Nat Amoore is a writer who is passionate about encouraging kids to read, write and explore their imagination without boundaries. In this Q&A, Amoore chats about everything from her latest book, The Right Way to Rock, to desert islands.
JK: Can you please give us a very quick intro to your new book The Right Way to Rock?
NA: Sure, I’d LOVE to. So, it’s the third and final (I think) book set in the ‘Watterson World.’ It follows Mac Cooper (who we very briefly met in The Power of Positive Pranking) who comes from a family who love rock! Mac however has a secret passion for Broadway Musicals. He joins a secret Broadway Society, meets a new friend and brings the town together to save the arts in the only appropriate way to end an epic trilogy – with Watterson: The Musical!
JK: Where did the idea for this book come from, do you have a musical background?
NA: I love music! I always have. I wouldn’t say I am particularly musical, certainly not as musical as I’d like to be but music makes me feel things in a way that I can’t really compare to anything else. I can’t sing, I played saxophone for a bit, I like to dance but I’m not amazing at it, I have OK rhythm, I can read music but not well, but I don’t care – I just LOVE even snagging a few roles that were more character-driven that needing an awesome singing voice (throwback to my Year 7 role as The Artful Dodger in Oliver!).
So, this book is a bit about that love of music but also a lot about finding your own tune and being brave enough to step out of the path that is expected of you. Mac’s fear of disappointing his mother is real and he needs to find a way to be himself despite that fear.
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