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What drew you to Olivia & Fitz? 

I’ve watched Scandal from the beginning.  The chemistry those two have is amazing. - Steph

When they were sitting on the couch and the anguish on their faces, just drew me in. - Terrie

Their combustible chemistry. Is there any other reason?  - Lynn

Favorite kind of music or podcasts to listen to before/while you write? 

I have a collection of love songs on my Spotify account that I listen to.  It can be anywhere from R&B, Jazz, Blues, or some old school rap.  - Terrie

I don’t listen to podcasts as part of my process. I find them too distracting. My taste in music is all over the place. I have the same affinity for jazz or soul that I have for pop or indie. That’s not very helpful, I suppose, but it just boils down to whatever moves or inspires me. Would you believe that Pia Mia’s “Do It Again” inspired the one-shot that became No Regrets? She was a 19 year old youtube sensation at the time, and it was her summer smash hit (possibly her only hit) about a one night stand. Hey, I’m not proud. “Locked Away” featuring Maroon 5 inspired the gala scene at the end of that story. “Garden” by Emeli Sande played as I wrote the garden love scene in Pas De Deux, and “Dreamland” by Emilia Ali was playing when I wrote the scene that opens PDD Chapter 10. :-)  - Lynn

I actually have to be dead quiet when I write. - Steph

Favorite TV Shows/Movies

Stranger Things, Underworld series. - Terrie

Scandal, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, SVU, Grey’s Anatomy - Steph

TV: Gilmore Girls, House, Girlfriends, A Different World, Living Single, the travelogue adventures of Samantha Brown and Anthony Bourdain, Sense8, Queen Sugar, Greenleaf, Underground, House Hunters, House of Cards, Orange is the New Black; Movies I can watch repeatedly and not get bored: Pride and Prejudice, The Devil Wears Prada, Focus, Pretty Woman, Love Jones, Ever After, The Wedding Date, Trainwreck - Lynn

How do you describe your style of writing?

I usually write dramatic, love stories of Fitz and Olivia.  - Steph 

::hyperventilates:: I...don’t have one compact sentence to describe it. I suppose it’s because I choose words and sentence structure to suit whatever tone I’m trying to convey, while also considering the “voice” of the character whose point of view I’m writing. So, for example, if I’m writing something romantic, I use more flowing sentences, but choose words that I think the character whose head we’re in would actually use. If I’m trying to convey something tense or urgent, I’ll use more concise, clipped language and structure. If I need to drive an emotion home, or incite a reaction of some kind, I choose visceral language. Ugh, this sounds so clinical! But I promise it’s not. It just happens naturally. I’ve been called “poetic” and “evocative” by readers. I’ve also taken this super fun quiz: https://iwl.me/... the results of which told me I write like Stephen King, which contradicts the poetic thing. Haha. Love Stephen though. Do you guys follow him on twitter? Follow him. He’s one of my best friends in my head. And he’s woke. - Lynn

Free flow.  Sometimes I have notes jotted down, but most of the time I just sit down and let my mind take me places.  - Terrie

Favorite trope/scenario to read?  

Enemies to lovers, love at first sight. - Lynn

Anything that is not traditional Olitz. - Terrie

Fitz surprise visits.  - Steph 

Describe yourself in 5 words/phrases: 

Scandalholic, fantasy, idealist - Steph

You could give me 24 hours and the fate of the universe on my shoulders and I still couldn’t do this, hahaha. In a perfect world, my self is constantly evolving, so how about, in keeping with the theme of fifths, I choose something in iambic pentameter? “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” -Dr. Suess - Lynn

Adventurous, quiet, shy, funny, and loyal.  - Terrie

Anything else you’d like to share?

Just want to say how grateful I am that people have gravitated toward my stories, and they have given me hope to go further. - Terrie

Thank you guys so much for reading my stories!  - Steph

Ava DuVernay is my other BFF in my head. / Someday, when I’m confident enough in my knowledge of the era I choose (which will take years and years of research and development), I will write a historical fiction with a WOC heroine...possibly with elements of science fiction. - Lynn

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