HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE DARK. My newest book is YOU'D BE HOME NOW!
I'll be taking over @YoungEntmag's Twitter for the next 2 hours, so AMA!
#yaauthortakeover pic.twitter.com/wC1lFC1Uyg— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
My first book, Girl in Pieces, took nine years to write! That seems like a long time, because it is! Life happens while you are writing…
…this is just to say: writing takes as long as it takes. Just keep working on the story that burns inside you. #yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: what is the book that made you want to be a writer?
A: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle. Something about Meg's loneliness spoke to me. The story captivated me. I thought, I would like to do that. Maybe I COULD do that.https://t.co/K1jTJcCPf4
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: When did you first start writing?
A: I noodled around as a kid, stories and poems. I thought I would be a poet at first, because I read a poem by Gary Soto when I was teen that really…lived inside me. It's called Oranges.https://t.co/S84BfWTGUu#yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Thank you for reading my books @MrJeffGiles!
A: YES. My books have weighty issues like depression, self-harm, addiction–things that have personal relevance to me, so they're emotionally hard to write, but also… hopeful, because in the end, perhaps they'll help someone. https://t.co/zJgCTTwKmn
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: what is your writing process like?
A: I'm a pantser, not a plotter. This means that I often start a book with just a few ideas and…write until I hit 300 pages.I don't outline! I think this stems from my beginnings as a poet.#yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Caveat: I HAVE outlined one book because it's a mystery & you have to do that for mysteries! It comes out next May! I wrote it with @LzLwsn. You can add THE AGATHAS to your Goodreads: https://t.co/3cLe6xsSZQ
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Ooooh, my dream writing retreat! I love this question!
A: a dark & stormy castle somewhere on a dark & stormy coast w/ lots of wool sweaters & dogs & tea & ghosts & friends
OR
an adobe house in Taos w/ dogs, friends, ghosts, wool sweaters & tea #yaauthortakeover https://t.co/1MiQxbh0sK
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
YBHN is loosely inspired by the play OUR TOWN. It was an interesting process, being inspired by a great play, but as my drafts progressed, YBHN grew wings and became its own story.
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
One of the first craft books on writing that I found very very useful (and still do, btw) is Bird by Bird by @ANNELAMOTT. It's short, elegant, packed with beautiful prompts, and it's lovely.https://t.co/EM3A3NeAVl
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
An excellent question! Where do I get my ideas?
Walking! I find my mind is more open when I'm active & outside & clear from distractions. Kind of letting my brain decompress & breathe.
I need to pay attention while I drive because I'm easily distracted, like a small pet 😂 https://t.co/g347kjJmDq
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Also, everyone! @JuliaClaiborneJ writes some of the funniest and most touching novels I've ever read and I highly recommend them: https://t.co/sURQKDPwPm
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
What is my favorite part of a book to write? I love this question!
It's the characters! I love watching them develop & grow! And yet…I love this so much I often forget about the plot!
Luckily, I have an editor to remind me about that 😂#yaauthortakeover https://t.co/rnQowfZF7Z
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: who are some of the first writers you loved?
A: Madeleine L'Engle, Laurie Halse Anderson, Paula Danziger, Norma Klein, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, Lois Duncan#yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: how did you first become published?
A: I queried agents & found a wonderful one in @StevensonPfarr! She had notes & encouragement & understood GIRL IN PIECES.Finding an agent takes time! Don't give up 🙂 You'll find the person to champion your book.#yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: what is your favorite quote from YOU'D BE HOME NOW?
A: "The thing about being invisible is, you'd think it would feel light and airy and easy, no pressure, but it doesn't…it's the heaviest thing I've ever known."#yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
I'm almost done here for the day! Thank you to everyone who asked questions!
You can find my books anywhere! I write contemporary YA that often deals with messy, complicated, and painful things.
More about me: https://t.co/IyqeprMo1T
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Q: What is your new book about?
A: YOU'D BE HOME NOW is about Emmy, tasked with being her brother's keeper after he returns from rehab:https://t.co/5zLp8iei88— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Wait, I have one more DMed question!
Q: Who was your first favorite band?
A: The Doors! I read a book about them when I was 11 & immediately went to the music store in El Con Mall & bought their first album, snapped on my headphones & the rest is history!#yaauthortakeover— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
Thanks for hanging out with me and thanks to @YoungEntmag for letting me ramble on their Twitter feed for a few hours!
Read books! They are good for the soul 🙂#yaauthortakeover
— Young Entertainment Magazine (@YoungEntmag) October 14, 2021
