The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel 2) by Jo Schaffer Blog Tour!
The Winnowing (Stanley & Hazel #2) by Jo Schaffer
Publication Date: February 26, 2019
Publisher: Month9Books
After Stanley and Hazel foil the
diabolical plans of Charles Chouteau, they become instant
celebrities. Hazel is thrust into the role of debutante, and risks
loses herself in it. Meanwhile, Stanley must deal with the horrific
tragedy of his best friend’s death while being threatened by the
unseen forces of the Veiled Prophet.
With things spiraling out of control,
Stanley and Hazel’s relationship is tested, possibly beyond repair.
As bodies pile up, people become more desperate. The divide between
wealthy and poor grows ever wider, threatening to tear their worlds
apart. Now, the two must find a way to work together if there is any
hope at all of saving their relationship and their futures.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jo
Schaffer was born and raised in the California Bay Area in a huge,
creative family. She is a YA novelist, speaker and a Taekwondo black
belt.
She’s
a founding member of the nonprofit organization that created Teen
Author Boot Camp, one of the nation’s biggest conferences for teens
where bestselling authors present writing workshops to nearly a
thousand attendees.
Jo
loves being involved in anything that promotes literacy and family.
She is passionate about community, travel, books, music, healthy
eating, classic films and martial arts. But her favorite thing is
being mom to three strapping sons and a neurotic cat named Hero. They
live together in the beautiful mountains of Utah.
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INTERVIEW
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
What are your current projects?
Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.
Do you have any advice for other writers?
What is your favourite theme/genre to write about?
While you were writing, did you ever feel as if you were one of the characters?
INTERVIEW
What inspired you to write your first book?
Stanley & Hazel was inspired by my love of
classic film from the 1930s and interest in the historic period of
that time. So many interesting things were happening in the world.
The economic disaster of the Great Depression, the rise of pop
culture in Hollywood and the Nazi movement in Germany. Some of those
ideologies made their way to America, while the culture experienced a
deep fear of scarcity and mistrust of “others”.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
I want it to entertain, first and foremost. But
hopefully the take away is that people are people. We can’t just
divide humans into groups, slap labels on them and not expect
conflict and misunderstanding that can eventually lead to frightening
outcomes like the Holocaust. The more we identify as specialized or
elite groups, the less we see one another with compassion and
understanding.
What are your current projects?
I am currently working on a few YA projects,
including book 3 of Stanley & Hazel as well as an anthology of
spooky stories.
Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.
My writing group, Writers Cubed have been the
main support through this whole process. They were there through all
the early versions of my first attempts at novel writing. Together we
created Teen Author Boot Camp and have put a lot of energy and
passion into educating and mentoring teen writers. That’s been a
major source of empowerment in my writing journey. My best friend,
Jonathan is a major part of the Stanley and Hazel story and
development. It is something we came up with together.
The inspiration and support of these fellow
writers and dreamers has made all of the difference.
Do you have any advice for other writers?
Keep writing! Take classes, form a writing
group and get good at taking feedback and rejection. This is part of
the process. It’s also important to read a lot of good books while
you’re creating your own stories.
What is your favourite theme/genre to write about?
I love writing stories that expose the good and
bad in everyone. It’s important to me that my characters progress
in some way. Hopefully their experiences take them to a new place
emotionally and intellectually.
While you were writing, did you ever feel as if you were one of the characters?
I have never felt as if I was one of my
characters but some of them have elicited great sympathy and
compassion in me. I try to put myself into their shoes and feel what
they may be feeling. There is a little bit of me in each one of them.
Writing is a great way to communicate thoughts and feelings about the
human condition and to learn about other people.
Giveaway Info:
- One (1) winner will win a digital copy of any previously published Month9Books title of their choosing
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