Q&A with Sharon Wishnow

From my Q&A with Sharon J. Wishnow, author of The Pelican Tide: A Novel:

How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?

I tell authors I know not to become hooked on their book title because chances are, it'll change. My original title for The Pelican Tide was axed by my agent. She renamed it and I hated it. It knew I'd have another chance if it was sold. And I was right. I feel the title does a 75% job of clueing readers into themes of the story, it deals with an ocean setting and there is most definitely a pelican. The word tide also evokes change and my characters face a lot of change. However, the other 25% of the book is about an oil spill and a hot sauce competition.

What's in a name?

Names are everything in my story and...[read on]

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Q&A with Sharon J. Wishnow.

--Marshal Zeringue