Also, the house featured in the book was based on the childhood home of a friend of mine who grew up in Sewickley. There’s a lot of music references in the book that I chose because it was music that was personally meaningful to me at the time.
Did you draw any inspirations from your personal life for Sweet Water?ĬR: Sweet Water flashes back to the 1990s, the time period when I grew up. TM: Many authors often put pieces of themselves into their characters and story. My personal journey included ten years, three literary agents and four different submitted manuscripts before I found my match(es). Publishing is so subjective and in order to become published you need to find an agent and an editor who both love your work, and that’s a tough process. Although, I’d like to think of it more as finding your “match” than being rejected. I don’t know any authors who haven’t struggled with rejection. TM: Speaking about your journey as an author, how was the experience in getting your first novel published? Did you have to deal with the struggles of rejection that many other authors experience?ĬR: Absolutely. I decided to write a full-length novel with a similar premise closer to home in Sewickley, one of the nicest wooded suburbs in the Pittsburgh area. The idea of knowingly leaving a body behind in the woods was one that stuck with me long after the short story was published. TM: Sweet Water offers a great crime/psychological thriller! Where did the idea for the story begin?ĬR: The idea for Sweet Water was inspired by my first published short story, “Geneva on The Lake.” It’s part of a compilation of short works in the Mindful Writer’s anthology called Into The Woods.
I remember being in grade school and realizing most kids stopped at reading stories and didn’t attempt to write them and feeling strange about it, like, “Oh, you don’t do this too…”
I enjoyed watching movies and reading books as a child and writing stories was just a natural extension of that for me. TM: As far as your career in writing goes, what made you decide to pick up the pen and pursue a career as an author?ĬR: I didn’t decide to become a writer it’s just something I’ve always done.
How are you feeling on the eve of your novel’s release?ĬARA REINARD: I’m thrilled it’s finally here! It means a lot to me to debut in 2021 because I think it’s going to be a transformative year and Sweet Water is launching right at the beginning of it. THRILLER MAGAZINE: Thank you for agreeing to this interview, and congratulations on the release of your debut novel.
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