The Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit is a web ring of YA authors which I’ve recently had the great honor to join. Check these posts for the latest releases!
It’s been a while since the last GCC post, and today I’m so happy to welcome Eileen Cook to the blog to talk about writing and her latest release, THE ALMOST TRUTH, which was released on December 4th.
Sadie can’t wait to get away from her backwards small town, her delusional mom, her jailbird dad, and the tiny trailer where she was raised…even though leaving those things behind also means leaving Brendan. Sadie wants a better life, and she has been working steadily toward it, one con at a time.
Is there a time of day you like to write best? I want to be one of those people who wakes up early and writes like crazy, but mornings are not my time. I tend to get the best writing done in the afternoon. Where do you write most often? Do you have a picture you wouldn’t mind sharing of your writing space?
What things do you always have on hand when writing? Special pens, notepads, snacks… How do you stay focused when writing? What is your worst writing distraction/procrastination tool? Describe your perfect writing day: Eileen, thank you so much for stopping by! And I think you need to come visit me one day. 
I’m a complete tea junkie. I almost always make a cup before sitting down to write. My favorites are from David’s Teas. (www.davidstea.com) They are beyond tasty.
I have an office that is the old sun porch off of our house. I write either there or on the sofa in our living room. If I spend too long in my office my dogs whine because they want to sit on the sofa with me. They want me to believe that it’s because they love me, but I think the truth is that I am their giant hot water bottle. They love me for heat.
A cup of a tea, my Mac Airbook and my dogs. I am an office supply junkie so I love any excuse to buy pens, Post it Notes, or those Moleskin blank notebooks.
For me I need to get started. Once I start writing I feel as if I fall into the story and it seems easy to keep going (and difficult to remember things like making dinner or walking the dog). If I haven’t begun writing for the day I seem to be able to come up with a million excuses of why I can’t.
The Internet. I am constantly amazed at my ability to spend huge amounts of time looking at cute dog and kitten pictures. My current favorite is Dog Shaming. www.dogshaming.com
The perfect writing day would mean writing in a house near the ocean. There’s something about water that I love. I’d write during the day without a single beating my head on the desk moment, and spend the evening reading by the fire.
Congrats, Eileen. Can't wait to read this one. ^_^ Thanks both of you for the fun interview.