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THIS CRAZY HAVENLY HAZY ¶
>> Cathy: BELIEVE IT OR NOT A JANE AUSTEN ACTION FIGURE HAS
TO DO WITH OUR NEXT INTERVIEW. THIS BELONGS TO JULIE
CLAUSEN, IS SHE A *** OF YOURSELF? >>
HER BOOKS, HAVE INSPIRED MY OWN BOOKS. YEP, SHE DOES INSPIRE
ME, I KEEP THAT IN MY OFFICE WHERE I CAN SEE HER.
>> Cathy: JULIE CLAUSEN IS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,
SHE'S WRITING SEVERAL BOOKS, THE
APOT CARRY'S DAUGHTER, HER LATEST BOOK IS CALLED
THE SILENT GOVERNESS. THIS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A
MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD. HOW EXCITING THAT? >> VERY EXCITING. FUN TO MEET
OTHER MINNESOTA AUTHORS, AND I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME WITH IT. >> Cathy: YOU ARE A
ROMANCE WRITER BUT SPECIAL ROMANCE,
REGENCY ROMANCE, AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE UNTIL I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON YOU.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? >> I DON'T CALL THEM REGENCY THAT OFTEN BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S SET IN
1800s IN ENGLAND, WHAT I CALL THE JANE AUSTEN ERA OF
ENGLAND BECAUSE THAT'S IT IS TIME PERIOD AS AN AUTHOR I
ENJOY SO THAT'S ALL REGENCY MEANS. >> Cathy: THERE'S ALSO, I
KNOW, IN THESE BOOKS, THESE SORTS OF BOOKS, VERY LITTLE SEX AND VERY LITTLE
VIOLENCE. >> CORRECT. IN A REGENCY, WHICH IS A TIME
WHEN THE PRINCE REGENT WAS IN CHARGE, BUT, YEAH, THERE WAS
MORE OF -- KIND OF A HIGH
MORAL CODE AND PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO BE PROPER LADY AND GENTLEMEN,
AT LEAST MOST PEOPLE, SO, RIGHT, A LITTLE BIT MORE UP AND UP.
>> Cathy: SOME AUTHORS RELY ON SEX AND VIOLENCE TO SELL THEIR BOOKS.
>> RIGHT. >> Cathy: YOU DO A LOT OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH. >> I DO, I REALLY ENJOY THAT THE AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S
FICTION, I LIKE TO BASE IT ON SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED OR ACTUALLY DID HAPPEN TO GIVE IT
THAT ANCHOR TO HISTORICAL REALITY. >> Cathy: IF YOU HAD 30
SECONDS TO INTEREST SOMEONE IN THE SILENT GOVERNESS, JUST ONE
PARAGRAPH TO WOW US, WHAT WOULD IT BE? YOU HAVE TO READ IT. >> THAT'S TAKE TALL ORDER BUT I PICKED THE
SCENE AFTER OLIVIA HAS OVERHEAD LORD BRADLEY'S SECRET.
OLIVIA STEPPED FROM BEHIND THE TREE, READY TO MAKE HER ESCAPE AT LAST BUILT THE
YOUNG MAN STOPPED SUDDENLY, STARING BLINDLY IN HER DIRECTION.
HAD HE SEEN HER, HEARD HER? HER HEART POUNDED.
SHE TOOK A STEP BACKWARD HOPING TO FURTHER
CONCEAL HERSELF IN THE SHADOWS AND INSTEAD COLLIDED WITH SOMETHING SOLID
AND WARM. SHE CRIED OUT AS A FOUL SACK
DESCENDED OVER HER HEAD AND WIRERY ARMS GRABBED HER BY THE
SHOULDERS, AND HAULED HER AWAY.
>> Cathy: NICE. MAKES YOU WANT TO READ THE BOOK. >> I HOPE SO.
