Sarahlyn Bruck is the next Crooked Cat Books author to be featured in my 6Ws series. Contemporary women’s fiction is the genre for this Philadelphia-based author. Designer You, her debut novel, officially launches Aug. 31. Yes, I have my copy ordered.
I especially like Sarahlyn’s answer to the question when does she write. It appears anywhere and everywhere, no surprise for a working mom.
Here are Sarahlyn’s responses to my 6Ws — who, what, when, where, how, and why. (How does end with a W.)
Who is author Sarahlyn Bruck?
Hi Joan! Thanks for hosting me on your blog. I’m a writer based in Philadelphia. I also teach writing and literature full-time at a local community college and am a part-time book coach for Author Accelerator.
What does she write?
I write contemporary women’s fiction.
When does she write?
It depends. I’m a morning person, so when I’m writing a first draft and need that laser focus, I carve out my drafting time in the mornings. When I’m in editing mode, I edit in the afternoons, usually after grading student papers and working on client material. I try to work on my writing every day. I’m not always successful, but I try.
How does she write?
I write mostly on a laptop. Sometimes I write on my iPad that has one of those little, cramped keyboards attached.
Where does she write?
I’m fortunate to have a “room of my own,” so to speak — an office slash guest room on the second floor of our Philly townhouse. I love it, but I can write anywhere and sometimes I have to. I’m a working mom, so I need to be flexible if I want to get the words in. I can write at 5 a.m. perched on a barstool in our kitchen. I can write at work in between classes and meetings with students. I can write in a coffee shop waiting for after-school pick up. I can write sitting on a hard wooden bench in a gym during my daughter’s indoor soccer practice.
Why does she write?
I’m crazy about stories in any form — books, magazines, movies, TV, dance, theater — and always have been. Books, though, have provided a constant stream of stories for me since early childhood. Libraries were always magical, wonderful, and safe places. I was never one who could get anything done in a library — too distracted by books! So for me, writing is my way of participating in storytelling, using a form that comes really naturally to me and is the most fun.
More: Give readers a brief description of your new book plus when it is available to buy and where, plus the publisher.
Title: Designer You
Publisher: Crooked Cat Books
Release Date: Aug. 31
Format: Paperback and Ebook
Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DH6B38H
Pam and Nate were a couple who just couldn’t get away from each other, sharing not only their bed but also a successful joint lifestyle empire as DIY home renovators, bloggers, podcasters, and co-authors. When Nate dies in a freak accident, Pam’s suddenly a 44-year-old widow, at once too young and too old — too young to be thrust into widowhood and too old to rejoin the dating pool. And now a single mother of a headstrong and grief-stricken teenager, Pam’s life becomes a juggling act between dealing with her grief and learning how to parent by herself. On top of all that? She also must reinvent herself or lose the empire that she and Nate had so carefully built.
Now is the time for Pam to seize the opportunity to step up as a mother, come out from behind Nate’s shadow and rise as the sole face of the Designer You brand, and maybe, possibly, hopefullyfind love, again.
Sarahlyn Bruck on social media:
Website: www.sarahlynbruck.com
Email: sarahlyn@sarahlynbruck.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahlynbruck/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@sarahbruck/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slbruck/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803427-sarahlyn-bruck