 You can call her my friend, because that's exactly what Rachael Lundin is. She's also an accomplished professional, inspirational woman and now published author. Her new book, and first in her Young Adult series, The Chorus Chronicles, is due out this May. I was honored that she recently took some time to answer my curious questions about her writing journey.
1) How long have you been writing? I entered and took home honorable mention in my first writing contest in middle school for Born Captive, Died Free! It was the story of a horse as told from the perspectives of his different owners. I was pretty proud of myself and decided that I had reached the peak of my writing career. I didn’t try writing another story until 2005. Once I got started, I wrote all the time: on the bus, during lunch hours, and after the kids were in bed. My late husband, Charlie, was my biggest cheerleader. I entered my second writing contest the first year Write on the River hosted a contest and I took home first place with All Alone. It was fictional, but based on my experience as a six-year-old coming to terms with my parent’s divorce and feeling lost. A few years later, I entered the Write on the River contest again and this time got 2nd place for Road Trip, which was a true account of my sister and me renting a U-Haul to take our Grandmother’s body back to North Dakota for her funeral. 2) What is your story about and when can readers find it? Serenade of the Sasquatch is YA book that explores possibilities. What would happen if you randomly ran into a bigfoot in the woods? What if that bigfoot was on a quest? What if the whole reason you were in the woods was because you were trying to impress a girl? It is an adventure story that explores friendship and loyalty while solving a mystery. It will be available for purchase in May 2024. 3) How did you get the idea for your story? I have always loved books where the characters meet and interact with legendary creatures and I have felt cheated when a book hints of a creature like bigfoot in the woods, or a mermaid in the bay, but you don’t get to actually meet the creature. I figured if I felt that way, maybe someone else does, too. So, I wrote the book I wanted to read. 4) Do you have other stories like this? As a matter of fact, I’m currently working on the second book in the series. It is called Music of the Mermaids. I’m having a great time writing it. The plan is a 4 book series. 5) Where can readers find you? My webpage is RachaelLundin.com. I’m on Facebook under Rachael Lundin – Author Page. Come May, Serenade of the Sasquatch will be available through Amazon and bookstores will be able to order it for their shelves. 6) What books have you recently finished? What are you currently reading? What’s on your TBR list? Any recommendations for us? I’ve been obsessed by Sheila Turnage, who writes a delightful series in my genre starting with Three Times Lucky, The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, and The Odds of Getting Even. Also recently, I finished the Wildwood series by Ellis Carson and Colin Meloy, which takes place near Portland, OR. I recommend both these authors. Also, everything by Eoin Colfer.
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