Featured Interview With Charlotte Rose
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
My Name is Charlotte Rose, I was raised and currently still live in England, Essex. I have a cat called Angel who isn’t always such an Angel ! So, If you see any jargon in my writing that will be either my Essex slang or my furball Angel, pawing away at the keyboard asking for a little more attention.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
It actually took me a while to get into reading, as I struggle with dyslexia, so, I take my time to read and write. However, once I found Jacqueline Wilson in my young teens, I absolutely adored her books. I read every book she wrote and when there were no more, I was like a puppy without its bone. I then struggled for a while, to find a book I wanted to read.
I started writing my first book, Once a Year, when I was fourteen years old. Once a Year starts on a beautiful Greek island, called Poros, where I go every summer with my family. I remember where it all began, standing on the ferry going home and writing the first chapter in my head.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite thing to read is Round Adult romance fiction, I am a sucker for romance, for the romance that in real life, I would think is far too dramatic, give it to me in a book and i’ll turn to mush.
I don’t particularly have a favourite author apart from my obsession with Jaqueline Wilson as a young teen, I do have a lot of favourite books though.
‘The Way I Use to Be’ by Amber Smith, is my all time favorite book. I was lost for words, The Way I Use to Be, is one of the most powerful books I have ever read. The story is so delicate and raw with deep emotional. I don’t cry at books but I cried at this, I got angry, I got sad I felt every emotion my body was capable to feel. I don’t even know if I would call it a book, it’s as if I was holding a heart or a broken soul, I cradled this book and when I was finished I didn’t want to put it down.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My book, Once a Year, By Charlotte Rose, is something very close to my heart, It took me about five years to write as it was unfolding with my own journey. The story, Once a Year is inspired by my own life, I would say it’s 50% reality, 50% fiction. My book was originally a self help diary, a way of me coping in a difficult time of my life, allowing me to express my emotions. I never planned for Once a Year to be a book, let alone being published to the world! What gave me the push to publish Once a Year, was my passion to help other young people, who are struggling with similar issues, to be their hand to hold.
Once a year is for the people who have been bullied, have dyslexia, have suffered a broken heart, have had low self esteem and a poor body image, for the ones who have fell into the wrong crowds and felt trapped. For the people who have been told they can’t, you can! I suffer with dyslexia, writing a book was never something I could achieve, but guess who proved them wrong.
Delphine is sassy, fierce, and loyal to her friends. She goes on holiday ‘once a year’ to a beautiful Greek island where she meets Nikos a handsome and witty Greek boy. Each year, the chemistry between them is intense and intoxicating, full of promise and passion.
When she returns home, it’s like she doesn’t exist. Nikos ignores her messages and leaves her feeling empty and hurt.
Delphine begins spiralling downhill, suffering from panic attacks and blackouts. She starts making bad decisions and the worst part is, she can’t remember most of it happening. She refuses to believe or recognise she is depressed.
Delphine’s best friends, Kirstein, Brad and Carl, try their best to make her happy. Can they reach her before something dreadful happens?
Will Nikos reciprocate her love or is love closer to home and Delphine just can’t see it?
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