Title: Going Nowhere
Author: K.M.Galvin
Released: January 7th 2014
Marisol Finnegan has done everything right to ensure that when she graduated college she'd have the kickass life she always wanted. That's what we're told right? A + B = C? Yeah, well sometimes C is being a twenty-four year old virgin moving home with your parents.
So not ideal.
Before entering this tragically pathetic phase of her life, Marisol stops at a bar for a drink. It's here where her life really changes when she meets her catalyst...Jason Scott.
After everything you've ever done has backfired and you no longer trust yourself how are you able to navigate a relationship? How do you even begin to love yourself let alone someone else?
**Recommended for readers 18+ due to sexual situations and language.
Where to Purchase
**Other Books in the series Coming soon!!**
When
and why did you decide to be a writer?
I
always knew I was going to do this, it was just a question of when.
Before self-publishing, I was under the impression that becoming an
author was something you did after you had a career. I never dreamed
I could write and publish a book by 24! As far as knowing that I
should write, when I was younger I used to play this game with my
siblings and friends where I made up stories about all the past lives
they lived. I loved making up stories, but it wasn’t until my
11th grade
English teacher that I thought I was any good. We had an assignment
to rewrite the ending of The
Great Gatsby (freaking
awesome right?) and I got really into it. She asked to keep it and
told me that I should really look into developing my talent and here
we are!
What
has been the toughest criticism given to you as an author? What has
been the best compliment?
Ah!
This is tough! Ok to be bluntly honest, I’ve heard that my writing
is generic and nothing special. I would answer those people with the
second part of this question. The best compliment is when people
relate to Marisol’s struggle or to any of the characters. It’s
the greatest feeling in the world because it means that my goal in
writing with as much reality as I can has been achieved. I’m not
saying don’t listen to criticism because it can be incredibly
constructive and challenges you as a writer to be better, but you
have to trust yourself too.
Do
you have any advice for other writers?
YAAAS!
Ok so I’ve learned a lot from this process and from other authors.
The number one thing I can say is do not let that blank page stop
you. Write. Even if it’s the shittiest thing you will ever write.
Get. It. Down. Because honestly, guys, it’s much easier to work
with something than nothing.
How
many drafts did you have to write for Going
Nowhere ?
Any scenes that were cut from the original that you want to share?
I
wrote one total draft for GN and then it was a one way ticket to
Editville. There were a few scenes cut: not because they were crappy,
but mostly because they didn’t add anything to the story. I’ll
probably be sharing one in particular the closer we get to the
release of book 2.
What
inspired the idea for Going
Nowhere ?
GN
is heavily based in reality; my reality and my friends. All the
emotions that Marisol experienced after graduating? Yeah, that was my
friends and I. I moved home with my parents and worked some odd jobs,
even as a nanny (although my family was not as cool as the Scotts!).
I just felt that life after college was not accurately portrayed in
books or in other types of media and I was tired of feeling
inadequate because I couldn’t find something relatable. I wanted
people who were going through the same thing to not feel so alone
because it can be incredible isolating and I wanted to give them a
voice.
What
was your favorite chapter (or part) to write in ' Going
Nowhere and
why?
Holy
crap I LOVE the fight scene on the side of the road when they’re on
their way to St. Augustine. You have to understand. I know pretty
much nothing when I sit down to write. Not even dialogue. Also when I
sit and write I go off into LaLa Land so when I read that scene back
I was laughing my ass off. I love how they fight, I love how she
calls him out and then gets pissed because he’s cute. Oh! I also
love the scene when they come back from walking around all day at the
festival and she see’s herself, how sunburned she is and has a
meltdown because she is trying to be sexy and is failing. LOL! Oh,
Marisol.
What
is your favorite snack/treat or drink while writing?
Coffee.
The amount of coffee I drink could power an entire office building.
It’s baaaad.
What
are you currently reading?
I’m
reading Becoming Alpha by Aileen Erin and it’s awwwweeeesommmme!
Who
is your fictional character crush?
Crush
is such a timid word for the lust I feel for Jackson Devereaux of the
Poison Princess series. Oh my Lawd, you Cajun beast! Rawr!
Do
you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
THANK
YOU! Honestly, peeps, just the fact you even read it means so much to
me. Whether you loved it or hated it, thanks for giving me your time
and letting me tell you a story.
About the author
K.M. "Kelsie" Galvin grew up in the South with Yankee parents, which made for a very confusing accent. She loves music, books, blogging (Hola from Page Trotters!), Game of Thrones and coffee. Going Nowhere is her first book.
Links
**Be sure to Check out the Going Nowhere Blog Tour staring April 14th:
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ReplyDeleteThank you for a really fun week and many more great reading hours.