Author Interview - Judy Gregerson

Welcome, Judy. Thank you for taking the time to let me interview you.
AF - What inspired you to be a writer?

JG -Around the age of twelve, I discovered that I could write and that people liked what I wrote. There's tremendous satisfaction in seeing the smile on someone's face after they read something you've put to paper. That was enough to get me going!

AF - Can you tell us a little about your road to publication?

JG -My first book sold to the first editor who read it and was published quickly. So, there wasn't much of a road there. The second book is another story. That took a lot longer.

AF - What prompted you to write your books? Are they based on true life or are they completely fiction?

JG - They're a mix of real life and fiction. I use what I know and then fictionalize what I don't know. Then I mix it all up.

AF - Can you tell us a little about your latest book release?

JG - Ok, here's the standard blurb. Bad Girls Club: A horrifying incident at the top of Crater Lake leaves Destiny in charge of her abusive mentally ill mother and her little sister. She hides the secret of what happened, but falls farther away from her friends as she tries to save her mother and her little sister from the evil that has taken over their house. When she finds out that her mother has killed before, she's afraid that neither she nor her sister will get out alive.

AF - Would you take us through your typical writing day?

JG - I've been so busy doing pre-launch publicity that I don't have a standard writing day anymore.

AF - Do you think about your readers when you write a book?

JG - I do think about the people who will relate to what I'm writing and I try to make the story the best I can for them.

AF - What sort of things do you do when you're not writing?

JG - I travel a little. I shop. I'm doing more gourmet cooking.

AF - What are some of your favorite things?

JG - I like clothes. I like going to the lake in the summer and sitting on a floatie all day and toasting in the sun. I love my laptop and carrying it around with me when I travel.

AF - 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?

JG - If I get writer's block it's because I don't know something about the character or the plot. It's my mind's way of telling me to stop and think it through.

AF - If you could say one thing to a new writer what would it be?

JG - Get a day job!

AF - If you could say one thing to the children reading your books what would that be?

JG - Be careful what you believe about yourself.

AF - When it comes to writing what's next for you?

JG - Well, I have a humorous YA ready to go. It just needs a home. I have several other manuscripts I ought to get out and tune up.

AF - Are you available for signings, school visits and writing workshops?

JG - Yes, I am. There's more info on my site about speaking at: http://www.judygregerson.com/.