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Hello Greer Hendricks my name is Tyler helt. Do you have a dog what ‘s it’s name and breed?
Greer Hendricks I have two dogs. Havanese named Rocky. And a Cocker Spaniel, Cooper.
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Not a question (?), just a thank you for writing such a page-turner, THE WIFE BETWEEN US. I'm excited about delving into AN ANONYMOUS GIRL! (
Greer Hendricks Thank you! We hope you love it!
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Greer Hendricks We are so glad you enjoyed the book. We tend to lean more towards psychological mayhem vs. physical. If you read our first collaboration, THE WIFE BETWEEN US there is some physical violence, but again it's more emotional. We do love to create visceral, palpable tension and are so happy that worked for you.
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I just finished An Anonymous Girl after I selected it as my book of the month. I sat down this morning, and read it cover to cover. Every plan I had for the dissipated as I just could not put this book down. How do you think up and imagine all the plot twists, turns? Do you already have them in mind, or do the ideas come to you as you write? Thank you!
Greer Hendricks We are so glad you loved it! We brainstorm for months before we begin to write. Our favorite phrase is "What If?" With that said, often the twists and turns evolve and change once we begin the writing process.
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I just wanted to say that both The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl were wildly imaginative and extremely interesting reads! Are you planning on continuing writing together? 2/2 so far for me! I can't wait to see what else comes out in the future.
Greer Hendricks Thank you so much! We are absolutely planning to continue to write together. In fact we are currently hard at work on book 3 and the screenplay for THE WIFE BETWEEN US, which was acquired by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
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Hi Greer we are a book club in the Highlands of Scotland, we have just read The Wife Between Us and loved it. We have a question or two. Firstly, who wrote the ending? Did you both decide or did you write a chapter each? Secondly did one of your write the Nellie chapters and other the ‘new wife’ ones?
Greer Hendricks Thank you so much. Unlike any other writing duo that I know of, Sarah and I write every line together. We write daily (Monday-Friday) barring disasters with kids or dogs! Basically we are on google docs and google hangouts from 9-4 discussing each character, each scene and writing. On off hours (earlier or later) we will go into our manuscript separately and add edits in "suggested" mode.
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One person writing a novel is probably not as easy as some would make it seem. How do two people do it and make it into one cohesive narrative? Do you divvy up chapters? Is one of you speaking as Nelly and the other as Vanessa? Do you discuss the outline and agree on direction or is one the writer and one the idea person?
Greer Hendricks Thank you so much.Unlike any other writing duo that I know of, Sarah and I write every line together. We write daily (Monday-Friday) barring disasters with kids or dogs! Basically we are on google docs and google hangouts from 9-4 discussing each character, each scene and writing. On off hours (earlier or later) we will go into our manuscript separately and add edits in "suggested" mode.
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Hello. I finished reading "An Anonymous Girl" girl and I just wanted to say that I was hooked. I must admit that this was my first book that I have read from you and I was NOT disappointed. I look forward to reading more. :) P.S. Sorry, this wasn't a question. ?
Greer Hendricks Thank you! Please check out our first book, THE WIFE BETWEEN US. It spent nearly three month on the NY Times bestsellers list and has been optioned by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. It just pubbed in paperback.
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First let me say I loved this book. It was so good. I think my favorite of it’s kind in a long time. The ending blew me away. Did NOT see that coming. How did you decide to write such a good topic? It was great. Did I say I loved this book???
Greer Hendricks Sarah and I both studied journalism and psychology, which makes us curious students of human nature. Our goal was to write a psychological page-turner - one as twisty, complex, and fresh as possible. We are both drawn to strong, complicated female protagonists. There are rules to standard thrillers and mysteries, but since neither of us had written one, we didn’t know what the rules were - or that we would end up breaking them. Ultimately we wanted to explore how memories are colored by the lenses through which we view our worlds - and how people can share an experience but carry away markedly different perspectives and emotions. Hope this helps!
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love your book - The wife between us. kept me on the edge of my seat and I loved all the twists and turns in this book! working on any more?
Greer Hendricks Thank you so much for your kinds words. Sarah and I have another psychological thrilled, An Anonymous Girl, pubbing on January 8th! We are hard at work on a 3rd right now, as well as writing the screenplay for The WIFE BETWEEN US.
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then I am truly flattered. And I hope you read my book...it's even better than the cover, right? :-) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34803806-black-hearts-white-bones?from_search=true
Greer Hendricks Ha. I just looked up your book. I wonder if my publisher saw that!
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I've read and listened to the ARC, The Wife Between Us (first 4 chapters and complete audiobook). I have reviewed each on goodreads with the complete book easily getting a 5 Star rating. I have not read a fiction book that is this well written, provides entertainment, suspense, layers of plot surprises, and the tightest novel I've read. Did you and your co-author write daily for one year? I loved it.
Greer Hendricks Wow! Thank you so much. Sarah and I do try and write daily (Monday-Friday) barring disasters with kids or dogs! Basically we are on google docs and google hangouts from 9-4. On off hours (earlier or later) we will go into our manuscript separately and add edits in "suggested" mode. Although as we race to the finish line on our new book we've been putting in extra hours.
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I just wanted to say that I read your first 4 chapters and now dying to read the book when it comes out, Will there be more books like this one?
Greer Hendricks Yes! Next year. I hope you loved it.
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Hi Greer, I recently read The Wife Between us, and I loved it...It was fantastic. When are you coming out with your next book?
Greer Hendricks Thank you so much. Our next book is tentatively scheduled for January 2019! Sarah and I are madly trying to finish our first draft this week. It's another psychological thriller with strong female protagonists.
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