Leslie A. Rasmussen
Author Interview - Leslie A. Rasmussen
Author of After Happily Ever After
Maggie Dolan, forty-five-years old, is struggling with getting older. With her husband disconnected and hiding a secret, and her daughter soon leaving for college, she realizes it’s her time to rediscover the woman she used to be. As Maggie starts out on this exciting and sometimes scary journey, she tries to navigate through the problems in her marriage, her daughter pulling away from her, her narcissistic mother, a brother who’s always resented her, and the news that her father is deteriorating both physically and mentally. Maggie finds herself pulled in a direction that makes her question the life she’s always known when she finds something more intriguing that she never expected. After Happily Ever After deals with love, marriage, family, the empty nest, aging parents and what happens when they all come crashing down at the same time.
Author Interview - Leslie A. Rasmussen
Author I draw inspiration from: Jennifer Weiner and Taylor Jenkins Reid
Author Interview - Leslie A. Rasmussen | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: On my living room couch
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Evelyn Hugo, from The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Author Interview - Leslie A. Rasmussen | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I always wrote short stories and kept a diary from the time I was 14, but I never thought of myself as a writer back then. When I got out of college and started working on television shows, I was surrounded by writers and I thought it looked like fun to do that for a living.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: paperback
The last book I read: Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Author Interview - Leslie A. Rasmussen | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer: Both, I start with pen and paper, then transfer and rewrite on to the computer.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Georgia Ford from "Eight Hundred Grapes" by Laura Dave
Author Interview - Leslie A. Rasmussen | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Marriage, Family Therapist
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1970's
Place I’d most like to travel: Africa
My signature drink: Mojito
Favorite artist: Edward Hopper
Number one on my bucket list: To go on an African Safari
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Author Bio: Leslie A. Rasmussen is the award-winning author of the novel, After Happily Ever After. She graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UCLA and went on to write television comedies and is a member of Writers’ Guild of America, West. She wrote for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, Drew Carey, and Ralph Macchio as well as The Wild Thornberrys and Sweet Valley High. Later, she earned a master’s degree in nutrition and ran her own business for ten years. Most recently, Leslie has written personal essays for online magazines such as Huffington Post, and Maria Shriver. She loves dogs and besides having two adorable Labradors, she is a member of The Alliance of Therapy Dogs and has volunteered at her local animal shelter. Leslie lives in the Los Angeles area and has two sons, and a husband she’s been with since college. This is her debut novel.
