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Lori Brand | The body image war is moving offline – And fit girls are dying
Author Guest / June 10, 2024

1–What is the title of your latest release? BODIES TO DIE FOR 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The body image war is moving offline – And fit girls are dying. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Originally, I had it set at a local bodybuilding show. But then to up the stakes, I moved it to the biggest bodybuilding show of all, the Olympia, which was in Orlando, FL at the time that I wrote BODIES TO DIE FOR (it’s bounced between Orlando and Las Vegas recently). 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I actually have two protagonists: bikini bodybuilder, Gemma, and diet culture dropout, Ashley. And yes, I would love to hang out with them! This was important to me since they essentially took up residence in my head for a few years. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Gemma: Fit, insecure, driven. Ashley: Fat, frustrated, smart. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That, by my estimate, writing the book is 1/6 of getting a book traditionally published. Here’s what I think the breakdown is: 1/6: Write, rewrite, and polish the manuscript as much as you can on…