#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Rose Kerr
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I’d like to welcome my friend, the fabulous Rose Kerr, to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
Favorite thing to do when you have free time: My favorite is reading, close second is spending time with my grandkids!
The thing you’ll always move to the bottom of your to do list: Housework, it’s always there and needs to be done all the time!
Things you need when you’re in your writing cave: A big mug of tea, my earbuds to listen to music, and my laptop.
Things that distract you from writing: Social Media, phone calls
Hardest thing about being a writer: Sticking to my schedule.
Easiest thing about being a writer: Coming up with ideas. I have way too many story ideas buzzing around in my head.
Things you will run to the store for at midnight: Chips, milk, or medicine
Things you never put on your shopping list: Eggplant, just mmm nope not for me.
The coolest thing you’ve bought online: A lilac colored travel yoga mat! It folds up to fit into my suitcase, I can bring it everywhere.
The thing you wished you’d never bought: Ball bearings thingies for the dishwasher.
Favorite snacks: M&M caramels, Miss Vicki’s Honey Dijon chips!
Things that make you want to gag: Eggplant
Something you wish you could do: Paint landscapes
Something you wish you’d never learned to do: Scrapbooking! I love doing scrapbooking, but it’s eating up a lot of my time. So many ideas and photos to use.
Things to say to an author: I loved your book! Your main character is so real! I couldn’t put your book down!
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Do you know how to use commas? It must be so easy to write a book, I think I’ll write one this weekend.
Most daring thing you’ve ever done: I flew a plane! I was a passenger on a small regional airline and was the only one on the plane. The pilot asked if I wanted to sit up front in the co-pilot’s seat. I did and he taught me some basics AND then let me take over the controls. He was a flight instructor. It was so cool!!
Something you chickened out from doing: Ziplining, we were on an excursion and the set up didn’t look very safe.
The most exciting thing about your writing life: I love meeting readers and other authors!
The one thing you wish you could do over in your writing life: I wish I had started when I first thought of it. That was 30 years ago!
Best piece of advice you received from another writer: Write the next book.
Something you would tell a younger you about your writing: Don’t quit. Perseverance pays off!
Recommendations for curing writer’s block: Set a timer and write until the timer goes off.
Things you do to avoid writing: Clean the kitchen, organize my closet, dust, do laundry, go for a walk. I can avoid writing quite well!
About Rose:
Retired in Southern Ontario with her husband, Rose spends her days crafting mysteries featuring strong, smart women who use their resourcefulness to solve crimes. When she’s not writing, she enjoys discovering the hidden gems of the region she lives in.
Rose’s newest release features a modern-day archaeologist turned amateur sleuth.
Let’s Be Social:
Website: www.rosekerr.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseKerrAuthor
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