Featured Interview With Brittany Earnest
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Princeton, West Virginia. I lived there until I was six, but my family moved us to Georgia. I didn’t live in one place for long because my family loved to travel to different places. We mostly stayed within areas we’ve traveled to previously, but it was an adventure. I currently live in Georgia with my family. Ever since my father died in 2011, after battling cancer, I’ve tried to stay close to my family and live my life to the fullest. It’s been hard during this pandemic, but I have my family to help me through these difficult times.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve had a fascination with books before I could read. My parents bought me books with pictures in them, which fascinated me. I would sit and look at the pictures and try to figure out what the story was about before my parents would read them to me. My fascination with books helped influence me to begin writing at the age of sixteen. I wrote short stories that were centered around subjects that I was interested in, which was my favorite pass time.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I have a lot of favorite authors for different reasons. Each author brings a unique perspective that gives their readers something to think about, which I find to be important. Readers should have books that help them view a situation in a new perspective, so they can understand a person’s reactions better. Books help us see things differently, which can help us change in some, small way which is why I like different authors for what they bring to their writing. With that being said, I like Willow Summers, Tammy Falkner, J. S. Cooper and Addison Moore. Each one of the authors write their books very well. They help readers understand their characters and what they are going through, which I really like. My favorite genre is romance books because they are interesting to me because it allows readers to really get to know the characters. It shows more vulnerability than other genres because the stories are focused on their imperfections and how they can overcome them by viewing their self differently. The genre can focus on many different things which gives writers a chance to explore more storylines and characters. I’m inspired by a lot of people in my writing. I’m not inspired by just one person because a stranger can inspire me if I see something that sparks my interest, or I hear something that gives me an idea. I find inspiration in everything because there is a lot to work with if you pay attention to the world and people around you.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book Finding Hope took me a little over a year to write because I had a lot of things going on that took up my time. Also, I didn’t have a clue about how I wanted to write the book when I first started because I didn’t have time for planning beforehand. One day I started writing the first chapter, which I worked on for a long time because I wanted to make Jade’s backstory known before, I got into the present time in the book. I wanted readers to see where she came from and how far she has come to get to her present reality. I felt like that was important to the book, so readers would understand the story, fully without having to guess why the character behaves a certain way. Once I had Jade’s story set and her present reality, I began to focus on her love interest, Leslie. Leslie’s backstory is similar, but different. She had to go through a lot in her life, which caused her to have a lot of mental struggles that caused her to behave in a certain way that she isn’t proud of. Her story develops more throughout the story because she has a lot of growing to do. Both characters have a lot of learning to do, in order to stay together through the growing problems that they face throughout the book. Nothing is ever what is seems, so they have to, truly be ready for anything.
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