I am rather bewildered to find myself in this place, that is, writing something about One Forbidden Evening without any clear direction about what I should write.
Usually I get a list of questions, things like:
1. How much research do you do?
Gosh, research. Well, um, I didn’t know I had to do research. Isn’t it fiction? Don’t I get to just make stuff up?
2. Have you always wanted to be a writer?
No. I’ve always wanted to be Peter Pan.
3. How long does it take you to finish a book?
Depends what I’m reading.I finished Atlas Shrugged on the first go through in two grueling, sleepless days, but I still haven’t been able to get through Moby Dick.
4. Who is your favorite hero?
Fiction: Superman; Non-fiction: Clark Kent
5. Where do you get your ideas?
Flight of IdeasA girlfriend’s mother once asked, “Where do you get your ideas?”
Realizing she was probing for information about the sex scenes, I answered politely, “Why, from your daughter, of course.”
End of intercourse.
**sybil note: I always love it when I like an author MORE after emailing with her ;). I am off to work but will try to finish formatting the q&a before midnight, otherwise look for it then here**
LOL…love the answers!
Oh, Jo, I wish I’d thought of this:
“A girlfriend’s mother once asked, “Where do you get your ideas?â€
Realizing she was probing for information about the sex scenes, I answered politely, “Why, from your daughter, of course.â€
That’s one of the best answers to the *ideas* question, I’ve every heard, and I intend to use it without mercy. Although in my case, it will be a *wife* not a daughter.
Still laughing at this one,
EC Sheedy