This week
we’re supposed to talk about what our favorite scenes are from our books. And
not to be lame, but the first chapter of ALTERED is by far my favorite. Trying
to put the why into words is harder
than I thought it’d be, however.
A large part of ALTERED is spent
running from someone, shooting someone, or hiding from someone, so I wanted that
first chapter to show the reader how Anna, the main character, has lived her
life the last few years. I wanted the reader to know what she was leaving
behind when her life finally turned upside down.
But most
of all, I wanted to show how much Anna cared for Sam (the love interest), and I
wanted the reader to feel how hard it
was to care for someone you couldn’t touch. Because the Sam Anna knows has
spent the last few years locked on the other side of a glass wall.
There’s
something simple and poignant about that first chapter (I hope). Anna wants Sam
and she wants Sam to want her, but there’s more than just a glass wall standing
between them.
Whenever
I talk about the genesis of ALTERED, I can’t help but describe it as a story
that started with a boy and a girl. A girl who loved the boy so much, she’d do
anything for him. I can't imagine the book opening anywhere else than with those two.
Jennifer Rush is the author of ALTERED coming Fall 2012 from Little, Brown. Check out her blog for news and updates.
I'm totally intrigued! Sounds like a scene I'd LOVE. Can't wait to read Altered!
ReplyDeleteI'm swooning a little at the thought of this scene. I can't wait to read it. There's something so wonderful about books that can be reduced to something so simple and so wonderfully human--like a girl who loves a boy and would do anything for her.
ReplyDeleteAw dang, I am seriously PINING to read this book already, and you just made it worse!!!!!!
ReplyDelete:D These comments make me one happy writer!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great scene to love over others--can't wait to see this book released! :)
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