Ep. 54: Sarah Pekkanen & Greer Hendricks (authors of You Are Not Alone)

<p><strong>In Episode 54, Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks (authors of <a href="https://amzn.to/3arQe3h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">You Are Not Alone</a>) go behind-the-scenes of their writing process, how they decided to write psychological thrillers, and share where their next novel is set (it’s not in New York City!).</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>The themes Sarah & Greer try to base every book around.</li> <li>The Sarah & Greer co-writing team origin story.</li> <li>How Sarah’s and Greer’s personalities are similar and different.</li> <li>The good, the bad, and the ugly about Sarah & Greer’s writing process…and how their process is different from many other co-writing teams.</li> <li>Sarah’s and Greer’s thoughts on whether writing together is more or less efficient than writing alone.</li> <li>How they decided to write psychological thrillers (vs. some other genre).</li> <li>How they work through their plot twists (and keep them from becoming outlandish).</li> <li>How they threw out the original first third of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3arQe3h" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">You Are Not Alone</a>.</li> <li>The book they’re working on now.</li> <li>The screenplay for <a href="https://amzn.to/2NGWZ7v" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Wife Between Us</a> that they’re currently working on.</li> <li>A bonus recommendation co-signed by all three of us.</li> <li>Where their next book is set…and it’s not New York City.</li> </ul> <h2>Sarah and Greer’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[25:59]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books They Love</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Greer:</strong> <a href="https://amzn.to/2XrJSgd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Before I Go to Sleep</a> by S.J. Watson | <a href= "https://amzn.to/2XrJSgd" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferre