While you were writing Tides, were there books you were reading at the time or favorite authors you had from when you were younger that influenced the book? Sometimes that takes all day, and sometimes much less. But I try to stick to getting in at least 1,000 words a day when I’m drafting. I’ve been traveling a lot this year, so my writing routine changes depending on where I am and what else I’m doing. I certainly don’t wake up at 5 anymore, at least.
I thought if I ever got to write full-time (as I’ve been doing this year) I would be very disciplined about my routine, but that hasn’t been true. I had a good writing routine going at Smith-I used to wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning to write before class, and I may have sneaked in some plotting during class lectures, too. Even up until a few months ago, however, we were tweaking little things in the book, adding a few sentences and changing some repetitive language. I spent the better part of another year revising *again* with my editor, Lynne Polvino, and the manuscript was finally ‘delivered’ in its basically-finished form in June 2012. After that, it was about three months until Tides sold to Clarion Books, in fall 2011. I revised that draft over the next summer, polished it up, and set about finding an agent, which took me about nine months. A few months later, I started a total rewrite that took me until May 2010-just a few days before I graduated from college-to finish. How long did it take for you to write Tides and do you have a writing routine?ģ0 days, and four years! I wrote the first draft of Tides for National Novel Writing Month in 2008, but it was horribly discombobulated and rough (of course, being a first draft, a NaNo novel, and my first book ever). But when one of the selkie children is kidnapped, the tremulous bonds between them are tested, and they all must fight to keep the selkies’ secrets from being revealed. He and Lo soon learn of their grandmother’s decades-long romance with a selkie woman-and before long, Noah begins to fall for the selkie’s daughter. It’s the story of a boy named Noah who moves to his grandmother’s island cottage for a summer marine science internship, and brings his sister, Lo, along to help her get away from their parents. Tides is all about selkies and kidnappers, mysteries and science, and the fluid bonds of family and love. Check out my interview with her below and come back on Sunday to read my review! The book came out today you can buy it here. We even had a class together, so I can attest that she is seriously smart. I’ve been excited about this book for awhile, not just because it sounds awesome, but because Betsy lived in the house next door to me at Smith College. This Sunday, I will be reviewing Tides by Betsy Cornwell.
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