The Crossroads Tour: Day 12 Amy Brecount White

Thanks for meeting us at The Crossroads! Today we're featuring YA paranormal author, Amy Brecount White.

1. What projects are you working on / have published?

I just finished up a contemporary novel called String Theories. It’s about a girl who gets in over her head, the physics of relationships, a stream, and getting even. Not sure what I’m going to work on next, any ideas?! J

My first novel, Forget-Her-Nots, puts a new spin on the idea of garden magic. My main character, Laurel, discovers that she has inherited the gift of flowers. Now what to do with it?

2. Best writing advice you've heard?

“Write the novel that ONLY you can write.” – Toni Morrison.

3. Fav song with some kind of flower in the lyrics?

Nothing But Flowers (by David Byrne of the Talking Heads):

Nicely ironic, as many of his songs are. Wouldn’t it be great if it was nothing but flowers?!

4. Did you write stories as a teen? If yes what has/hasn’t changed?

Not really. I just read like crazy. I still read a ton. I can’t go to sleep at night if I don’t read first.

5. Being October and Halloween-ish, are there specific flowers with darker or more ominous meanings?

Definitely. It’s not all rainbows and butterflies. J Basil is for “hatred,” which messes up my main character, Laurel, because it also makes her feel powerful. Dragonwart is for “horror.” (Here’s a picture:
http://www.plantcare.com/encyclopedia/dragon-wort-1746.aspx.) A red rose and a white rose together mean “war.” (The Houses of York and Lancaster in England’s War of the Roses.) A rhododendron is for “danger.” Plants to beware of!!

White bellflowers and orange crocuses for hosting me, Judith and Kitty!


Thanks for hanging with us Amy!