1–What is the title of your latest release? MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A novelist who has had horrible writer’s block for years receives a mysterious inheritance from her aunt and is whisked off to the south of France where she stands to be gifted a villa, an incredible writer’s retreat, and a whole new life. All she has to do is stare down her writer’s block long enough to write a novel in 6 months. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I spent eight months on the French Riviera in 2018 and it was so beautiful, vivid, and energizing that I knew after that year I would write a novel where a plus-sized character would go there and absolutely live her version of her best life. It felt destined and a no-brainer to me that I’d set the book in the south of France—it’s just so gorgeous there! 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Definitely. Poppy and I would have the best conversations ever. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Bold. Fierce. Earnest. 6–What’s something you…