>> Cathy: I LIKE THAT. WHEN YOU START THE PROCESS, DO
YOU THINK ABOUT THE ENDING OR THE BEGINNING FIRST, BECAUSE A
LOT OF WRITERS WANT TO HAVE A REAL WOW OPEN, OBVIOUSLY TO
HOOK READERS, BUT SOME WRITERS
KIND OF LIMP TO THE FINISH LINE. WHAT DO YOU DO? >> YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO ADMIT, I
ALSO THINK OF THE BEGINNINGS, USUALLY THE MAIN CHARACTER
FACING A BIG PROBLEM OR A LIFE-CHANGING EVENT AND THE
STORY GROWS FROM THERE AND ENDINGS ARE HARDER, BUT,
USUALLY I HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHERE I'M GOING, BUT IN EACH OF THE BOOKS I'VE WRITTEN, I
HAVE HAD SURPRISING TWISTS AND TURNS COME ALONG THE WAY
WHICH I DID NOT FORESEE AT THE OUTSET WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS KIND OF FUN
FOR ME CREATIVELY BUT KEEPS READERS GUESSING WHICH THEY
SEEM TO LIKE, TOO. >> Cathy: WHAT'S THE WORST
PIECE OF WRITING ADVICE YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED. >> YOU'VE HEARD IT, WRITE WHAT
YOU KNOW. IF EVERYONE FOLLOWED THAT
ADVICE, NO SCIENCE FICTION, NO FANTASY, I OH CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE WRITING ABOUT
200 YEARS AGO. WRITE WHAT YOU LOVE, WHAT YOU LOVE TO READ IS
PROBABLY WHERE YOUR PASSION LIES FOR WRITING. >> Cathy: AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SAID
THAT READING IS GREAT PREPARATION FOR WRITING, SO
WHEN YOU WERE A TEENAGER, WHAT WAS THAT FAVORITE BOOK OF
YOURS? >> WELL, I LOVED "THE SECRET GARDEN" WHICH IS SET IN ENGLAND
BUT I ALSO LIKED THE
TRIXIE BELLEN MYSTERIES, YOU WERE PROBABLY A NANCY DREW
GIRL BUT I LIKED TRIXIE BELL DEN BECAUSE
SHE HAD TO WEAR A GIRDLE. >> Cathy: THAT WAS SO UNCOMFORTABLE.
SOME WOMEN REMEMBER THAT, OF COURSE. IS THERE A BOOK THAT REALLY
CHANGED YOUR LIFE? >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE, I WOULD SAY YES. WHEN I WAS IN THE 6th GRADE, MY
TEACHER,
MISHAYES, READ JANE EYER OUT
LOUD, SHE RED IT WITH SUCH EMOTION, I CAN
REMEMBER THE MASCARA TEARS RUNNING
DOWN HER FACE AND SHE MADE A BIG IMPRESSION ON ME AND I HAVE MY OWN
GOVERNESS STORY MANY YEARS LATER. >> Cathy: IT IS A GREAT BOOK. WHY DO YOU ENJOY 18th
CENTURY ENGLAND? IT'S SUCH A SPECIFIC TIME
PERIOD. >> WELL, I THINK, AGAIN, IT'S
JANE AUSTEN'S FAULT BECAUSE HER HERO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
EVER SAW PRIED AND PREJUDICE
WITH COLIN FIRTH AS Mr. DARCY BUT
I'M NOT THE ONLY AUTHOR WRITING TODAY BECAUSE SHE WAS
INSPIRED BY SEEING COLIN
FIRTH IN THAT WET SHIRT, I HAD MY HUSBAND GROW HIS SIDE BURNS OUT FOR A
WHILE BUT HE DIDN'T STICK WITH IT VERY LONG.
IT'S A LOVE AFFAIR WITH IT.
IF YOU HAD MONEY, A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE ALIVE. IF YOU DIDN'T, NOT SO MUCH.
>> Cathy: THE MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS COMING UP AND THIS BOOK IS NOMINATED, HOW
EXCITING, THE SILENT GOVERNESS AND PUBLISHED
BY BETHANY HOUSE PUBLISHERS. NICE TO HAVE YOU ABOARD. >> THANK �