Anna's Twitter Q&A

Anna answered some questions on twitter last week. Crazygirl got them together for me to post. ABOUT LNTD: Q: Have you considered a sequel where we follow Clares life in college? A: for now, I don't have any plans to continue on with Clare. I like the idea of her living on in unique ways in each reader's mind. Q: What happened with "Learning Not To Drown" in other countries? A: Takes time - publisher is still working on it. Q: i can't wait to read learning not to drown but i must wait until it's avaiable in german :/ when will it be? A: date still TBD. They are translating it now. ABOUT NEW NOVEL: Q: Do you have some ideas for the title of your next novel ? A: Not yet. It's too much of a mess still to name Q: I want to read more of your books, another book soon? :D A: I'm working on it, but creating can take a while for me Q: In your next novel, the theme will be the same or you will talk about something totally different ? A: Different. ABOUT WRITTING: Q: how does it work your creative process to write a book? A: I brew up scenes in my head & write them as they become almost real. Q: when have you started to think "I'm going to write a book"? A: Always. Stories are constantly wanting to get out of my head. Q: Does Mike ever help in the creative process? A: Yes. He helps critique my work & brainstorms with me. Q: when did you start writing & do you still have your very first stories? A: Made up stories as soon as I could talk. I wrote these when I was 8 & 12. They were bound through the young authors program at my school.

.@orena_bitri: I wrote these when I was 8 & 12. They were bound through the young authors program at my school. pic.twitter.com/pZd1TbzuTh

— Anna Shinoda (@AnnaShinoda) September 15, 2014

Q: do you write poetry? A: Yes. Poorly. Sometimes something good comes out and I surprise myself. Q: How much do you write every day?(: A: depends how inspired I am. Q: Do you write better with music or in silence? A: Sometimes silence is best, but music can send me farther into the story. Q: Have you ever thought about doing a childrens book? A: I tried to writes picture books. They weren't very good. Q: do you prefer reading novels or short stories? If you plan to write another amazing book, would you write a novel or novella? A: novels. Although I did enjoy writing the pieces up on @DearTeenMe and @simonteen websites. Q: Which type of stories are you more drawn to: fantasy or reality? A: There is time and room in my heart for both Q: Have you ever written lyrics with Mike?(: A: nope. Sometimes I'm his thesaurus if he's stuck to find the write word. aaaaannnd that should have been right word. ADVICES: Q: Can you give me some advice on how to get better at writing essays? A: essays are more formula based than creative writing. Find a good formula & work within that structure for starters. Q: my brain is so full of book ideas. How do I start just one? A: Pick the one you are most excited about. Q: every time I want to write my book, for which I already have ideas for, I just cant seem to come up with a nice start! Advice? A: write the book as it comes out. Fix the beginning after you finish the thing. Some beginning are written at the very end. Q: If an idea doesn't exactly work, do you scrap it, or do you try & modify it so it can work? A: Save it if it's worth saving. She wrote this at the end: Talking about all this writing has made me want to get back to my manuscript. Thanks for all the questions!