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Submit your questions for All Unquiet Things author Anna Jarzab! She will be visiting Random Buzzers on January 4th 2010.

Posted Dec 14, 2009, 11:54:50 AM

What influenced you to write this book? What inspired you?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 12:49:58 PM

What is your favorite part of being an author ?
What was your inspiration for writing this book ?
What is your favorite part in this book ?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 01:19:05 PM

Anna Jarzab,

All Unquiet Things seems like a captivating read. Where did you come up with this idea? Death is so close at hand every day of our lives. Most people never even realize it's walking right beside them.  I used to be one of them until a friend of mine died. No one knows why and they haven't released the autopsy, so we're left to speculate. The search for the truth can sometimes be futile, and there are even times when the police seem not to care anymore. They chalk it up to whatever they have even if it isn't the real outcome.

So i look forward to reading All Unquiet Things

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 01:19:38 PM

Mystery stories are one of my favorite genres. Are there any particular mystery books, television shows, or movies that inspired you to write All Unquiet Things?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 01:23:26 PM

how long did it take you to write that book and what or who inspired you to write it?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 01:40:04 PM

Welcome to RandomBuzz, Ms. Jarzab! I was wondering. How do you go about writing on such a delicate topic as teen murder? I would ask you how everything is resolved in All Unquiet Things but I guess that's for me to find out. ;)

Good luck on this release and future ones!

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 01:45:52 PM

why did you choose to write a Young Adult book and what will the next book that you write be about?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 02:04:19 PM

Welcome to Random Buzz.  Your book All UNQUIET THINGS sounds good.  Murder mystery books are one of my favorites.  Did you get the idea for the book from a real event that happened?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 02:14:45 PM

Anna,

What do you think is your favorite movie of all time and why?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 02:28:41 PM

Hi Anna and welcome to our hive!!! As I read over the summary for "All Unquiet Things", I couldn't help but think of my old school. Most of the kids that went there were spoiled. Did you attend a high school like that too?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 03:09:29 PM

what was your inspiration for this book? Are there any real life experiences that had a part in this book or was it completely your imagination? who is your favorite character in this book? was writing this book very emotional for you? had you been planning this book for a while or did the plot just occur to you and you went with it?

Last Modified Dec 21, 2009, 03:38:08 PM

Dear Anna,

As an author, I'm sure you have to have some discipline when it comes to writing.
What do you do when you don't feel like it? Do you have a schedule of some sort?

Where do you find inspiration from?

What sort of books or genre's did you read growing up?

Did they influence your writing style?

How important do you think it is for teenagers to read?


How did you become a writer? Did you always want to write?


What's the best advice you've recieved when it comes to writing and taking criticism.

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 04:03:20 PM

Dear Ms. Jarzab,

What kind of music influences your writing?  And what advice do you have for young writers?  Thanks so much for taking the time to come down here and answer all our questions!

Lauren <3 :)

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 04:29:58 PM

Have you always wanted to be an author? Why?

What are some of your favorite books and authors?

What interesting places have you traveled to?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 04:46:58 PM

How did you get your novel published? I really like to write, but I'm unsure of the way to go about getting this book I'm writing published.
What was your inspiration for All Unquiet Things? How did you get the idea for it?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 04:58:54 PM

Hi!  What was it like to move from a suburb/car-centered culture like the SF Bay Area to public-transportation-centered New York City?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 05:21:56 PM

Welcome to Random Buzzers Ms. Jarzab!  All Unquiet Things sounds simply amazing!

May I ask how long did it take you to write All Unquiet Things?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 05:22:18 PM

Was the cover what you imagined it looking like?

Are you planning on doing anything special to celebrate the release of All Unquiet Things?

Which character in the novel can you relate to the most?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 05:23:13 PM

Sometimes I write short stories, although they are not very good yet, I tend to write better if I use people around me to represent the characters in my story, so I was wondering, Are there any characters in All Unquiet Things that represent the people around you?

Posted Dec 21, 2009, 05:32:42 PM