YA AUTHOR INTERVIEW: C.G. Drews (AKA Paperfury) ....again! Author of #LoveOzYA latest release, The Boy Who Steals Houses!

Welcome to another YA Author Interview for 2019!


Today, to mark the release date of her latest novel, The Boy Who Steals Houses, I have C.G.Drews (AKA Paperfury) on my blog for an interview.

And yes, she's been here before, but I was excited to find out how she's been feeling in the leadup to her second book's release into the world!
The Boy Who Steals Houses is actually my bookclub book this month, and I cannot wait to read it! :)

I hope you enjoy reading her answers as much as I did!
​Congratulations on your second book release, C.G.Drews!! 

C.G. DREWS Interview:
Questions asked by Poppy Nwosu.


I’ve already had C.G Drews AKA Paperfury on my blog before, but as her newest novel is about to be released in April 2019, The Boy Who Steals Houses, I wanted to celebrate my excitement over this new release by hosting her all over again! So here we go!

• So to start with I wanted to ask how you are feeling as a second time author? Is it easier the second time around? Harder? I am very keen to know! Tell me about your emotions!

C.G. DREWS:
Oh there are sooo many emotions seeing my second book about to hit the shelves. I still have a lot of "pinch me is this real" feels! Having A Thousand Perfect Notes out was just such a surreal dream come true, so knowing The Boy Who Steals Houses is going to be tucked neatly onto a shelf next to it makes me nearly cry with happiness! It's been easier and harder to be honest. Easier, in that I knew a bit more of how publishing worked. Harder, because of the pressure of hoping TBWSH does as well as my debut.

• Out of your published (and very soon to be published) novels, do you have a favourite character? Why that one?

C.G. DREWS:
Aww, choosing between my kids is too hard!! I have so much love for them all (um, well, barring my villains? they can go fall into the ocean), but a definite soft spot for Avery, who is Sam's older brother in The Boy Who Steals Houses.

• I can’t wait to read The Boy Who Steals Houses, which looks amazing! I am particularly interested in the plot of this one, because it seems like such a novel idea, but actually I saw you recently mention it is a gender-bent goldilocks retelling and that fascinated me very much. I love the idea of taking something old and turning it into something unrecognisable and new. Do you often take inspiration from existing stories?

C.G. DREWS:
I am obsessed with retellings so it's usually my go-to when plotting books. I actually was inspired by Cinderella for my debut (although that inspiration was very loose) and I'd love the chance to do a Sleeping Beauty or Peter Pan retelling someday!

• The book cover for your new release, The Boy Who Steals Houses, is very gorgeous, and I’ve read that your cover designer placed a few special details in there from the novel, is that correct?  

C.G. DREWS:
Yes! The keys on the cover have a lot of meaning as Sam collects keys secretly from all the houses he's broken into. They're his wishes, his promises, that one day he'll have a house of his own. Of course this means he's also carrying around very damning evidence of his criminal life, which isn't the best idea...

• Talking about book covers, other than your own books, can you name your top three book covers? (It’s okay if they aren’t your favourite books, just your favourite covers!)

C.G. DREWS:
As a bookstagrammer, I'm totally obsessed with gorgeous covers haha. So some I particularly adore are: The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater, The Wicker King by K. Ancrum, and Circe by Madeline Miller!


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• If your biggest dream was originally to be a published author (I’m making a presumption here 🙂  ), what is your new dream now?

C.G. DREWS:​
It definitely was my Ultimate Life Goal. And it feels weird to have actually achieved that already!? But I've got more writing-shaped dreams...I'd love to be a bestseller (I mean don't all we writers wish for that haha) and have a book out in hardcover. And I'd love to have a favourite author blurb my book. Going to England to meet my editor and agent would be amazing too.

• Have you got any other secret projects you are currently working on?

C.G. DREWS:
None that I can talk about yet! But I am definitely always working on something. I'm a bit of a workaholic when it comes to writing.
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Thank you so much for the interview Cait! :)

ABOUT C.G. DREWS:

C.G. Drews lives in Australia with an overworked laptop and the goal of reading every book in existence. Consequently, her brain has overflowed with words and she spends her days writing novels to make you laugh or cry (or both).

She never sleeps and believes in cake for breakfast. Author of A Thousand Perfect Notes and The Boy Who Steals Houses with Hachette UK.


CONNECT WITH C.G. DREWS:

• Instagram
• Website
• Twitter

​Thanks heaps for reading! :)

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