The ’80s pop icon talks to EW exclusively about her first dive into fiction with This Bird Has Flown.
But she hasn’t put pen to paper as a fiction writer until now.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Why did you decide to write a novel?
Susanna Hoffs' ‘This Bird Has Flown’ novel debuts in 2023.Jonathon-Kingsbury
I dreamed one day of writing a novel of my own.
And then it hit me,If not now when?and I took the plunge!
How did the story come about?
‘This Bird Has Flown’ by Susanna Hoffs.
Will our own personal demons doom us from succeeding in our work?
I decided to make my protagonist a musician and songwriter because it’s a job I know well.
Was the character Tom Hardy inspired by the actor at all?He was in theWuthering Heightsadaptation.
What is your writing process like, and how is it different from writing music?
Writing the novel was a truly solitary act.
Whereas with songwriting, I’ve almost always collaborated with other musicians.
I wrote"Eternal Flame,“for example, with my dear friends Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.
I found the novel writing process truly exhilarating.
Music informed the journey.
It was essentially like playing with dolls in my imagination.
This Bird Has Flownwill be released April 4, 2023.
