#20: Elsie Silver Reveals the Inspiration Behind Rose Hill

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 Netflix4:35 Shutting your brain off6:27 The spark behind writing single-dad romances14:57 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 sound29:16 Wild Card synopsis (no spoilers)31:18 Crafting an age-gap / ex-boyfriend dad trope 35:54 Body positivity in Wild Card38:37 Working with a therapist while writing 40:10 Research for Wild Card41:19 Ending Rose Hill Series44:23 What’s next? 46:55 New publisherFOLLOW US:Elsie SilverTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorelsiesilver?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorelsiesilver/?hl=en Find her books at Indigo: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/elsie-silver/ Find her books at Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/elsie-silver/_/N-30q8 Morgann BookTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook Off The ShelfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en Hosted by: Morgann BookCreated by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston Produced by: Stefanie MacchiusiEdited by: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.