Debutante Blog Tour: Sydney Salter

Book: My Big Nose And Other Natural Disasters
Author: Sydney Salter - sydneysalter@mac.com
Release: 4/1/09

About My Big Nose And Other Natural Disasters

Seventeen-year-old Jory Michaels wakes up on the first day of summer vacation with her same old big nose, no passion in her life (in the creative sense of the word), and all signs still pointing to her dying a virgin. In spite of her driving record (it was an accident!), Jory gets a job delivering flowers and cakes to Reno's casinos and wedding chapels. She also comes up with a new summer goal: saving for a life-altering nose job. She and her new nose will attract a fabulous boyfriend. Jory survives various summer disasters like doing yoga after sampling Mom's Cabbage Soup Diet, enforced-mother-bonding-with-crazy-nose-obsessed-daughter night, and discovering Tyler's big secret. But will she learn to accept herself and maybe even find her passion, in the creative (AND romantic!) sense of the word?

About Sydney Salter

Sydney Salter held a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer, including her brief stint delivering pies and flowers, wrecking vans, and destroying wedding cakes in Reno, Nevada. Sydney now lives in Utah with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and two big Bernese Mountain dogs. She loves reading, writing, traveling, and, of course, baking and decorating cakes (but not driving them anywhere).

Additional Details

o Author Web site: http://www.sydneysalter.com

o Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Big-Nose-Other-Natural-Disasters/dp/0152066438/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228154257&sr=8-1

NOW TIME FOR THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!

1. If you had to kill off one of your characters which one would it be? Why him/her?

Hmm. Tricky question for someone who writes humorous YA. I guess Ass Grabber would have to go. He's the kind of guy who always gets his due in horror movies.

2. Would you consider having this character come back from the dead? Why or why not?

Only if he came back as one of those really, really slow zombies. So girls could keep out of his undead reach! No one wants zombie ooze on their favorite jeans.

3. What's the strangest thing eaten in the course of your book? (If it's brains you get ten bonus points!)

My main character's mother goes on all kinds of wacky diets--cabbage soup cleanses, etc. But she never thinks of the brains only diet plan. I'm sure it would deliver results!

4. Random sharing time, what do you want my zombie-blog-author readers to know about your book?

My book does not contain any zombies, but I hope it will make you laugh. And it's completely safe to read before bed!

Thanks Sydney!

(And it's also safe to read poolside. I had "Big Nose" along for my spring break trip and really enjoyed it. It was just what the doctor ordered-funny and sweet, but with some deeper things going on too. Congrats on a great book!)

Stacey Jay