Today I have Sherry Gammon author of Unlovable in the spotlight!
Welcome to the blog Sherry, what Inspired you to write UNLOVABLE?
Indie publishing- Why do you think its becoming so popular?
It is VERY difficult to get and agent to look at your work. Not one agent would even read Unlovable. I tried. I did have ONE publisher look it over and they wanted me to change EVERYTHING. I said forget it! I felt the story was good, not perfect, but good and I hoped people would agree, so I self-published. I LOVE self-publishing. It is my story, and it hasn’t been remade into a publishers story. I even created my own trailer, which was soooo much fun!
Take a peek! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGsz1q_DYZM&feature=feedwll)
UNLOVABLE has become a movie, who is playing your main character and why?
I actually have a Q and A group on Goodreads.We cast the movie already! LOL! Here is the list:
Lilly Collins for Maggie, Alex Pettyfer for Seth, Paul Walker for Cole, Karl Urban for Booker, and Demi Moore as the mom!!
What top three Indie books would you recommend to readers and why?
Heart on a Chain, OR anything else by Cindy Bennett. Great book, she is a really talented author, and I think you will enjoy her YA novels. The Keepers, by Jeffery Moore. He is amazing. He is a Fantasy/Sci Fi author! And anything by Stephanie Fowers!! Love her humor!
What’s on the horizon for SHERRY GAMMON?
I plan on finishing the Port Fare Series and move on to something a little more light hearted. I would also like to write a children’s book!
What do you want readers to walk away with after reading UNLOVABLE?
I want to touch their hearts. I want them to watch out for the Maggies (Male and Female) of the world and to love and help them. The world can be an ugly place and it doesn't have to be. We need to lookout for each other and not judge so harshly. Life is tough and you never know what is going on behind closed doors.
Sherry, thank you so much for being here today, I know plenty of bloggers have read and love Unlovable!! The world can be an ugly place, but stories like this can make it better......and Paul Walker of course, he makes the world LOOK better....:D
Today because Sherry is all kinds of awesome, she is giving away an Ebook copy of her book Unlovable. To enter please just leave a comment, winners will be announced at the end of the event.
Port Fare, New York, has fallen into the clutches of true evil. The Dreser brothers have arrived with a scheme to increase drug sales in the area by whatever means possible. Seth Prescott is part of MET (Mobile Enforcement Teams) a branch of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). He's been assigned to work undercover at Port Fare High, and things aren't going very well, until senior Maggie Brown enters the equation. He's harbored a secret crush on her from day one, and now that she is in the center of the case, he's trying to stay clear and objective while walking the line between business and unrequited love.
Maggie is truly the poster child for Heroin Chic, complete with jutting bones and dark-ringed eyes, but is she an addict, or is there another reason for her appearance? She struggles with her feelings for Seth, fearing he is just another person who will eventually let her down, as everyone in her life has done thus far.
Maggie has spent her life caring for her alcoholic mother. A task that has left her heavily burdened and alone. Before long, her mother's health takes a turn for the worst, sending Maggie's life into a tale-spin.
While Seth works relentlessly to inject fear into the dealers and flush them out into the open, Maggie fights to stay alive as the hunt turns deadly.
Find out more about Sherry on the:
Web~Goodreads~Buy: Unlovable: Book One of The Port Fare Series
The movie cast sounds awesome. It's so much fun to imagine people to play the characters.
ReplyDeleteI also love that the novel seemed to be an outlet for Sherry. I agree that writing helps me process but mine is definitely a journal. I think it's awesome she did it in book form.
Alex and Paul in one movie together? I would so wait in line hours in advance for that:) I think making your own book trailer would be a blast - stressful mind you because I have no idea how to do that, but really fun in the end:)
ReplyDelete(not an entry) I also wasn't a fan of the second Dumbledore. He seemed all ticked off and kind of brutal. Like in movie four where Harry gets chosen and he grabs his arm and drags him away. I don't think the Dumbledore in the book would have ever done that! JS. :D
ReplyDeleteI ADORE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!!! Loved these characters!
ReplyDeleteThis is not an entry because I own this book, but I've read it and loved it and absolutely cannot wait for the next book in the series. Sherry is a lovely lady and a pleasure to work with!
Great interview Tina and Sherry!
I read this book before...This is about a young girl, Maggie, which is a senior in high school that struggles daily to survive. She lives in a trailer with her alcoholic mother and barely gets enough food because her mother spends all her money on booze. Maggie continually questions whether or not she is lovable because she hasn't been told by her mother that she is loved since she was a toddler.
ReplyDeleteThis one has been on my wishlist for ages!! The cover is so pretty, and I think it's so important to get the word out there about drugs and how dangerous they are x
ReplyDeleteGreat interview. I'd like to watch a movie with that cast.
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