#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 Netflix 4:35 Shutting your brain off 6:27 The spark behind writing single-dad romances 14:57 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 sound 29:16 Wild Card synopsis (no spoilers) 31:18 Crafting an age-gap / ex-boyfriend dad trope  35:54 Body positivity in Wild Card 38:37 Working with a therapist while writing  40:10 Research for Wild Card 41:19 Ending Rose Hill Series 44:23 What’s next?  46:55 New publisher FOLLOW US: Elsie Silver TikTok: 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 Book TikTok: 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 Shelf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en  Hosted by: Morgann Book Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston  Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston  Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi Edited by: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.