Dana and Bella are about to embark on the summer o f a
lifetime- stay warm this winter with thoughts of the beach with Carli Palmer's latest novel, Shore House Slumming.
Q: What is the basis for this novel- what was the inspiration?
My inspiration for this book came to me while watching
“Friday the 13th, believe it or not.
If you’ve ever seen it, the backdrop for the movie is a summer camp deep
in the woods. My imagination took over
and I thought how freaked out I would be if I had to house-sit for someone in
the middle of nowhere. I would be paranoid at all the things that would go
wrong. That’s when Dana was born – a house-sitter with unpredictable and crazy
things happening to her in strange surroundings.
Q: What are your favorite beaches?
Living on the east coast you get to experience at one time
or another beach life. Out of all the beaches I’ve been to, so far I have to
say that Myrtle Beach, SC is my favorite, because I’ve made some
everlasting memories there with my family that I’ll never forget.
Q: What’s the best part about Dana and Bella- what do you hope
they accomplish in this journey?
Dana’s mission is to get to Florida. So when she gets into
all these unpredictable dilemmas she has to use her best judgment on what to
do. The dilemmas in turn help her make better decisions once she settles in her
new home.
Bella is just a go-with-the-flow character, and that’s what
I like about her. She’s not like Dana where as Dana sees a disaster, Bella sees
an adventure ready to be conquered. My
hope is that Dana gets to her destination and acquires some street smarts and
Bella stays in touch with her and becomes her voice of reason.
Q: In your writing, what part do you look forward to the most?
Seeing the finished cover! I always have an idea of what I
want it to look like in my head and seeing a designer take my idea and going
with it gives me joy to no end. It’s a high to see the finished product.
I also look forward to the research. From the locations to
the names of the characters, I research everything and learn so much on
subjects that I wouldn’t think twice about if it wasn’t in my book.
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