The story behind the story...
I
had absolutely no idea what I was doing one chilly February morning when I woke
up with a yearning to write in my heart and a book title in my head. I’d been
in a creative slump for months, bouncing between story ideas like a ping-pong
ball and struggling to find an idea that felt like “The One.”
And
then it happened: Porch Swing Girl.
Those
words—a book title, I decided—were suddenly just … there. And they were begging
me to make a story out of them.
So
I did.
I
took a walk in the brisk, cool air and pondered the words—when I heard them in
my head, they had a sad sort of sound to them, a touch of wistfulness. I
decided that this girl on the porch—my main character, whoever she was—must
have recently gone through something terrible. Tragic. And she’d found solace
while sitting on the porch swing. Or maybe she hadn’t. Not yet.
By
the time my walk was over, I had a solid idea of how to begin my book.
But
that wasn’t the end of it. No, not by a long shot. I was a fairly new, unseasoned
writer when I started writing Porch Swing
Girl. In fact, I’d only completed one half-baked attempt at a novel,
several years ago.
Getting
Porch Swing Girl ready for
publication was an incredibly eye-opening experience for me. I was so new to the
writing world that I struggled with the practicalities of plot for months
before finally creating a book with enough tension in it to get a publisher
interested.
And
then, miracle of miracles, I was offered a contract with my dream publisher, a
small press called Mountain Brook Ink. And they didn’t just want Porch Swing Girl. No, they wanted two
more books that would round it out into a complete trilogy.
And
now, I am incredibly thrilled to be able to introduce you to Book One of my
trilogy: Porch Swing Girl.
(I rated it 4/5 stars.)
About Taylor...
Homeschooled since kindergarten, Taylor Bennett is the
seventeen-year-old author of Porch Swing
Girl, which was released by Mountain Brook Ink on May 1, 2018. When she’s not reading or writing, Taylor can be found playing her violin or
taking walks in the beautiful Oregon countryside. She loves to connect with
readers via her author website, as well as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram (her
favorite!), Pinterest, and Goodreads.
Where you can find Taylor online...
Website: http://taylor--bennett.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/writer__taylor
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Taylor__Bennett/
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