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Holly James | Two Strangers Stuck in a Time Loop and Love is the Solution
Author Guest / August 1, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DEJA GLITCH 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Two L.A. strangers, Gemma, a radio producer and Jack, a TV screenwriter, are stuck in a 24-hour time loop where they have to fall in love to break out of it. The catch is, Jack can remember the whole loop, and Gemma feels like every day is the first day they’ve met. But it’s not the time loop you expect! We see the story from Gemma’s perspective as she lives the day for the “first” time, and Jack does everything to get her to remember the loop and to fall in love with him. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I love writing stories on the periphery of the entertainment industry. The glitz and glamour (and sometimes ridiculousness of) Hollywood is always fun to play with. While none of my main characters are celebrities, they work in the industry, which allows for eccentric and entertaining side characters while not directly focusing the plot on being a celebrity. Gemma has ties to the music industry, and I thought a job as a radio producer would be…

Holly James Interview – How One Day Can Change Everything
Author Guest / July 12, 2022

What inspired you to make this story with a “make a wish-life changed overnight” theme? I think the urgency created by a story that unfolds in twenty-four hours makes for a compelling, page-turning read as well as shows us how one day can change everything. As a reader, these are some of my favorite types of stories and from a creative perspective as a writer, I find it a really rewarding challenge to condense a full story into such a short time period. From the start, I knew Lucy would make a wish that would change her life, and I decided to set the story over the course of a single day when I started thinking about all the things women have to lie about in a twenty-four-hour period—from their appearance, to relationships, to life at the office. The fact that there was enough to fill a day from start to finish basically made the story write itself!   These kinds of stories can range from humorous to drama and angst oozing out of every pore. How would you describe NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I aimed to strike a balance between humorous and serious. I’ve jokingly referred to the book…