So we're going to take a short break from our book tour travelogue to present our fellow GCC author Melanie Lynn Hauser and her fun new book Super Mom Saves The World.

Ms. Hauser's heroine Birdie has a rebellious daughter, a lovesick son, and a host of other problems - but she does have two men vying for her affections and superpowers to boot! Hmm...I think I could deal with that!

Here's our interview with Ms. Hauser:

How did you get the idea for your book? 

I had written 3 novels prior to the first SUPER MOM book; two of the novels came close to selling but didn't, and one of the words I heard back repeatedly was "quiet."  The books were too "quiet."  So I got a little feisty, and said to myself - "You want something loud?  Well, how about a superhero for a heroine!" And that's really what inspired me to write CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM; I decided I'd still write women's fiction, but from a superhero's perspective.  SUPER MOM SAVES THE WORLD is the sequel, and it's just the continuation of the story; in this book, I do try to examine how taken for granted moms - and also superheroes - are; we know what's best for everybody, but do they want to hear it?  No!

How much of you is in the book?

Not as much as people think - I mean, I don't actually have a cape or anything.  (Or so I tell people!)  I've never been divorced, I don't have a teenaged daughter, and I've never worked at a grocery store - all key components of my heroine.  However, we are in a similar position in our lives - we're learning to let go of our children as they prepare to leave the nest; we're learning to trust them as young adults.  And it's not always easy!

Tell us about the process of getting your book published. Well, this is a sequel, and it was contracted - the 2nd book of a two-book deal.  As I said before, I'd written three novels prior to getting my first book deal. I think the key thing to always remember is to keep writing, no matter what.  Thank goodness I did that!  If I'd been caught up on making sure just the first book got published, reworking it and rewriting it over and over, I'd still not be published.  I have a career now - and it's because I learned to let go when something wasn't going to work, and try to learn from it, and move on to the book.  It's the most important thing a writer can do.

Are you working on anything next?  It's too soon to tell!  I have a few projects that excite me, but I can't say exactly what's next.

 

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