{Interview+G!veaway} The Weeping by O’dell Hutchinson

Today is the release day for The Weeping!!

Be sure to check out my review (it’s the post right below this one) and enter the giveaway below to win a signed copy of this awesome book! 

Thank you so much for being here today O’Dell and happy book birthday for The Weeping.

1. Describe The Weeping in twitter detail. (140 characters or less)

Boy kills friends in an accident. Boy goes to Oregon to start over. Boy meets girl. Ghost haunts boy. People Die.

   2. What was the inspiration behind The Weeping?

I spend a lot of time working at a local theatre (acting and directing). The theatre is almost sixty-years-old and has a lot of history. Some really weird things have happened to me while I was up there, some of which I can’t logically explain. I’m a huge fan of ghost stories, so I decided to write a book about a haunted theatre.

   3. Who was the hardest character to write and why?

I think I would have to say it’s a tie between Heath, my main character, and Catherine, the ghost who haunts him. There were so many levels to them both and so many different ways I could have taken the story based on who they are.

   4. The Weeping deals with dreams. What is the weirdest or creepiest dream you have ever had?

I tend to have a lot of weird dreams. The one that comes to mind had to do with me attending a party my friends were having in this old abandoned farmhouse. I went exploring and found myself in the basement. The door closed – and locked – behind me and I couldn’t get out. I found another door at the bottom of the stairs that I thought might lead out, but when I opened it there was this huge, monstrous baby inside that tried to eat me. (I told you I have some weird dreams)

   5. What is one thing that someone would be surprised to learn about you?

In college I was the co-director and co-choreographer of a hip-hop dance team. We were awesome.

   6. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I think I would have to say England. I’d love to visit London, Manchester, Liverpool – the whole country, really.

   7. Who is your favorite author?

This is really difficult, because I love so many. I’m not sure I can choose just one. I really love all of Laura Wiess’ books. I also really enjoyed Carrie Ryan’s “The Forest of Hands and Teeth” trilogy, and I love Cassandra Clare’s writing style and world building.

Thanks for having me!

Twenty years ago, Catherine Whitley was the victim of a horrible crime. Betrayed by her friends, including the boy she loved, she was left to die when the Rock Harbor Opera House caught fire, taking a disturbing secret with her to her grave.

Seventeen-year-old Heath Ingram was driving the night his Jeep careened off the road, killing three of his closest friends. Once a popular, outgoing athlete, Heath now suffers from severe depression and crippling anxiety. His parents decide to send him to stay with his uncle in Rock Harbor, Oregon for the summer, praying that by getting away he will be able to put this awful tragedy behind him.

When Heath starts working at the newly renovated Rock Harbor Opera House, he meets Molly, a young dancer who awakens in him a desire to start over and move on. But, when he begins having visions of a half-burned girl in a white dress, he starts to think he may be slipping even further over the edge.

As the apparent hauntings become more intense, Heath begins to fear for his safety. With the help of his friend Josie, Heath discovers an unsettling secret that ties the mysterious girl to both their families. When two of their friends die unexpectedly, Josie and Heath realize that something, or someone, is after the children of those who wronged Catherine, and they are next.

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