My Visit with Claire Cook
Recently I
was able to sit down with Claire Cook and talk about her new book Wall Flower
in In Bloom. She was recently nominated
by Galleycat (Popular Publishing Magazine) her work on Wall Flower’s In Bloom
which is connected to Dancing with the Stars.
Synopsis:
Claire then
shared about the story behind Wall Flower in Bloom. What if a celebrity’s assistant who is
related suddenly decides she wants a change?
This assistant lives vicariously through her brother. He is considered a golden boy in other words
can do no wrong. The assistant has a meltdown
and considers walking away… She copes
with vodka and Ben and Jerrys. Then she finds out Dancing with the Stars and
writes and impassioned document pleading to be on Dancing with the Stars. What would happen if a noncelebrity actually
was to get on the show? The show might
think it is her brother actually applying.
Claire then shared about the writing process
and all that went into Wall Flowers in Bloom.
She confronts the question do
average people really want the fame? Is
it easy to have a normal life after the fame?
Claire
strives through her writing to focus on normal women’s lives. They can also be very interesting. She likes to keep age very vague so it
appeals to all generations. She likes
to keep age very vague so it appeals to all generations.
When she decided to start her writing career
she made the choice to write. How did
you make the transition into writing? Claire
chose writing earlier in life. She
started with not knowing what to write.
She taught physical education for ten years, and then hid from writing
because of fear of getting started. Claire is very grateful for her readers. She
enjoys meeting writers in different venues.
Claire is
now with Touchstone books which is an Imprint of Simon and Schuster. Claire had a meeting with Sally Kim at
Touchstone and has loved her experience with them. Claire has recently moved to the Atlanta area.
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