Natasha Tynes
Author Interview - Natasha Tynes
Author I draw inspiration from: Jhumpa Lahiri
Author Interview - Natasha Tynes
Favorite place to read a book: The beach, where else!
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Kya Clark from Where the Crawdads Sing
Author Interview - Natasha Tynes
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I have always known that I was going to be a writer. I knew it very early on in my life. My elementary school teachers were the first to notice that I had a knack for words, and I always received compliments on my writing. That’s why I pursued journalism as a career, because I was attracted to the writing aspect. I only started writing fiction in my late twenties after I read a profile of the author Yiyun Li in the Washington Post. I was really impressed by the fact that when she moved to the US she hardly knew any English, and that she first majored in science, then later on switched her major, pursuing her love for writing. I started by taking writing workshops then began writing short stories. When some of them were published in journals, I got encouraged and started working on my debut novel.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback
The last book I read: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Author Interview - Natasha Tynes
Pen & paper or computer: Computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Asya from Ahdaf Soueif’s In the Eye of the Sun
Author Interview - Natasha Tynes
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a: Chef
Favorite decade in fashion history: The 80’s of course
Place I’d most like to travel: Paris
My signature drink: Gin and tonic
Favorite artist: Sia
Number one on my bucket list: Rent an RV, and drive across country for a month
Anything else you'd like to add: If you are an aspiring author, remember resilience and discipline are what you need. Talent is good to have, but it’s not the only thing that will make you successful
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Author Interview - Natasha Tynes
