Les amies bonne nouvelle <3
J'ai l'honneur de vous annoncer que j'ai obtenue une interview avec Anna Godbersen elle-même. Et oui ce n'est pas une blague. N'étant quand même pas vraiment très connue en Amérique et peu en France, elle a donc eu le temps de me répondre et d'accepter de répondre à mes questions. Donc, avez-vous des questions à lui poser?
JE VOUS ECOUTE
Les questions ont été envoyées =D et je ne sais pas quand Anna nous répondra. Je vais surement la recontacter dans peu de temps
:)Why to want that the action takes place at the end of the XIXeme century?
I wanted a setting that was very glamorous, but that was also very restricting to my characters—I wanted them to be infatuated with the world they live in, but also to feel conflicted about all the things they must give up to be a part of that world. The Gilded Age was a time of extreme wealth for a very few, and poverty for the vast majority, and the beautiful trappings of the lucky elite were fiercely guarded, sealed with intense social codes. All of that struck me as very interesting, very gorgeous, very tragic, and most of all, as a truly dramatic setting for a novel.
It is you who choose the covers of your books?
No, although I went to the photo shoots for the cover art, which was really cool! The designer did such an incredible job—they are breathtaking, and more importantly, perfectly encapsulate what the series is about.
What are your favorite characters? What girl looks like you the most?
My favorites are Diana and Lina. I think Diana is the heart of the series, the one that readers will probably identify with most intensely, and I certainly have a lot of affection for her. But I can relate to Lina, too—this bumbling girl, prone to gaffes, who stubbornly believes that her life should be more lovely, more rewarding than it is at present.
Have you other professional projects?
Yes! I am working on a new series for young adult readers, also historical. But I am at the beginning of that project, and superstitious, so I don't want to say anything more!
What the legend has to change in your life?
It has been such a wonderful experience, writing a series for young readers. There is something so rewarding, both having teens as readers, and also writing about the themes of young adulthood—about first experiences, about discovering and fighting for one's individuality. And I also feel very lucky to have worked with these characters over multiple books, and for almost three years—I know them much better now, and I feel like I have grown a great deal as a writer. Very satisfying!
Is Splendor the last volume of the legend?
Yes—the last book is Splendor, and it will be published in October in the states....
What are your sources of inspiration and what make you in case of "blank page"?
For this project, I am really lucky that there is such a wealth of research on the Gilded Age, and so many wonderful novels—by Henry James and Edith Wharton especially—from the era. So every time I get a little stuck, I just return to those sources, and find that I have all kinds of ideas. I am lucky not to have suffered a tremendous amount of writer's block in my time, but when the anxiety of looking at a blank page overwhelms me, I always find it is a huge relief to pick up a book I love and know well and read a few pages. And if that doesn't get things going, there are always moody walks!
As for a film adaptation, I do hope they make one someday! But there are no plans as yet.
