Carley Fortune

And it brought back a lot of feelings and nostalgia. And so I still go up there to visit my parents. And I also, every year, my husband and my sons and I stay at a cottage on a lake nearby. And it's where I start writing all of my books. I saw that. It's where I started to write One Golden Summer. And it's where I wrote Every Summer After. And I just love being at the lake so much.

And it brought back a lot of feelings and nostalgia. And so I still go up there to visit my parents. And I also, every year, my husband and my sons and I stay at a cottage on a lake nearby. And it's where I start writing all of my books. I saw that. It's where I started to write One Golden Summer. And it's where I wrote Every Summer After. And I just love being at the lake so much.

And it brought back a lot of feelings and nostalgia. And so I still go up there to visit my parents. And I also, every year, my husband and my sons and I stay at a cottage on a lake nearby. And it's where I start writing all of my books. I saw that. It's where I started to write One Golden Summer. And it's where I wrote Every Summer After. And I just love being at the lake so much.

It's where I feel like... I feel like I take a deep breath as soon as I like I step inside the cottage and I look at the water and it's like, ah, the air smells different.

It's where I feel like... I feel like I take a deep breath as soon as I like I step inside the cottage and I look at the water and it's like, ah, the air smells different.

It's where I feel like... I feel like I take a deep breath as soon as I like I step inside the cottage and I look at the water and it's like, ah, the air smells different.

Yeah, sure. Yeah, I love that.

Yeah, sure. Yeah, I love that.

Yeah, sure. Yeah, I love that.

It had this like slow build and then it made the list and was on for a while.

It had this like slow build and then it made the list and was on for a while.

It had this like slow build and then it made the list and was on for a while.

No, I feel pressure. You feel pressure? I wrote every summer after just for myself. I didn't intend to publish it when I started writing it. Yeah.

No, I feel pressure. You feel pressure? I wrote every summer after just for myself. I didn't intend to publish it when I started writing it. Yeah.

No, I feel pressure. You feel pressure? I wrote every summer after just for myself. I didn't intend to publish it when I started writing it. Yeah.

When I started, like I was about 14,000 words in and I was like, it's starting to feel like a book and I feel like I'm going to finish it. And, um, Then I sent the first few chapters to my best friend as I was still writing it. And she was like, you are going to be an author. And she was right. And she was so encouraging and just like she was certain. Yeah. And she's a huge reader. Oh, good.

When I started, like I was about 14,000 words in and I was like, it's starting to feel like a book and I feel like I'm going to finish it. And, um, Then I sent the first few chapters to my best friend as I was still writing it. And she was like, you are going to be an author. And she was right. And she was so encouraging and just like she was certain. Yeah. And she's a huge reader. Oh, good.

When I started, like I was about 14,000 words in and I was like, it's starting to feel like a book and I feel like I'm going to finish it. And, um, Then I sent the first few chapters to my best friend as I was still writing it. And she was like, you are going to be an author. And she was right. And she was so encouraging and just like she was certain. Yeah. And she's a huge reader. Oh, good.

She was a beta reader. She was one of the people that I sent the, when it was done, I sent her, her and three friends, the manuscript. I love that. Yeah. Yeah. So what were you doing before you started writing? I was a journalist for 16 years, but I wasn't writing. I was editing. So I, um, was assigning the writers and like coming up with the ideas for packages.

She was a beta reader. She was one of the people that I sent the, when it was done, I sent her, her and three friends, the manuscript. I love that. Yeah. Yeah. So what were you doing before you started writing? I was a journalist for 16 years, but I wasn't writing. I was editing. So I, um, was assigning the writers and like coming up with the ideas for packages.