This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Elsie Silver, the author behind the bestselling Chestnut Springs and Rose Hill series — and the upcoming Fever Dream. From single-dad romances to emotional healing, Elsie opens up about her writing process, living on the West Coast, and the moment she found out Chestnut Springs is coming to Netflix.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction & Elsie’s new dog!
1:22 Chesnut Springs coming to Netflix
4:35 Shutting your brain off
6:27 The spark behind writing single-dad romances
14:57 Hardest book Elsie has written
16:42 Separating from “reader voices”
19:03 What does Elsie read?
20:18 Rose Hill inspiration
22:50 West Coast vs Toronto
23:59 Does Elsie write with the audiobook in mind?
28:06 How the new series will sound
29:16 Wild Card synopsis (no spoilers)
31:18 Crafting an age-gap / ex-boyfriend dad trope
35:54 Body positivity in Wild Card
38:37 Working with a therapist while writing
40:10 Research for Wild Card
41:19 Ending Rose Hill Series
44:23 What’s next?
46:55 New publisher
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