So my biggest realization? I didn’t have to write I just had to listen.Ģ. And whenever I got in the way of that process, whenever I tried to strong-arm the story or nudge it in a different direction, that’s when I ran into problems. But here’s the deal-I don’t actually feel as though I wrote it. Probably that sounds weird, seeing that I wrote The One Thing. What was the most surprising discovery you made while writing this novel? 8, 2015, via Disney-Hyperion, I asked Curtis three questions…ġ. You might also like the playlist posted on HER BOOK THOUGHTS: AUTHOR TAKEOVER.ĪND….in celebration of the fact that THE ONE THING releases Sept. So smart and funny and tender and romantic! I wish I wrote this book.”– Sharon Huss Roat, author of Between the Notes. “The Thing about The One Thing is that the fresh voice, laugh out loud humor, and characters who cling to your heart make it unforgettable.” – Kristin Rae, author of Wish You Were Italian Stevens, author of Faking Normal, The Blue-haired Boy, and The Lies About Truth. “Sometimes lost things are not truly lost, we just have to look for them in new places. The One Thing hits this important note, and the music is beautiful.”- Courtney C. “Funny, sweet, and hopeful.”- Kirkus Reviews
What YOU need to know is that she wrote a kick-a#& YA novel. Two college-aged kids and one dachshund later, she lives in Maryland, where she laughs too loudly and eats peanut butter off spoons.” She attended college in California and “met an amazing guy in a military uniform.
We are Twitter pals ( ), but really all I know about Curtis I’ve learned from her bio: And let me just say that Curtis fully delivers.įYI-Marci Lyn Curtis is not my little sister, or my daughter, my neighbor (although she did grow up in northern California), or my best friend. I received an arc of THE ONE THING (Disney/Hyperion) by Marci Lyn Curtis at an SCBWI conference a few months ago, where I happened to sit next to her agent (Shout out to Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency!) and instantly fell in love with characters Maggie, Ben, and Mason–as well as the intriguing premise.
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