|
Monday, February 27, 2006
All About Me
 Okay so it's my favorite subject!!! You can tell by this photo that I LOVE writing! Seriously Charlene Sands suggested we answer a few questions on our first day blogging so here it goes:
Q: What prompted you to put pen to paper initially and take the writing plunge?
A: I hated my job as a secretary and really wanted to be able to read at work. This was in the days before ebooks and online publishers so I started writing a book at my desk that I figured I'd read when I finished it. When I finally finished my book--it was full of touristy stops around Orlando, hot sex and a bad guy who kept showing up at the wrong time and for absolutely no reason except to make the hero and heroine run! Needless to say it wasn't the greatest thing ever written but I was hooked on writing!
Q: What or who continues to inspire you to write?
A: I just love writing. I'm not one of those authors who struggles each day to sit down at the computer and write. I love to go in my office and work on my book. I love seeing where the story and characters are going to lead.
Q: What are some of your favorite writing/craft books and why?
A: My favorite writing book is Stephen King's On Writing because it was honest and I liked his writing style.
Q: What kind of heroes and heroines do you most enjoy writing about?
A: I love alpha heroes who are too sexy for their own good and think they know it all until they meet a sassy heroine who shows them they still have a few things to learn!
Q: If you were stranded on a desert island what 10 books would you like to have along with you?
A: Wow, only ten books that would be hard. I'd probably be happy with whatever I had.
Q: Tell us what your writing day is like?
A: I start writing at 8:30 after having checked my email. I work on one scene at a time, usually finishing up the first one around 10:00, then I take a shower. I love to work in pjs but sometimes the school calls and I have to run up to check on one of my kids and you can't do that in your pjs! I write a second scene before lunch. Then take my lunch break and watch either Malto Mario or CourtTV. I come back into my office and hopefully finish up one more scene before the kids get home from school!
Q: Why do you write romance?
A: I'm one of those people with a sunny personality who really just loves a happy ending. I'm married to the man I met in Fantasyland and we have two adorable children...so I write what I know!
Okay now that you know all there is to know about me, I'd like to know what affects you as a romance writer or reader? What are your favorite hero/heroine types?
Kathy :)
posted by Katherine Garbera at 6:00 AM
|
Previous Posts
|
5 Comments:
NancyElizabeth said...
Hey Kathy!
Great blog! I really like Steven King's writing book, too. Good choice.
So... you want to know what affects me as a romance writer? I get my ideas from the craziest places. Seriously. Once, a party was going on in a downtown loft and from the street, I heard this loud industrial funk music and saw a hand holding a drink over the balcony. It made me wonder who the people were and ask "What if.…" From there the book took on a life of its own. It’s usually something I see or overhear that sparks most of my stories.
8:03 AM
Devious D said...
Kathy, I love hearing about how you started writing, as well as where you met your husband!
Funny thing--I love those alpha heroes, but I don't think I write them. I actually like a hero who's got a bit of both--alpha and beta (but an alphabet guy doesn't sound all that appealing, does he?) But I see them as the strong, silent types who can be a little sensitive but can instinctively pull out the "alpha" side when needed. (OK, that could probably be contrued a little racier than I planned!) Better stop before I make it worse.
And I totally dig the sassy heroine. The stronger willed, the better! I love that strong will knocking against strong will!
12:38 PM
Katherine Garbera said...
Nancyelizabeth, hey! Isn't it funny how the least little thing can spark an idea. For me music is a big creative spark. I used Let's Get It On by the late-great Marvin Gaye for my last WIP!
Devious D, hey!
I think I like alpha heroes in my books because in the end my heroines are going to get the better of them!
Kathy
12:44 PM
Tee said...
Kathy,
Loved your answers. Gotta know--have you gotten any book ideas from watching Court TV during your lunch break? Would we recognize those ideas in some of your books?
Tee
5:03 PM
Katherine Garbera said...
Tee--I have gotten some ideas from watching CourtTV. But so far they haven't made it into any of my contracted books!
Kathy :)
5:31 AM
Post a Comment
<< Home