I would like people to come away thinking about their familial relationships differently, with a softer heart. What part(s) of the story do you hope resonate most with your readers? There are a lot of thought-provoking themes and issues in your book. Then my husband lost his job and got one here, so it was sort of like fate. The funny thing is, I began writing it to take place in Hawaii before we moved here. Much of the story takes place in Hawaii nearly everyone I’ve met here has a ghost story or three. It’s called THE CUPCAKE QUEEN and it’s about a cupcake baker whose dead husband is haunting her. In the last year, I’ve finished my second novel. I read a lot of non-fiction right now I’m reading about rose hybridization because I want the character in my next book to do this. I have different favorites in different genres.
But writers actually need to read a great deal. I used to be afraid to read while I was writing, because I was afraid I’d start copying someone inadvertently. If you are always rejected for different reasons, then it could just be a matter of opinion. On rejection: If you keep getting rejected, and everyone pretty much rejects you for the same reason, then they probably have a point and you should take another look. Don’t become so attached to your original work that you can’t see that a revision would help. If you have the right editor, he or she will want to make the book the best version of itself. Maybe that’s why it took a few years to get the book right.Īs a debut novelist, are there any comments on the editing and publishing process you’d like to share? Words of wisdom or advice for aspiring writers? In the end, it’s all fiction with personal experiences sprinkled in.
At the same time, it was difficult to put that much distance into it and make it as fictional as it needed to be. In some ways, fiction allowed me to explore these experiences and themes with a little bit of distance. What was the writing process like for How to Be an American Housewife with themes and characters so close to your personal experiences? You often hear the phrase “write what you know”. Stay tuned to HBB for a guest post from Margaret in the future. Also this Thursday, August 5th at 7pm in the Ala Moana Barnes & Noble, Margaret will be launching her new book with a reading and signing session. You can follow her blog or catch updates on the book’s Facebook page. As promised, following our review of the upcoming novel How to Be an American Housewife (if you missed it, you can still read it here), here’s our interview with author Margaret Dilloway!
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