Replica Vedetelor: Spune-ne care au fost partile cele mai interesante din experienta scrierii romanelor "Uniti pe vecie" ("Forever, Interrupted") si "Maybe in Another Life".  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Pana in prezent, partile preferate din aceste experiente o reprezinta chiar feedback-urile pe care le-am primit de la cititori si impactul pe care l-au avut cele doua povesti asupra lor. A scrie un roman poate fi in acelasi timp o provocare, dar si o recompensa! Imi amintesc ca am avut o perioada mult mai benefica scriind pentru prima oara povestile, in starea lor bruta, decat procesul de editare.

Replica Vedetelor: Ce te inspira atunci cand scrii un roman?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Cand am scris "Uniti pe vecie" ("Forever, Interrupted"), am fost inspirata chiar de mariajul meu. Mi-a fost intotdeauna teama ca imi voi pierde sotul, asa ca mi-am focusat aceste slabiciuni in scrierea unei carti care arata o alta latura a durerii pierderii persoanei iubite.

Cand am inceput sa scriu "Maybe in Another Life", m-am bazat pe conceptul destinului si al sansei. Am vrut sa explorez un subiect care imi dadea voie sa jonglez cu aceste idei si am fost intotdeauna fascinata de povestile cu unul sau mai multe universuri paralele. Asa ca, m-am decis sa scriu si eu genul acesta de roman!

Replica Vedetelor: Adaptezi povestea celui de-al treilea volum ("After I do" - in pregatire la editura Leda) pentru un serial de televiziune. Ce vei schimba fata de povestea originala? Cunosti deja numele actorilor care vor juca in serial?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Este inca devreme sa vorbim despre numele actorilor deoarece lucrez la episodul pilot. Vor exista mici schimbari fata de carte, personajele vor fi mai condensate, iar povestile nu vor urmari complet firul original al romanului. Totusi ideile originale si personajele principale vor ramane la fel. De-abia astept sa vad ce va iesi!

Replica Vedetelor: Cum jonglezi de la un roman la altul?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Incerc sa ma limitez la scrierea unui roman pe o perioada si nu lucrez in paralel la alte proiecte. Orarul meu cuprinde, de regula, cate un lucru pe care il duc la bun sfarsit. Uneori mai trebuie sa sar de la o poveste la alta, dar cand ajungi sa te obisnuiesti cu propriile personaje, acest lucru nu mai este dificil.

Replica Vedetelor: Ai un loc preferat in care iti petreci timpul scriind? Cate saptamani/luni iti ia sa termini o poveste?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Iubesc biroul pe care il am acasa. Cand vremea este frumoasa, pot sa imi deschid larg usile biroului care dau spre curtea din spate si ma simt ca si cum as scrie in aer liber.

Intregul proces de publicare al unei carti din starea ei originala pana la cea finala ia aproximativ un an, dar primul draft il scriu in patru-sase saptamani.

Replica Vedetelor: La ce lucrezi in acest moment?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Cartea se numeste "One True Loves" si va aparea in America in luna iunie. Este povestea unei femei care se marita cu iubitul ei din liceu, insa, avionul in care el se afla dispare de pe radar si toti il considera mort. Multi ani mai tarziu, dupa ce ea si-a refacut viata, logodindu-se cu altcineva, el este gasit in viata, gata sa se intoarca acasa. Sunt foarte mandra de aceasta carte si de-abia astept sa primesc parerile cititorilor mei.

Replica Vedetelor: Care crezi ca este secretul succesului?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Este o intrebare dificila! Cred ca personal, secretul succesului a fost faptul ca mi-am pastrat o opinie. Muncesc din greu sa imi duc ideile la capat si nu las alte persoane sa intervina cu pareri despre ce ar trebui schimbat. Totusi este foarte greu! Mereu aud voci care imi spun ca ar trebui sa schimb ceva, sa fac un lucru diferit, dar incerc sa le argumentez alegerile, astfel ramanand sincera cu mine.

Replica Vedetelor: Care este mesajul tau pentru cititorii romani?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Multumesc pentru suportul vostru. Faptul ca romanele mele au ajuns atat de departe inseamna enorm de mult pentru mine!

 

In continuare veti gasi interviul in engleza:

Replica Vedetelor: What was your favorite part of writing "Maybe in another life"? And "Forever, Interrupted"?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: So far, my favorite parts of both experiences has been to hear from readers what the stories meant to them. Writing can be both challenging and rewarding and with both "Forever, Interrupted" and "Maybe in Another Life", I remember having a much better time writing the first drafts than the editing process. 

Replica Vedetelor: What inspired you in writing these books?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: With "Forever, Interrupted", I was inspired by my own marriage. I was really scared of losing my husband and I channeled all that fear and sat down to write a book about coming out the other side of grief. 

With "Maybe in Another Life", I was excited by the concepts of fate and chance. I wanted to explore a story that allowed me to play with both of those ideas directly. And I've always been fascinated by stories with parallel universes! So I wanted to write one myself.

Replica Vedetelor: You're adapting your second book, "After I Do" for Freeform, will there be any major changes? Do you already know who is going to play the main characters or is it too early?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: It is too early to know about casting but I am working on the pilot at the moment. There will be small changes from the book, characters being condensed, storylines not following the exact pattern of the book. But the larger ideas and main characters are the same. I'm very excited about it!

Replica Vedetelor: How do you juggle writing that many different stories with its different characters?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: I try to limit myself so that I am not working on too many stories at the same time. My schedule is often working on one thing until it's at a place where I can hand it off to someone else, and then picking up another and doing that until it's done. Occasionally, I have to jump from thing to thing but at some point you learn your characters so well it's not too hard.

Replica Vedetelor: How long does it take to finish a book? Do you have a place that inspires you while you're writing?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: I love my office in my home. When the weather is nice, I can open up my doors to my backyard and it feels as if I'm writing half-outside. 

It takes me a year to get a polished draft of a book. That's from the seed of the idea to having it fully ready to publish. But the first drafts take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks.

Replica Vedetelor: Can you share anything with us about your next books/projects?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: I have another book coming out this June in the US, called "One True Loves". It's about a woman who marries her high school sweetheart only to have his plane go missing. Years later, after she has become engaged to someone else, he's found alive, ready to come home to her. I'm very proud of it and eager to share it with readers.

Replica Vedetelor: What do you think the secret is to success?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: That's a hard one to answer! I think, for me, I've done well by being true to my voice. I work hard to do my thing and not let what other people think of me interfere too much. It's hard, though! I hear those voices telling me I should be doing things differently. I just do my best to quiet them and keep being me. 

Replica Vedetelor: Do you want to send a message to your Romanian fans?  
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Yes! Thank you so much for all of your support. It means the world to me to be able to share these books with people so many miles away. Mulțumesc foarte mult! (Did I get that right?)