Sensational 7 Q & A with Carrie Ryan!

Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to hang out with your favorite author(s)? In an attempt to get a better understanding of authors, my Sensational Seven Q & A takes a closer or more personal look at these authors to give you a glimpse of the personalities behind the writing of your favorite books.

“Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and state things so, and not otherwise.” By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Carrie Ryan is a graduate of Williams College and Duke University School of Law. A former litigator, she now writes full time. She lives with her writer/lawyer fiancé, two fat cats and one large puppy in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are not at all prepared for the zombie apocalypse. THE DEAD TOSSED WAVES is the sequel to THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH. It hit shelves today!

If you were given a chance to travel back in time, what year or place would you go / Why?
That’s a tough question - I kind of like today because life is pretty easy (easy access to food, electricity, shelter, etc). If I could go anywhere and any time I’d love to visit the Court of King Arthur. I’ve always been fascinated by the stories and it would be cool to be surrounded by such intrigue, magic and inspiration.

Describe your novel in seven words or less?
Life’s safe behind barriers -- is it living?

Please share with us about your favorite book and fictional crush to date?
I don’t play favorites with books -- I love too many! I have a ton of crushes but one of my current faves is Peeta from the Hunger Games -- I love how he adores Katniss for who she really is: strong, fierce, smart and flawed.

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be / Why?
The first person who comes to mind is Hermione because she’s so smart and capable and she gets to do magic all the time.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you / Why?
I have no idea! I don’t watch enough movies to know who all the actresses are. I’m sure she’d be quite bored playing my life since it involves a lot of sitting around and staring at the computer screen while taking pictures of my lazy pets and posting them on twitter.

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be – please explain?
I’m terrible with titles (I have a hard enough time titling my own books without titling someone else’s - haha). Maybe “Follow your Passion.” It’s not really a title but more my personal motto. My mother taught me growing up that if you follow your passion you’ll find a way to make a living doing it and she was right!

How would you describe yourself/life in seven words?
Lucky, happy, looking forward to the future.


Bonus:

**Is there any additional info you would like to share with your readers about what’s next for you and your books?**
My second book, The Dead-Tossed Waves, comes out on March 9th and I’m thrilled to be heading out on tour for it (the tour information is here: http://carrie-me.blogspot.com/2009/03/dead-tossed-waves-tour-page.html). I’ve just finished the third book in the series which will be coming out Spring 2011 and I have a few short stories set in the same word coming out in 2010.

Thanks Carrie for stopping by!

For more information about Carrie Ryan and her books, please visit her website here.