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Some people have difficulty with certain fabrics on their skin. ItвЂ™s too much to process and can make the world feel unbearably overwhelming at times. Sounds and touches and tastes, even light, collide in a way that overloads the brain.

The best way I can explain it is to think of a sensory processing disorder as a traffic jam of the senses. Can you share with us exactly what it is? Lou, TUNE IT OUTвЂ™s main character, has a sensory processing disorder.

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SheвЂ™s tough and also heartbreakingly vulnerable and these women know how to rock that complexity. LouвЂ™s music was an eclectic mix of Patty Griffin, Dolly Parton, and Pink. I have certain songs and styles of music that I associate with each of my characters and if I donвЂ™t know where to go next or I start to feel disconnected from a character, IвЂ™ll put something on that reminds me of them. However, I listen to music as IвЂ™m plotting and also when I get stuck. WellвЂ¦IвЂ™m home writing with three kids, so I need whatever level of quiet I can get. They make you feel a truth you knew deep down, but never recognized until the moment you read it on a page.Дo you listen to music when you write? Or do you need quiet? Or can you listen to music during some parts of your creative process, but not others? I believe really great books do this as well. Everyone has a favorite song that the minute you hear it, you think, yes, this is me, this is my experience and I couldnвЂ™t have said it better myself. They allow you to explain the unexplainable through movement and sound. I think thereвЂ™s something about music and theater both that open you up to parts of yourself you might never have recognized. She took a risk on me and I am so grateful. And it was all due to my theater teacher, Paula Flautt. My senior year, I did an independent study where I wrote a one-act play that I was able to cast, direct, and put on for the entire school. I tended to stick backstage and worked as assistant director on all the plays. I love musical theater (she says with jazz hands)! ItвЂ™s where I first found my home and my people in high school. Have they played a big role in your own life? Music and musical theater play a big role in the book. This is LouвЂ™s journey to find her own voice and take ownership of what she lets define her. This is where she finally attends school regularly, makes her first real friend, joins the theater class, and begins to understand her SPD. When Child Protective Services separates the mother-daughter duo, Lou is sent to live across the country with her aunt and uncle. The catch is, Lou also has an undiagnosed sensory processing disorder that makes performing nearly impossible. TUNE IT OUT is the story of twelve-year-old Lou Montgomery who has the voice of an angel and a mother who wants to make her a star. My first, ROLL WITH IT, came out last year. The love of language has carried me through all my jobs. Before I was a writer, I taught high school English for over a decade and before that I worked in New York at a small publishing house in Chelsea. IвЂ™ve written articles and essays for the New York Times and the Washington Post, but my heart lies in middle grade fiction. I am so very happy to be here, Jarrett! IвЂ™m a writer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Hi there, Jamie! Thanks for swinging by the MG Book Village to talk about your new novel, TUNE IT OUT! Can you tell us a bit about yourself and the book?