Rebekah Wagner Interview Published on: 04, Nov 2019

I moved a couple of times growing up but I always ended back up not at a specific place but back to the area where the majority of my family is from. My mom raised my brother and I as a single parent with the help of my grandparents and we lived with them off and on for years until I became a teenager. I absolutely loved it because my grandparents lived on a farm so I was never really bored. I didn’t have electronics, instead I got to do a lot of outdoor things and the summers were always fun. From potato picking, playing in the creek, helping my pappy bail hay to even helping can homemade vegetables. I look back today and think to myself “Man I miss those days.”

My time at East is a story in its self. I had good times and I had bad times. I don’t really have a favorite memory of graduating per say, I was just happy to graduate because doctors said I never would but I did. I graduated with a 3.8 GPA. At the time I didn’t think I would ever miss high school but since I had to quit college due to my brain issues I do. I miss the staff, the classes, the sitting in one certain spot in the hall with a book.

I started The Everlasting Love my junior year of high school and it came from a bunch of random things put together. I always said that I was either going to be a singer, or a writer when I grew up or when I finally finished it I knew I wanted the world to see it. I got rejected a few times by traditional authors but then I met someone who was an author and her and I had a long conversation and her words and advice is what helped me get the ball rolling.

I have always loved to read, Growing up I would read anything and everything I could get my hands on. But when it comes to where I get my ideas from honestly, it comes from random ideas in my head. I can be doing something and a word, sentence, phrase or even a name with just pop into my head and it comes from there. I’ll pull out a sheet of paper and it seems like the story just puts its self together.

I don’t specifically write in the crime fiction category, actually I wouldn’t classify my books as that at all. I love multiple genres and styles therefore I write with multiple genre’s and styles. For example if you read The Everlasting Love series you will see that book one can be classified as a fantasy, romance teen drama as the second book can be classified as more of a fantasy, action drama. Each one of my books has their own genre.

Visiting Heaven is an inspirational dedication fiction. I wrote it in memory of my nanny/grandmother who passed away. The book may be fiction but every emotion that Tori felt I felt. Some things in the book were based on true facts, mainly all the details about Tori’s nanny and their relationship. Visiting Heaven is basically a wish that everyone who has lost someone wants. I know I would do anything to have one more moment with my nanny.

Wow the question has finally been asked. I have been waiting on this question since the book was published. I created Hannah as how I wish I could see myself if the book was real. As for the name you can thank Lisa Frank for that one. When I started the book I had two stuffed animals that were through Lisa Frank and one was named Hannah and the other was named Cherry. So that night as I was putting down my ideas I just put the two names together.

I really don’t do research unless I am using an actual place, person or location in my books. I like to make up my own places and things.

Never give up, keep trying, make mistakes, and learn from it because Stephen King didn’t become a writing sensation over night. All good things come in time.

This is a tough one; well I have three in mind right off the top of my head. It would have to be between Night, Bubba or Rebel. I say Night because who wouldn’t love to have a half witch half vampire best friend? Bubba is a laid back troll in the first book and I think just his personality in the book would make him very interesting to talk to in the real world. Rebel now I would absolutely love to have him in real life. He is a black cat that can shape shift into a black and white tiger. Who wouldn’t want that? Talk about a guard kitty.

No one likes bad book reviews but you can’t please everyone. I look at all book reviews as feedback and a way to help my writing be better.

High School Sweethearts is my nonfiction that talks about how I met my first love and how it affected all four of my years at East. Everything in that book is 100% true. I wrote that book not out of revenge but to help other young girls throughout their high school years.

I prefer alone because it helps me think more and easier. I can stay focused more and get more accomplished.

I have two books in progress, two totally different books, a mystery romance, and another fantasy. Look for them in the near future.

I have a big problem with promotion so I joined All Author because I thought it would help my fan base and get my books out more to the world and I was right. I absolutely love the website and the people that I have interacted with have been extremely nice.