Hush, Hush, It's an Interview!

In a Kiersten Writes first, I've decided to interview someone other than my agent or myself. Shocking, I know. But Becca Fitzpatrick is just so awesomely wonderful I couldn't help myself. That, and I wanted an excuse to put THIS on my blog:

Yes, I know. Holy crap, right?

Becca's debut novel, HUSH, HUSH, may or may not already be in a store near you, although its official release date is October 13th. And, being the lovely and charming person that she is, Becca agreed to answer some questions. Of course, having never interviewed another writer, I had to make up my own questions; I think you'll find I have a knack for cutting right to the heart of issues. And cue interview!

Let's say you were walking down the street and you ran into this guy:

Would your first thought be:
A) Why does he have wings?
B) Nice pants.
C) How can I make out with him?

My husband is in the room with me, so this is going to be a bit tricky. My answer is going to determine where I'll be sleeping tonight. My first thought would be, “Nice pants,” because, hey. Those are some niiiiice pants.

Clearly I'm a bit of a fan of your cover. Did you die when you saw it? Because really, holy crap, that's an awesome cover.

I screamed when I saw it. I also screamed when I saw the model who played Patch, because he was dead on. Hair that gives midnight a run for its money with eyes to match. And a mouth that can't not be kissed. Suffice it to say, he was Patch, head to toe.

Is the sequel a direct sequel, or more of a linked book? More importantly, will it feature another ridiculously hot cover?

Direct sequel! Readers can expect to find out what really happened the night Nora's dad [SPOILER. Shame on you, Becca! I haven't read it yet!]. Oh, and there'll be more Patch. I kept trying to stick him in the corner, but he wasn't having any of that.

As for the cover, I've seen a couple possible covers. Hot? Oh, yes. Oh, yes!

This hot though?

The obligatory Official Writer Question: How long have you been writing? Was Hush, Hush your first book?

I started writing in 2003, when my husband signed me up for a writing class as a present for my 24th birthday. The present was kind of out in left field, since I was a health major in college. I love when seemingly small things end up changing your life! Anyway, back to the story...so, yeah. I started writing Hush, Hush in that class, and as soon as I had the first three chapters finished, I thought it might be a good time to look for an agent. Yes, I was clueless. Five years and two babies later, I found time to finish the book and to my amazement, it sold! It was the second book I attempted to write, and the first I completely finished. (And finished, and finished, and finished...Let's just say I went through a few drafts. Oh, fine! Five hundred drafts! Happy?)

And finally, Patch is being called the New Edward, which leads us to a Very Important Question: Team Edward or Team Jacob?

He's also being called the New Spike, which strikes me as more accurate. Patch is arrogant, self-assured, quirky and downright bad. Sometimes you just want to slap him! [OHMYGOSH SPIKE? Girl, have you come to the right blog. Please, please, can we fast-forward to the book release?]

As for teams, I've only read Twilight, so keep that in mind when I say...Team Edward! I'm an alpha male kind of girl.

We may all have to convert to Team Patch.

Thanks to Becca for answering my questions and letting us ogle her cover for a while*. I can't wait to meet Patch. And I may have to buy Hot Stuff a pair of those pants...

*Click on any of the covers to be taken to the Amazon page where you can read more about the book.