In fact, I don’t have a lot in common with many of my characters.Įxhibit A ( The Timely Death Trilogy): Eric is a boy. I’m sorry – what? Just because my character carries a gun on his right hip or gets an abortion or believes God isn’t real, doesn’t mean that I do these things, let alone believe in them. Why are you pro/con (insert controversial political or religious topic here)? Your lover might even ask if you based the protagonist’s love interest on them. Depending on the character in question, you might be tempted to say yes, even if it isn’t true. Normally, this is asked by friend or some other kind of close relative that shares the love of reading with you. Hence why Harry Potter was read by pretty much everyone and their cousin. And my characters’ ages don’t define them or their readers. Why would a sixty-five-year-old want to write about dragons and direwolves? Because I like to. I don’t know why a twenty-some-year-old enjoys writing about young adults. (It was unbelievably painful to write that sentence down.) But why would a twenty-year-old want to write about teens?īecause high school was the best time of my life. “No.” This is when I start questioning whether or not I already mentioned that I don’t write about vampires and why everyone brings up Twilight every day when they supposedly hate it.Ĥ. “I write in the same genre, but no vampires.” “Oh….uh, I guess not.” (Another long pause that causes me to wonder why everyone pause so much) “Do you write books like Twilight? Like with sparkly vampires and shit?” And I definitely didn’t need to know that you let your current girlfriend borrow your mother’s copy. I did not need to know how your sister, mother, and aunt read Fifty Shades of Grey during Christmas dinner. Even worse is what people say after you reply no. There’s nothing quite as dirty as being asked if you write “those dirty books.” What an unsexy synonym for erotica. “Cool.” Unnecessarily long pause as the speaker (normally) glances up at the ceiling for no particular reason. I’ve enjoyed every little second of these conversations – even when they didn’t. (I think this is because interviewers are prepared to ask an author questions.) But I have been asked strange, downright bizarre questions – mainly by strangers in passing who find out I’m a writer, and I thought it would be fun to share some of my moments today.ĭisclaimer: in the defense of the interrogators, I rejoice in awkward moments. They asked something I haven’t been asked before, “What are the strangest questions you’ve been asked during interviews?” I had to think for a bit because I haven’t really been asked strange or awkward questions in interviews. That’s what I was thinking about the other day when I fell into conversation with someone about my writing career. We’re officially past the first 10,000 words! And we continue into the future with high hopes.īeing an author can be a crazy, fun, and maddening adventure. The black marks on the “Death Before Daylight” bar represents 10,000 word marks. You can also interview me live □ Click here to join.Īlso, you’ll notice that my progress bar has been updated on the right side of my website. (CDT) to celebrate, and you can win a Kindle as well as many other prizes. is throwing a VIRTUAL launch party on June 12 th from 7 – 9 p.m. Remember: the eBook releases June 12 th! AEC Stellar Publishing, Inc. Check it out on YouTube by clicking here. The book trailer for Seconds Before Sunrise released. Two announcements before I share my awkward conversations:
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