Welcome to Monday! And another addition of 10 Book
Confessions. Today's guest is aspiring writer, Suzy Vadori. Though she hasn't been published yet, expect to see her name grace book covers all over the world someday soon. She's
talented and fun, and she's got some great stories to tell!
1.
I would
rather spend 8 hours by myself, in a seat, writing, than almost anything
else. I don’t eat or drink, and delay
going pee as long as possible. Just type…
and type.
2.
In my early 20’s, I tried to take up running,
and used to go for short jaunts in the woods near my apartment at Yonge and St.
Clair, Toronto. Unfortunately, I had to
go pretty slowly, because I had to keep looking away from my paperback to look
at my feet so that I didn’t trip on roots. Yes, in recent years I’ve found the treadmill
more compatible to my reading habit.
Honestly, thinking of running for any period of time without something
to read gives me the shakes.
3.
I started my first novel at age twelve, after
being inspired by Gordon Korman’s middle grade boarding school books, which he
started writing at twelve. I never did
finish writing that first novel, though my current project is an older version
of that boarding school setting, complete with late night sneak-outs from dorm
rooms, which are totally inspired by the thrilling away-from-home world that
Korman invented. My seven year old
daughter recently found Beware the Fish
on my bedside table, and claimed it for her bookshelf.
4.
I read all 3 books of the 50 Shades of Grey
series in teeny tiny print on my iPhone, so that the other mommies couldn’t
judge me while I read them at my kids’ swimming and gymnastics classes!
5.
If I’m really into a book and can’t put it down,
it rides in the front seat of the car with me when I drive. Don’t worry, I just need to have it close
by. Except sometimes I sneak a peek if a
red light is particularly long.
6.
I skim prologues. Yawn.
But I love epilogues.
7.
I put down a book if it suddenly explains its
main character’s faults as being a result of molestation that happened as a
kid. And I never pick it up again. Sorry, I think it’s overdone and I don’t
enjoy reading about child abuse of any kind.
Honestly, to all writers out there - did you really need to go there?
8.
Using commas before “and” in a sentence gets
edited out of my work all the time. But
I actually think a lot of times the sentence reads better with it, so I wish people
could just get over it, and I could leave it in. I left them in for this blog entry. J
9.
Historical fiction is by far my favourite genre
to read. But I hate research, and writing
that way seems daunting, so I haven’t tackled a historical fiction project to
date. Maybe someday.
10.
I finished writing my first novel by writing everywhere
- In the gym lobby (yes, I’ve been known to skip a workout when a story line is
pressing), the local pub (they pour me a pint when I walk in), Starbucks (my
table is actually very social, everyone in the neighbourhood stops to visit,
though they all know I’m working and don’t stay long), and my personal
favorite, the wine bar near my house, where the food is amazing and the wine is
delicious. Everywhere I write, I
overstay my welcome, don’t look up, and generally get a ton of work done.
Suzy Vadori is a Young Adult writer, currently seeking
publication for her first novel. She is
an active member of the Calgary writing community, serving on the Board of
Directors for the Aurora Award winning literary festival, When Words Collide
(WWC) – which takes place annually in August. Suzy runs programming for the
Children’s, Middle Grade and Young Adult portions of the WWC festival. She also works full time as an Operations
Professional, and lives in Calgary with her husband and three children.
Are you a lover of books and have some confessions you'd like to share? If you'd like a spot on my blog and the chance to do a little shameless self promotion, shoot me an email, I've got room on my blog for you!
21 October 2013 at 10:14
Reading is the only way to endure the tedium of exercising. And I will confess to having occasionally read while stuck in rush hour traffic... Hmmm, and I wrote my first novel at age 13, inspired in part by Gordon Korman.