Exclusive interview with the author:

1) Which authors/books are you most influenced by?

When I was a kid, I love Madeline Le Engle and her amazing book A Wrinkle in Time. It was the first book to really transport me to another world(literally). As I got older and began writing, I realized how hard she had to work to find a publisher willing to take a risk on her work. I’m so glad she believed in her work enough to keep going even when everyone turned her down.

2) If Oprah invited you onto her show to talk about your book, what would the theme of the show be?

The Trouble With Twin Sisters!

3) Since becoming a writer, what’s the most exciting thing to ever happen to you?

My second book Shackled was nominated for the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award and I went to the awards gala to find out who won in New York City! I felt so privileged to be there!

4) When did you start to write? What motivated you? What was your first story about?

I’ve always dabbled in writing but I began writing my first full length novel in 2010. I was motivated by my son who when in struggling with a really hard class claimed that “I never done anything really hard like he was doing.” Realizing he wasn’t alive when I struggled through college, I promised him I would write a book so he could see me doing something that was super tough for me. Seven months later Unbreakable Love was finished. Unbreakable Love is a tender love story about a guardian angel that has to save the girl he loves, but cannot touch her or tell her who he is.

5) What genre have you not yet written but really want to try?

I’ve actually already started on a futuristic trilogy and I’m so excited to try my hand at something so different than my first three contemporary books!

About the author:

Angela Carling is the author of three contemporary YA novels, Unbreakable Love, Shackled, and Becoming Bryn. She is notorious for singing in public bathrooms and eating the frosting off cake and cookies, but leaving the rest. When she’s not writing YA novels, she’s rollerblading, shopping or dreaming of more sleep. Visit the author online at http://www.AngelaCarling.com