I know this because I nature journal, and on that day Joel made it into my notes. I guess that’s fitting. Someone like him needed to be birthed out in the woods. If you were to meet me, and I hope someday you do, you would not connect me with this story. I’m a wife, a mother, a nurse. The person who wrote this should’ve been a guy, first off, secondly he should be some militaristic strategist; that’s who you’d expect to see if you were to come to a book signing, not me. But I’m there, in every line. So if I don’t have the good fortune to meet you in person, I hope to see you in THE NEWSTEAD PROJECT.
What are you most proud of accomplishing so far in your life? Liking myself.
How has your upbringing influenced your writing? I was alone a lot, so my imagination had a chance to develop. My writing is really only a continuation of that.
When and why did you begin writing? On September 3, 2010, I was nature journaling and for some reason I started jotting down ideas about who Joel was and a little about Newstead. A lot has changed since then, but those two things have stayed the same.
What do you consider the most challenging about writing a novel, or about writing in general? That people don’t always understand what you’re trying to say, or they do understand and get offended.
Do you intend to make writing a career? I intend to make it a way of life.
What is your greatest strength as a writer? I am a visual person, so when I’m writing, the people and situations are very present and alive in my head. I just write what I see.
Can you tell us about your main characters? Joel has an inner strength and quietness, a deepness that no one seems to understand, not even him. Rachel is a bit different. She’s full of herself and insecure all at the same time. She’s human. She’s failable. She’s real.
Did you learn anything from writing this book and what was it? Writing is hard. It’s hard to put feelings into words, hard to put yourself out there. Because that’s what you’re really doing; you’re opening your soul for the world to see.
Will you write others in this same genre? This book is the first of a trilogy. After that, there are five stand-alone novels which are part of a collection called Newstead Anthem. They are all tied to the trilogy, but novels in their own right. I will follow these with one last book that will tie it all together. After that, I have no idea.
How much of the book is realistic? Every word.
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The Newstead Project
the giant.
Joel Cranston shouldn’t exist. He just doesn’t know that yet. He’s lived a pretty normal life for the last sixteen years. If you consider being almost seven feet tall and good at about every sport you’ve ever played normal. Normal ends the day Newstead shows up with an invitation to come to their school.
the school.
Newstead is a private high school in Central Vermont by the Green Mountains. It’s a great place to hide a few hundred people who shouldn’t exist while you train them to become tomorrow’s rulers, tomorrow’s dictators, tomorrow’s gods.
the unexpected.
Rachel Newell thinks she’s just passing through. She never stays any place more than four months and with Newstead so close to Weston, she has even more reason to make this her shortest stop ever. The last thing she expects is to have a reason to stay.
Together Rachel and Joel uncover the truth behind what is the newstead project.
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