"I've written three more novels since I signed with my agent." I was rejected by agents for the first two books, but ‘The Loose Ends List’ got lots of agent attention," she said. "Agents get thousands of query letters and it's really tough to get an agent's attention. To query a book means to send out letters to potential agents, describing the premise of the book and asking for representation. She said she wrote two novels, queried them and didn’t get an agent. "It's very difficult to get a book published," Firestone said. She went to William Smith College and got a bachelor’s degree in English and anthropology and then a master’s degree in Teachers to Speakers of Other Languages from Columbia University Teacher's College. A poignant and important story about compassion, love, and the decision to live life on your own terms – right up to the very last minute."įirestone lived in Herkimer as a child until moving to Ilion, where she graduated from Ilion High School in 1988. Best of all is the achingly romantic love story that unexpectedly blossoms between Maddie and a fellow shipmate and lends the story much-appreciated moments of passion and levity. "The story is made all the richer by a cast of quirky supporting characters …. "Maddie’s first-person account is filled with humor and fun, introducing readers to a raunchy, heartwarming and endearingly dysfunctional family," said a Kirkus Review about the book. According to the author’s website, the grandmother has "booked the family on a secret death-with-dignity ship called the Wishwell, as the grandmother has terminal cancer and is determined to leave the world in her own way - and give her family an unforgettable summer of dreams-come-true in the process.”įirestone, who now lives in Connecticut, has earned praise for her book, which is aimed at older teens. The story is about 17-year-old Maddie O’Neill Levine, whose grandmother is also her go-to confidante. On Tuesday, the local native’s first published novel, "The Loose Ends List," was released. "(I) realized it was time to do something with my manuscripts," she said in an email interview earlier this week. HERKIMER - Carrie Firestone says she’s always been a writer, but it wasn’t until she turned 40 that she decided to write professionally.
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