that, and it expands from there. I’m trying to think with Evangeline. I knew she was on the water, fishing. I saw her on a boat. And then, words and dialogue came. I wish I could be more systematic about it, but it’s really pantsing. But it’s even more instinctive and impulsive than that. Is this voice going to stick with me? Am I going to stick with it? I wish I was somebody who planned. I mean, once I have the characters, then I will sit down and do that rough outline. And then sort of take those two lines and connect. Filling in. It doesn’t work another way for me.
SRJ: So, what are you working on now?
JOS: (laughs) It’s kind of a 360. It’s more of a comedy, a fish out of water story about a girl who comes to a kind of broken-down town in the South and has preconceptions about what it’s going to be. It’s full of eccentric characters and crazy stuff happening. My agent said, “Oh, maybe it’s a palate cleanser for you,” because I felt like [Between Two Skies] is sad. I want to write something that’s fun. I don’t know if it’s for me or to publish. There’s a lot of pressure involved… but you can’t compare yourself to anyone else. There’s no such thing as a typical path to publishing. Everyone is different.
SRJ: Tell me more about that.