Today, I'm pleased to share with you my recent interview with author Rachel Hauck.
musical, movie, public readings, serial release(a chapter at a time like Vella), or
graphic novel?
RH: So glad you asked! I’ve always thought my Nashville book, “Nashville Dreams,”
should be a Broadway Musical.
should be a Broadway Musical.
2) Who (or) what is your favorite comfort-read author or genre?
RH: Believe it or not, I don’t have a fav author or genre. I just love a good, well-
told story. I’ll read romance, chick lit, contemporary, or general fiction, historical,
you name it, well, except fantasy or sci-fi, maybe, but you could convince me, if
the story is appealing.
3) What one author, past or present, would you like to mentor you?
told story. I’ll read romance, chick lit, contemporary, or general fiction, historical,
you name it, well, except fantasy or sci-fi, maybe, but you could convince me, if
the story is appealing.
3) What one author, past or present, would you like to mentor you?
RH: I’d love to sit at the table with the Inklings, which included C.S. Lewis and Tolkien.
Or perhaps Stratford-on-Odeon which included Hemmingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I
think writers mentor writers when they talk the craft and business together. The world of
publishing has changed from the Inklings’ days, but the concept of fellowshipping
together is timeless.
4) How do you develop your setting (a photo, a trip, a random comment)?
Or perhaps Stratford-on-Odeon which included Hemmingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I
think writers mentor writers when they talk the craft and business together. The world of
publishing has changed from the Inklings’ days, but the concept of fellowshipping
together is timeless.
4) How do you develop your setting (a photo, a trip, a random comment)?
RH: Setting is such a key part of every story that I try to use real-life places to set a
story or to base a fictional town. I usually have an idea in my head of what I want a
fictional town to look like then I google similar towns to make sure I have all I need to
make my town seem real.
story or to base a fictional town. I usually have an idea in my head of what I want a
fictional town to look like then I google similar towns to make sure I have all I need to
make my town seem real.
5) What one book would you recommend that everyone read?
RH: Of course, everyone should read The Best Summer of Our Lives, but I’d also
recommend Growing In Prayer by Mike Bickle. Prayer is so important, yet it’s a difficult
discipline despite all good intentions. Growing In Prayer sets vision, and gives reasons and
motivations based on Scripture to help Believers grow in prayer. It’s been a game-changer for me.
recommend Growing In Prayer by Mike Bickle. Prayer is so important, yet it’s a difficult
discipline despite all good intentions. Growing In Prayer sets vision, and gives reasons and
motivations based on Scripture to help Believers grow in prayer. It’s been a game-changer for me.
6) Do you have a favorite author that you would recommend?
RH: I don’t have favorite authors so much, but I do love a good story. However,
some talented authors I’d recommend are Susan May Warren, Beth Vogt, Melissa
Tagg, Tari Faris and Lisa Jordan. Courtney Walsh is a talented storyteller as well.
some talented authors I’d recommend are Susan May Warren, Beth Vogt, Melissa
Tagg, Tari Faris and Lisa Jordan. Courtney Walsh is a talented storyteller as well.
7) If you could share a cup of tea (or coffee) with anyone, who would it be?
RH: I’d love to have tea with the Queen. I know she’s gone now, but if I could, I’d attend
tea with Queen Elizabeth II. Or Princess Katherine. She seems very real.
tea with Queen Elizabeth II. Or Princess Katherine. She seems very real.
8) Who is your favorite character (or two) in The Best Summer of Our Lives?
RH: Ah, that’s like choosing a favorite kid. Since it’s an ensemble cast – four main
characters—I love all of them, but Summer was a favorite. In the end, I wanted to be
her! I also loved Snow. My publisher created a fun survey for readers to see which
Season they were most like and when I took the test, I was the most like Snow. That
really surprised me. Autumn was the big sister of the crew and I’m the “big sister” in my
family, so I related to her. Spring was the beauty queen from a well-off, well-positioned
southern family. While that was so not me, I understood her moral dilemma. I never
faced what she faced, but I could relate to her turmoil.
characters—I love all of them, but Summer was a favorite. In the end, I wanted to be
her! I also loved Snow. My publisher created a fun survey for readers to see which
Season they were most like and when I took the test, I was the most like Snow. That
really surprised me. Autumn was the big sister of the crew and I’m the “big sister” in my
family, so I related to her. Spring was the beauty queen from a well-off, well-positioned
southern family. While that was so not me, I understood her moral dilemma. I never
faced what she faced, but I could relate to her turmoil.
9) Do you have a favorite book that you have written? If so, why that book?
RH: They’re all favorites in one manner or another, but I’ve always been partial to Softly
and Tenderly with Sara Evans. I’m also a fan of The Best Summer of Our Lives!
and Tenderly with Sara Evans. I’m also a fan of The Best Summer of Our Lives!
10) What do you most like about this genre that you are writing in?
RH: I’ve kind of morphed through genres, starting with chick lit to romance to split time
to contemporary. I sometimes wish we didn’t have genres but just “good stories.”
(Smile.) I love writing about complex characters who go on a life-changing adventure.
11) What one question do you wish you would be asked and how would you answer
it?
RH: I’ve kind of morphed through genres, starting with chick lit to romance to split time
to contemporary. I sometimes wish we didn’t have genres but just “good stories.”
(Smile.) I love writing about complex characters who go on a life-changing adventure.
11) What one question do you wish you would be asked and how would you answer
it?
RH: When were you born again? I’d answer: November 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My
father was a youth pastor at a Methodist church and during a Sunday school lesson,
when the teacher told us about Jesus, I knew He was real and true. I don’t remember
her name or face, or what she said that stirred a six-year-old’s conviction, but I went
home and told my mom, “I need Jesus in my heart.” We went to church that night and
when the altar call came – it always did back in those days – I looked up at her like,
“Let’s go.” I knelt at the altar and begged Jesus to forgive me and come into my heart.
And He did! Life changing. I don’t know who, what, or where I’d be today without Him.
father was a youth pastor at a Methodist church and during a Sunday school lesson,
when the teacher told us about Jesus, I knew He was real and true. I don’t remember
her name or face, or what she said that stirred a six-year-old’s conviction, but I went
home and told my mom, “I need Jesus in my heart.” We went to church that night and
when the altar call came – it always did back in those days – I looked up at her like,
“Let’s go.” I knelt at the altar and begged Jesus to forgive me and come into my heart.
And He did! Life changing. I don’t know who, what, or where I’d be today without Him.
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