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Welcome to The Wormhole and my day on the tour.
It is my pleasure to feature Shannon Duffy and Spectral.
Shannon Duffy has kindly stopped by to offer us a look inside the author with this interview.
It was great to get to know her and I am thrilled to share.
? How many jobs
did you have before you became a writer?
Too many to count. From working as a babysitter, in clothing and
makeup stores as a teen, to a nurse.
? How long does
it take you to write a book?
It varies, but I need a good six months for sure or a little
longer. I wouldn’t win any speed writing contests, that’s for sure.
? What would you
say is your most interesting writing quirk?
I don’t know if it’s interesting, but I’m a crazy editing fool.
I’ve never been an actual editor, so I don’t know why I’m so anal about it.
Sometimes though, it’s hard for me to get even a paragraph down without going
back over what I’ve written several times. I try to turn it off and have done
it like…once. LOL To top it off, whatever I’ve written for the day, I send it
to my iPhone to read and ponder over some more that night—thus why I probably
wouldn’t win any speed records for writing a novel. But! At least when I’m
done, I’ve got a pretty clean manuscript. That’s my story and I’m sticking to
it.
? Where do you
get your ideas or inspiration for your characters?
They mostly come to me at night when I can’t sleep, which is
often. I have trouble shutting my mind off sometimes, but if the ideas keep
rolling in that way, bring it on!
? How do you
decide what you want to write about?
I
like to write about something that I know I’d like to read. I wrote a middle
grade story that I know I would have absolutely loved to read when I was a kid.
I was all about reading Fantasy stories and pretending I was that character who
could fly, time travel, talk to a spider…or whatever. As an adult, I love
reading Paranormal Romance and Dystopian so that’s what I’m writing. If that
changes, I’ll write something else.
? What are you
reading right now?
Right now I’m reading the end of Cinder by Marissa Meyer and
loving it. I also can’t wait for Insurgent by Veronica Roth to come out very
soon. I usually have two or three books on the go at any given time.
? What do you
like to do when you are not writing?
Other than hanging out with my family, I like to horseback ride,
shop, go boating, and I love traveling.
? What is your
favorite comfort food?
Anything carb related. Carbs are my nemesis, I swear. Popcorn or
French fries would be good. Or popcorn and
French fries.
? What do you
think makes a good story?
Something that can hold my interest and make me connect with the
main character. And for me, it has to have a happy ending or I’ll be very
disappointed.
Fun random questions:
·
dogs or cats? Dogs, definitely dogs. I have two of them. A Yorkshire
Terrier named Bambi and a German Sheppard named Skyla. Besides, my son and I
are both allergic to cats so it’s an unfair contest. J
·
Coffee or tea? Easy. Coffee!! Chocolate raspberry flavor is my favorite.
·
Dark or milk chocolate? Milk chocolate for sure. I know the dark
kind is better for you, but I prefer milk chocolate.
·
Rocks or flowers? Haha. Why flowers it is. Give me yellow roses
and I’m a happy girl.
·
Night or day? Hmm. Well, day I think. I think of swimming,
beaches, boating, sunny afternoons…but night can be fun, too.
·
Favorite color? Purple!
·
Crayons or markers?
Crayons. I don’t like the squeaking sound markers make. I’m sound
sensitive to noises like that. LOL
·
Pens or pencils? Pens, blue ink.
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1 comment:
Bev, thanks for featuring Shannon today :)
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