Blog Interview Questions:
Pick any ten
- When did you know you wanted to be a writer? I’ve been serious about writing since I was 15. I have kept journals since I was 12, however. I guess that’s serious.
- How many rejections have you received? This is embarrassing. I’ve only received six rejection letters. How come so few? I don’t send out much….
- Tell me one thing about yourself that very few people know? I turned down a recording contract in the early 70s.
- What’s your writing schedule? Writing comes easily enough, the problem is that I play with the scenes through sleepless nights, sometimes for weeks, before I actually sit at the computer and write them. I can write 20 pages at one time if I am so moved. Trouble is, it takes a lot of time to get moving.
- What three things would you want with you on a desert island? Ah, the desert island bit. Let’s see. Three things? Water, food and a sturdy boat perhaps? I'm kind of practical that way.
- Who is your greatest cheerleader? My 91 year old mother keeps me writing. I never realized how much she read…but she has proofread and beta read all my work, even the early fantasies which she hated, but she read them anyway.
- What did you enjoy most about writing this book? The book is a continuation of my first published novel. I needed to get some things resolved and I loved the characters so much, I had to move them forward. I wanted the h/h of Glory Days to get married and I gave them twins to keep them out of the way so the new heroine could shine. It’s her story, I needed to give her my full attention, but I had to bring in the other characters because they were such fun.
- Who is your favorite character in your book? Dennis, the wounded war veteran is my favorite character. I am very familiar with PTSD and what happens to young people exposed to the ugliness of war. Dennis starts off broken…but he gets better.
- What was the hardest scene to write? Carly goes searching for her priest friend in a deserted hotel about to be demolished. It’s dark inside, pretty badly wrecked and I had to think what it would be like stumbling around while looking for someone. Strictly my imagination…later I learned that the building I was using in my imagination had been torn down in 2009. Luckily, I didn’t name it, so readers who are familiar with /
- What was your favorite scene to write? The scene where Carly’s father confronts the man with whom she just spent the night.
Author Bio: Irene has lived in central Jersey her entire life…central Book Blurb: First day on the job at her father’s detective agency, Carly meets two intriguing men. One wants to kiss her, the other wants to kill her.
