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Q: If I had to compare Clark Evans to another work, what would I?

A: I’d have to say, Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks and A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis.

Q: Every story has a piece of the author. Which parts are most you?

A: Clark Evans and Kat McNamara are each a little part of me and a lot of and a lot more a combination of people I’ve met along the way. I will say, the parts of the story that are me can be seen in the musical choices of the characters (Sinatra) and the interactions of the characters being like that of an old movie.

Q: What’s your favorite part of the novel?

A: The relationship between Clark and his daughter. I knew when I was fleshing out the characters that Clark and his daughter were going to have the characteristics and bond of a loving, supportive father-daughter relationship. The kind every little girl wants to say at the end she had with her dad.

Q: Was there a particularly tricky part of the novel for you to write?

A: Yes. I had to do several re-writes on the part of Kat’s secret. It was too difficult for me on a personal level to include, but it is also an integral part of the story that it remained.

Q: How did you decide the characters names?

A: Clark Evans is a combination of one of my favorite actors of all time (Clark Gable), and Evans is the town I grew up in. Katharine McNamara was named after my favorite actress (Katharine Hepburn). .

Q: What would you like the reader to walk away feeling?

A: I’d like the reader to walk away, knowing they’re always loved. That no matter if you’ve lost a loved one, parted ways with friends/family, the bits and pieces of them that you hold dear is a part of you. And because of that, whether you can adequately convey their impact on your life or the grief of their loss, they will be in you for all those who meet you long after to experience. .

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