Welcome, Amy, Thank you for giving me a little one on one time.
Q. What inspired you to be a writer?
A. Blank paper.
Q. Can you tell us about your latest book release?
A. Side Effects is a snarky cancer survivor story - I like to think of it as a realistic - funny - horror story with a happy ending.
Q. Would you take us through your typical writing day?
A. My office manager (my old black lab named Sweetie) and I, mosey out to my office (a yellow room behind the house) about ten am, them mosey back in for snacks around 10:22. In, out… it takes a lot of back and forth to get the day up and running. Some words get typed along the way but then it's time to get my kids from school.
Q. Do you think about your readers when you write a book?
A. No, sorry.
Q. What sort of things do you do when you're not writing?
A. I go out to eat with the ladies of the canyon - there are a lot of freelancers where I live - graphic designers, film critics, actors -- and we all get VERY hungry working alone. Only one of us, (the improve comic) is thin. I also read a lot and drive my kids around and yell at them for one thing and another. Plus I garden bombastically, and worry about my husband who is a news guy specializing in horrifically dangerous parts of the globe.
Q. What are some of your favorite things?
A. Dogs, books, squishy socks, Fritos.
Q. Many writers speak about writer's block. Do you ever have that, and if so what are some things you do to get over it?
A. I once suffered a 7 1/2 month bout. There are countless articles and books full of therapies and snake-oil cures, but I had to just wait it out. Very hard. A fine reason not to become a writer in the first place.
Q. If you could say one thing to a new writer what would it be?
A. Tell the truth, even as you lie.
Q. If you could say one thing to the children reading your books what would that be?
A. Thanks.
Q. When it comes to writing what's next for you?
A. My daughter's friend whose life has been….um….messy, wants me to tell her story. I've never done anything like that before so I'm thinking on it.
Q. Are you available for signings, school visits and writing workshops? A. Yes, for oodles of dough.
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