Mette Ivie Harrison & Tris and Izzie
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Labels: Author Interview , Birthday 2011 , Giveaway
Labels: Author Interview , Birthday 2011 , Giveaway
- My review of: The Princess and the Hound | The Princess and the Bear | The Princess and the Snowbird
- Connect with Mette: Website | Blog
London. I fell in love with London when I was 15 and traveled by myself from Germany, where I was going to school while living with my sister. I stayed a couple of weeks on a shoestring budget with some friends at BYU Study Abroad. I took my two oldest daughters (15 and 17) back for two weeks this summer and we had incredible amounts of fun. London has all the big city fun but is so safe and the people are so polite and kind. I also love the art museums there and find art so inspiring for my writing. And the plays! We were all crying when we had to come home and are trying to figure out how to get back again.
If you could invite any person (living or dead) to your birthday, who would it be?
Jane Austen. I suspect she would be my kind of person, uninterested in pretense or in wordly honor, and mostly a homebody who likes words. I think we would play Scrabble together and I would let her win.
Which of your books was the most enjoyable to write? Most difficult?
The Princess and the Bear was probably the most difficult, because I felt horrible pressure after the success of The Princess and the Hound and I never intended to write a sequel. I had to play some weird mind tricks on myself to get words written every day.
The easiest book to write has been Tris and Izzie, but I think that is partly because I have figured out my own process. I tend to write an initial section in a burst and then my subconscious needs time to process the rest quietly. I had the idea for Tris and Izzie years ago, then got the idea for the first five chapters, then waited another year before writing the rest.
If you were living a fairy tale, which one would you want to live?
Seriously? None of them. Any of the original Grimm fairy tales are so dark. Yeah, there's the happy ending, but only after death, blood, tears, and much confusion and pain. But if I must choose, I guess it would be The Swans, because I can handle physical pain on my own pretty well and I'm naturally very quiet.
What kind of car do you drive? What kind of car do you wish you drove?
I drive a huge 12 person green van which we call "Hulk" for rather obvious reasons. We name all of our cars. Our previous mini van was called "Gorgon." You can see the trend there. I hate driving a big car and will be happy when I don't need to anymore. Although I will be sad because that will mean my kids are gone and I will miss them a lot. All I want is a nice, fuel efficient car. We've liked my husband's Saturn, but they're out of business. So probably a Honda Civic.
Define Tris & Izzie in 5 words
Clueless for Wagnerian opera
Mad-lib time!
*mad-lib idea was inspired by Alysa at Everead!She ran ahead of him, then stood directly in his gatorade, her hands tightened magically around his sword. It was not until then that she wondered what would happen if it came down to a fight between them, for he was several treadmills taller than she was, and, perspicacious as he was, still must jostle significantly more.
GIVEAWAY TIME!
Toda'ys giveaway is hosted by Jessica @ Books: A true story! She's giving away a preorder of Tris & Izzie! Head on over to her blog to enter.
All review content © Enna Isilee, Squeaky Books 2007-2011
I'm so excited for this retelling.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Happy Birthday!!! :)
Happy birthday to Mette!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there were two other books in that series. I'll have to check them (and Tris and Izzie) out.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Mette!
ReplyDeleteHappy bday! And that is a seriously pretty book cover, btw.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get my hands on this book!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Mette! I loved her mad-lib.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI love the The Princess and the Hound! I also have The Princess and the Bear and The Princess and the Snowbird! This is cool, cause I didn't realize she was the same person...(yeahhh I know, fail).
London is also where I would live if I could! I want to go there so so much!
Awesome interview!
Happy Birthday! Great interview. I agree, I wouldn't want to live through any of the original fairy tales either. But The Swans is a very good choice. :D
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about how dark it would be to live in most fairy tales! Great interview.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to read this book! I really enjoyed the style of Harrison's Princess trilogy.
ReplyDeleteAlso I follow her blog. It is the awesomest blog ever.
This sounds really interesting :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I'm so excited for this one.
ReplyDeleteOh but I'm so curious as to what her mind tricks were that she played on herself to be able to write!
ReplyDeleteDude. If Jane Austen and I played Scrabble, she would probably kick my trash.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Mette, never read your books, but they've been on my to read list for a while now. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Heheh love the Mad Lib. And about the fairy tale thing, I don't think a lot of people realize how dark and scary the original fairy tales were! I would definitely not want to be in a fairy tale either. Great interview!
ReplyDeleteThat's still one of the loveliest covers I've ever seen. And I love her answer about the fairy tales. They ARE very dark!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! i can't wait for this book to come out. i agree, as much as i love the original fairy tales i would never want to be in one.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Mette! I love reading these author interviews!
ReplyDeletewhile im ashamed to say ive never read the original story or even seen the movie, this book might fix that. i LOVE the cover (im a sucker for books with pretty covers) and ive been excited for this for a while!!
ReplyDeleteheey happy birthdaay to mette!! Im also excited for this book! lovely cover too
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Great interview, Plus the mad-lib was super funny. Plus awesome cover.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Brithday, Mette! I love Jane Austen! Hehe, I would let her win in Scrabble, too :P
ReplyDeleteI always wondered about the stress author's feel for repeat success stories. I love Mette's books!
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Happy Belated B-day. Second, I LOVE the cover. It's so cute. I can't wait to read it. I just hope the book doesn't have a sad ending. :D
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Mette!
ReplyDeleteI also dis not realize this was a series book.
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I have this one for review, and it sounds so amazing! Totally cant wait to read it :D great interview!
ReplyDeleteI love series & your Animal Magic series sounds like a fun read. I'm also super excited about the opportunity to win Tris & Izzy.
ReplyDeleteGreat interview! If you meet Jane Austen, can you introduce me? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat interview! I have this book on my to-read list already...and my family always names our cars too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Mette!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to read this. I love this story and look forward to the retelling.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover.It is so beautiful
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday!
ReplyDeleteLondon is a great place but it's so polluted! Germany is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI was excited to read Tris and Izzie because I'm really interested in Arthurian legends and I like retellings of myth, legends, and fairytales. When I heard about this modern retelling of the legend of Tristan and Isolde, I was all over it. Unfortunately, this book was a waste of my time. The author has taken a fascinating, compelling legend and reduced to a bunch of unlikable teenagers behaving badly.
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