I acquired my agent after two-plus years of querying agents. What was your first big break as a writer? I fell in love with writing as a teenager, but I didn't seriously consider it as a viable career option until my late twenties. When did you decide you wanted to be a writer yourself? At the age of fourteen, I discovered romance, and my love of the romance genre was born. Needless to say, I went through what was available in YA quickly, jumping from Judy Blume and Christopher Pike to adult authors like Stephen King and Victoria Holt. I can still remember visiting the Book Stop in San Antonio and how small the “Teen” book shelf was. When I was in middle school and high school, the young adult genre was virtually nonexistent. What kinds of books did you enjoy reading when you were growing up? Books were the only entertainment available and (ultimately) my writing. Suffice to say my imagination was all I had. SOPHIE JORDAN: I grew up in the Texas hill country. LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE: Where did you grow up, Sophie, and how do you think your birthplace influenced your writing? Jordan was interviewed by Lone Star Lit this week via email in advance of the book’s release, to talk with us about how she achieved and maintains her success. Her latest launches December 26, about a heroine from the wrong side of the tracks who has nothing in common with the town hero. Houston author Sophie Jordan has published more than thirty books in the romance genre.
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