Who is your favorite author? What do you think you’ve learned from them and use in your own writing? Which authors have inspired me? Ernest Hemingway for his terseness, Marge Piercy for her ability to get into people’s heads, and Robert Pirsig for showing me the value of a journey.
Which one of your characters keeps you up at night? Hannah, the heroine from my book Triptych. She’s a good-hearted character who deserves a break.
Which one of your characters has changed the most? Jake Ferry, from my book Depression Carpenter. The book is about the changes to his character over the course of a long road trip.
Which book was you most excited to release? I was most excited to release Commune, a piece of boomer, ensemble fiction.
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Thank you for the Q&A. What or who inspired you to be a writer?
No one and nothing inspired me to be a writer. I felt somewhat gifted and believed I could do it. There’s so much traditionally published material that is awful, I thought I could write better material. I’m not trying to sound conceited, just practical.
I have a feeling I could relate to your character, Hannah. Do you create your characters from people you may know? Or are they created based on yourself?
My characters are about 50/50 — half from people I know and half just out of the air. Hannah, as it happens, is the only character in any of my books that is based on me, so it’s interesting to me that you picked her out.
I am not a writer, and I don’t have just ONE favorite author. Some of my favs though are: Krisen Day, Moriah Densely, Pamela Clare, Bertrice Small.
Amy, your tastes seem eclectic with a slant toward strong heroines. I applaud your taste!
really liked these questions. as a reader i don’t always think about how a character may have changed the author. that can explain sometimes why the tone might change, if the author has been changed somehow
Marcy, I think that’s extremely insightful.
Are there any specific genre of books you like to read?
I love non-fiction. I love biographies and autobiographies. I love how-to books! I love to read cookbooks. I read them like novels. I spent years reading the classics and am “classic’d out” at the moment. But all of these are good groundings for working with your own material. Lee Ann, thank you for asking.
Ernest Hemingway is great writer. I love his style. Thanks for sharing.
Amy, thank you for stopping by.
Thanks for letting us know a little bit about you and also for the contest!
Loraine, good luck to you, contest-wise and otherwise.
Great to meet you on this stroll. Thanks for sharing these snippets into your author’s mind. Can’t wait to read more about your books!
You’re very kind. Thank you.
It has been great reading about you! Thank you!!
Shannon, I’m glad you found me.
I’m a fan of Ernest Hemmingway too! Do you have any advice when it comes to writing? Also, thank you so much for sharing!
Sabrina, I never give writing advice, and I’ll tell you why. Whenever I read other people’s advice, they’re basically saying: “This is how I did it.” Their method may not be my method, or your method. Please stay in touch and let me know how you’re doing with it.
which of your characters most resemble you?
Patty, the character that most resembles me (and who was based on my own life) is Hannah, from Triptych. Risa, the Jewish cowgirl in my book, Cowgirl, vaguely resembles me in that we have the same cynical attitude about life. All of my books showcase my dry sense of humor and my minimalist writing style.
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