Posted by Suzanne McMinn on June 19, 2007
Wild day lilies, covering the roadsides in West Virginia right now….
Conversation with 16 about Secrets Rising:
16: “So what is your book about again?”
Me: “Well, there’s this town, and weird stuff happens.” (This is how I wanted to propose it to my editor, but she wanted more details. Odd.)
16: “Why does the weird stuff happen?”
Me: “There was this electric storm, rain and lightning–”
16: “So people were struck by lightning and got superpowers?”
Me: “No, they don’t have superpowers. Supernatural stuff HAPPENS.”
16: “Because of the storm?”
Me: “There was an earthquake DURING the electric storm and it created the perfect combination of atmospheric conditions and pressure. There were these positive ions that were released–”
16: “Do you even know what positive ions are?”
Me: “That is not the point.”
16: “Peter Parker got bitten by an arachnid. That’s why he got powers. I guess that makes as much sense.”
Me: “Exactly.”
9:59
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Love the conversation!
And what are positive ions anyway? 
10:58
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Love the pics!
12:50
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Does anyone know if West Virginia has ever actually had any kind of recordable tremors the last 100 years or so?
LeAnne
1:15
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Leanne—-Google “earthquake history in WV”. We do have ‘em !!
1:16
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Oh, the picure is lovely!
Hahaha! Love the conversation with the 16 year old. Trust kids to point out the faults in our reasoning when theirs is usually wonky anyway!
2:52
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Pretty pictures
3:19
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16 is right. Ions, arachnids, what’s the difference?
Alice
3:23
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ROFL re Spiderman and SECRETS RISING!
Love the pictures!!! Day lilies are some of my favorite flowers.
5:51
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GORGEOUS photo.
Great interview. I’m looking forward to the book.
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8:39
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I have some yellow lilies in my yard - so bright and pretty all of them. kids
8:48
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LOL! Too funny… I’ve given up trying to explain…
Cole
10:53
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I just love kids! Superpowers indeed.