Featured Interview With Nicole Sorrell
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I currently live in a rural area of the mid-west. After living in various parts of the U.S. and traveling abroad, I recently moved into the very same home where I spent my first 18 years. I love travelling, especially to other countries, and I speak Spanish. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Literature, and a Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising. Home decorating is one of my favorite things. Of course I love to read, and I’m a published poet. I like baking pies. Oh, and I like playing cornhole, and I spend way more time than I should playing computer games. My constant companion is a tiny Yorkshire terrier named Georgie Doodlebug. I call her GiGi.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve wanted to be an author since I was fifteen. I could never think of a good plot for a book, though. I did write and publish poetry for many years.
One day I came up with the basic idea for “The Art of Going Home,” and the more I thought about it, the more it grew.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite book is Gabriel García Márquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” which received a Nobel Prize. I’m fascinated with its ingenious complexity and intertwining elements. The line between fantasy and reality is blurred. Solitude is psychological as much as geographical, and time is cyclical.
Some other favorites are “The Power of One” by Bryce Courtenay; “The Chocolate Rose” by Laura Florand; “The Theory of Invisibility” by Aimee Pitta; “The Legend of Juan Miguel” by Anna K. Sargent; “Bottomland” by Trey Holt; the Max Starr Series by Jasmine Haynes; “Brambleman” by Jonathan Grant.
I don’t have a favorite genre. I enjoy mystery, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary fiction, historical fiction and history. The voice, plot, and pace are what capture my attention, regardless of genre.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
“The Art of Going Home” is a romantic suspense with a touch of the paranormal. It tells the story of a young woman named Maddie and her personal journey of self-discovery.
Returning to her small home town, she rekindles the romance with the high school crush she hasn’t seen in ten years. Going back also evokes unpleasant memories of her childhood, and she is persuaded by her dead twin sister to find out who murdered her eighteen years ago. Both humorous and poignant, it is a touching reminder that ties of blood are not required to experience the true meaning of family.
I’m a slow writer. I have to let the idea germinate in my imagination quite a while before I feel it’s ready to commit to paper. It took about fifteen months to write this book, and another five months of working with an editor and proofreader. Hopefully, my writing process will become faster in the future.
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