The ending was a slightly more elaborate change. My editor thought (and I agree) that we should first meet her in the world she has to leave behind. Originally, the book opened with Phoebe having just learned she has to relocate to Greece for her senior year. So much changed! The most significant things would have to be the beginning and the ending. I knew it was the one!īetween the first draft and the final draft, did anything (event) or anyone (character) drastically change? My editor suggested a few others, but none of them clicked. Personally, I only considered two: Growing Up Godly (the working title) and Oh. How many titles did you go through before settling on Oh. was a combination of the original title (Growing Up Godly) and my life-long passion for all things ancient (especially Greek myth). I’ve never been to Greece, but it’s definitely on the long term travel list. Next thing you know I’ll sleeping with The Year of Secret Assignments under my pillow. Lockhart, or Jaclyn Moriarty’s genius will rub off on me. I try to justify it as market research, but really I just love holding and reading and possessing them. I can’t go in one without buying a book or three. That way I could try out infinite hair cuts and colors without shelling out at the salon!īookstores. My favorite would have to be visiomutation, which is the ability to change the appearance of an object. In the sequel, I develop more specific definitions for the various powers - twelve in all. What godly power would you run a marathon to earn?
Your protagonist, Phoebe, is a cross-country athlete. (Although, if we’re talking Troy the movie, it would be a serious toss-up between Achilles and Hector. She’s wicked smart and also knows how to kick a little Trojan booty.
Which Greek god or goddess would you like to have as a relative?Īthena. The following interview was brought to you in part by sneakers, myth-takes, and parentheses. While heaping TLC with praise for OMG, I managed to ask her some VIQs (Very Important Questions). We also share interests in theatre, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and Greek myths. Tera and I share a love for certain books, such as The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, and The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M.
If Percy Jackson and the Olympians went to private school instead of summer camp, this would be their story. If you're looking for a contemporary twist on classic Greek tales, you simply must check out Tera's debut novel, Oh. TLC can refer to many different things and people, including (but not limited to):
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