Today's YA interview is with Ellen Hopkins. She is the author of twenty nonfiction books for children and three novels. (Impulse, Burned and Crank). She is also a poet and has been writing poetry for years. Her book “Crank’ was written in verse.
Her fourth novel ‘Glass’ is scheduled for release on August 21st, 2007 by Simon and Schuster. Ms. Hopkins lives in Nevada with her husband and a son.
E. I. : Thank you for doing joining us today here at Totally YA, Ellen. Would you please tell your readers if you read every fan mails or emails sent to you, which I assume is a great task.
ELLEN: I do read every e-mail and myspace comments / messages / friend request, and I still answer all of them personally.
E. I. : Do you have days when you just can't read all those mails concerning how great your books are?
ELLEN: The only days I can't get to them are days when I'm traveling or doing school visits. Still, I take my laptop and try to keep up with them. Otherwise, by the time I get back, It will be too overwhelming. Hearing from readers, BTW, is very important to me, as is maintaining personal connection. If they take the time to write me, I feel like I should take the time to write them back.
To learn more about Ellen Hopkins, visit her at:
http://www.ellenhopkins.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ellenhopkins
2 comments:
I just have to say i luv ur work.Excuse my spelling.i have only read two of ur books but i still luv them!i can relate to some of the characters in ur books.I just had a problem with the ending of Impulse,not quite what i expected/It made me cry,because i was like falling in love with Conner(fiction,i know).but any way i can't wait until ur next novel(plz be a happy ending).i hope u read this comment.thanks!
I love your work Ellen. I have read many of your books and they inspire me to be a better person. Life isn't always about having a boyfriend or scoring with drugs, it's about knowing who you are. One of my favorite books of yours is Crank. It's sad, but every time I read it, it just keeps getting better and better. I absolutely fell in love with the characters in Inpulse. They way you "designed" them is just so amazing. I'm trying to get all of your books because I love them so much, and I can't wait to see what you come out with next. I hope you read this. Thank you for inspiring me.
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