#WriterWednesday Interview with Sarah E. Burr
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I’d like to welcome the multi-talented Sarah E. Burr back to the blog. Congratulations on your new mystery!
Favorite thing to do when you have free time: Play video games and read manga
The thing you’ll always move to the bottom of your to-do list: Cooking dinner
Things you need when you’re in your writing cave: Tea, my laptop, and sunshine.
Things that distract you from writing: My dogs, social media, and video games.
Hardest thing about being a writer: Balancing writing time with everything else that needs to get done.
Easiest thing about being a writer: Coming up with a “gist” of a new story.
Things you will run to the store for at midnight: Chips and salsa, the ultimate snack.
Things you never put on your shopping list: Seafood of any kind.
The coolest thing you’ve bought online: A gaming chair with designs from one of my favorite games.
The thing you wished you’d never bought: A really uncomfortable pair of shoes.
Favorite snacks: Chips and salsa, popcorn, pretzels, Cheezits…any salty munchy!
Things that make you want to gag: Seafood of any form.
Something you’re really good at: Organizing and planning.
Something you’re really bad at: Saying no to things.
Something you wanted to be when you were a kid: A detective.
Something you do that you never dreamed you’d do: Try to sell people things.
Last best thing you ate: Homemade tacos with lots of sour cream.
Last thing you regret eating: Spaghetti Bolognese.
Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Ziplined in the Jamaican rainforest.
Something you chickened out from doing: Seeing a scary movie in theaters (gotta watch at home).
Best piece of advice you received from another writer: “Protect your joy in storytelling.”
Something you would tell a younger you about your writing: “Just write the book. Don’t overthink it.”
Recommendations for curing writer’s block: Go for a walk, change your scenery, or step away for a bit.
Things you do to avoid writing: Scroll through social media or clean.
About Sarah:
Sarah E. Burr is the award-winning author of the Glenmyre Whim Mysteries, Trending Topic Mysteries, Book Blogger Mysteries, and Court of Mystery series. She co-hosts It’s Bookish Time TV, a cozy web channel featuring live author chats. When she’s not crafting twisty whodunits, Sarah can be found reading mysteries and manga, playing video games, or strolling around with her adorable rescue pups, Eevee and Itto. Want to stay connected and snag free short stories? Join her newsletter here: https://bit.ly/saraheburrbookssignup.
Her latest, Fatal Sign-Off, book three in the Book Blogger Mysteries, is out August 26th on eBook and paperback: https://books2read.com/u/4Erlrl.
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