Sarah Grimm

For those readers who arent familiar with your work yet, in a few sentences, how best can you sum up you as a writer? I write emotion-filled journeys, stories where the characters really have to work for their happily-ever-after. I torture my characters more than most writers, whether with past traumas or a current danger they find themselves in. H... owever, I am first and foremost a romance author, so no matter what, everything works out in the end. Tell us about what happens when you start a book. Does the plot take form first or does the idea come first? Do you then outline the direction (plot) and follow through? The idea comes first. Im a panster which means I dont outline, I just fly by the seat of my pants. When I start a book, the only thing I usually know are my characters names and how they first meet. I have a general idea of where theyre going to end up, but no idea how they get there. That way Im just as surprised as the reader with the way the story unfolds. Maintaining my sanity! Seriously, writing is my escape. When I write Im not thinking about my problems, the taxes, or how Im going to pay the electric bill. Im not worried about the state the world is in. We all need to escape now and then. For me, this comes with writing. Which of the characters youve written most resembles you, and why? Honestly? None of them. My characters come to me like a new friend, sit down and begin talking to me. Theyre fully formed when they arrive and never much like me. I guess its a bit like a young child and their imaginary friend. Imaginary friends usually have these grand, interesting liveslives that are nothing like the lives of the child who imagines them. Thats what my characters are like for me, totally different than I am, which makes it that much easier for me to lose myself in their world. Are you a window person or an aisle person? Window. I want to see where Im going. Why do you write romance? Ive been asked this question more times than I can count, and usually when Im totally unprepared to answer. So ...Read More