BLOCK PARTY FEATURED AUTHOR: Rebecca Sky 

ABOUT: 

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Rebecca Sky, I’m most known for my book THE LOVE CURSE, and I got my start writing right here, on Wattpad!  Before Wattpad I was a high school English dropout, and even though I sucked at it, I loved writing. My English teacher told me I was her most creative student—she was referring to my spelling and grammar. But in my defense, I spent my days daydreaming instead of paying attention in class.

Wattpad gave me a safe place to make mistakes and learn and grow. Now just 4.5 years after finding Wattpad, I have two literary agents, have been interviewed by one of the biggest papers in the world, and have some very exciting things coming up this year that I can’t wait to share with you all. I owe so much to this site and this phenomenal community.  

WATTPAD BLOCK PARTY STORY: 

Sneak peak of my new novel A LIFETIME ACCORDING TO KARMA ROSE

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

In his clockwork palace, the Father of murderers stews over his dwindling supply of soul powered parts. 

And in small town Echo Lake, the daughter of an atheist taxidermist and a Hindu yogi, recovers from the murder of her sister by forming an unlikely friendship with a boy in a coma.

Through the boy she learns that the dead still exist, and that bad souls have been coming back and stealing parts of people’s lifetimes—hers included—leaving her with a strange heart shaped clock, that’s counting down the hours she has to live.

But because she can see the clock, she can fix it.

To do so she travels to the place bad souls go when they die in search of a replacement part. There she learns that the boy in a coma is somehow involved with the murder of his father, and the Father of all Murderers.

They must work together on an adventure of a lifetime, against the enemy of all lifetimes, to find her missing piece, the truth, and possibly a little love. Will they find her part? Or will her last second run out?

STORY LINK: 

http://www.wattpad.com/100410888-the-wattpad-block-party-sneak-peek-of-a-lifetime/page/3?utm_source=email-uploaded_story&ref_id=176738

AUTHOR INTERVIEW:

Who are your favorite authors?

I could no sooner choose a favorite star in the sky, (too cheesy?). In all seriousness it changes on a regular basis. But currently they are Gillian Flynn, Suzanne Collins, Erin Morgenstern, and of course I will always fan girl over Laini Taylor.

You have millions of readers for all of your stories. What's your secret and/or advice for aspiring authors?   

Secret: Bribery, I bake dozens of cookies every night. Advice: Don’t stop until you find your voice. I learned my style/voice by reading a lot of books. I soon saw what I liked and what I didn’t like, and this influenced my writing. 

What was the inspiration for the story you wrote for the Block Party? 

I was listening to Nirvana’s cover of the Meat Puppets song, Lake of Fire, and was inspired by the lyrics.

What are your writing habits, or routine? 

Insert caffeine: It’s my goal to have the Yerba Matte [energy drink] company sponsor my writing with cases of the stuff.

Mornings: I tend to write new material.

Afternoons: I read and do other work.

Evenings: I tend to edit what I wrote that morning or spend time thinking about the book.

I spend as much time thinking as I do writing. This system started because I have rheumatoid arthritis and can’t sit or write for very long periods.

 How did you discover Wattpad? 

My little brother forced me to join and he’s bigger than me so I listened.

When I'm not writing: I'm reading, binging on Netflix (currently Marco Polo), having girls night, or going to watch my Husband’s band.  

What's your favorite thing about Wattpad?  The community. It’s so refreshing to be surrounded by millions of people who are word nerds like me. 

What can we expect from you next?   If I could wave a magic wand and make anything happen. It would be that the book I gave you a sneak peak of would be published!

Thanks for interviewing me, and thank you to those who read this.

Find me online and say hi!

XO --R