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| Have a burning question?
Email at sharon@sharoncameronbooks.com
If you ask a great question and I come up with an equally great answer, I’ll post it here! |
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| Will there be a sequel to THE DARK UNWINDING?Yes! The sequel is coming fall of 2013, titled A SPARK UNSEEN.
Where do your ideas come from?
Almost always from reading. I come across little known stories or facts and my imagination takes off, sometimes without me. |
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How can I publish a novel?
I know from experience that getting a novel published is a combination of work, more work, harder work, perseverance, and great big dollop of luck. My best advice for becoming a published author is to write (both well and not so well), read other people’s writing (published and unpublished), join a critique group of serious writers that create books for the same audience age group as you, and join professional organizations like the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.Scbwi.org
Scbwi-midsouth.org |
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What is the Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work award?
This award is given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for the most promising manuscript submitted for critique at their Los Angeles conference. The award is in memory of Sue Alexander, a founding and influential member of SCBWI. I won the Sue Alexander award in 2009. |
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Why do you write for children?
I don’t write for children, actually. I write for people who like stories, whatever age they happen to be. So far my main characters have always been teens, I think because those years are such a turning point of life, a time when decisions are made and paths are set. The stakes for the future are high, and that can make for good fiction. |
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Why do you write historical fiction?
Because I am fascinated by the past, by all that has changed, all that has stayed the same, and how the time a person lives in shapes their mind, soul and personality. And because it requires lots of fun digging through old stuff. |
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