I thought this might be fun. Cat has run three sets of interrogations on her blog over the last year or so... and I thought why not put her in the hot seat and get Cat to answer the exact same questions she has inflicted upon everyone else?
What’s your favorite type of takeaway?
Fish and chips from Con's.
Describe your current mental status.
Pissed. Don't ask, just am. It's one of those days.
Do you have a favorite coffee?
Yes. I did. Then the pusher supplier stopped supplying. The search for a replacement took weeks - I had some seriously gross coffee during that time... currently it's Nescafe Dark Gold instant coffee or Robert Harris - (the one with the butterfly on it) for real coffee, depends what I can be bothered making really. But no matter which type of coffee... it MUST be strong and black.
Where did the concept for The _Byte Series, come from?
It didn't. The idea for killerbyte stemmed from a chat room incident (or twenty) back in the days of MSN cat rooms. Turns out Ellie wasn't done with me and still isn't. I had no idea I'd be writing a series when I started killerbyte.
Walk us through a typical day. (Do you make sure you’re wearing your lucky underpants before you sit down to write, or perhaps you prefer commando?)
Walk us through a typical day. (Do you make sure you’re wearing your lucky underpants before you sit down to write, or perhaps you prefer commando?)
I get up between 6 and 7AM (depending how tired I am), turn the PC on, make coffee, feed the cat, let the dog out, feed the dog, take my coffee to the living room and sit at my desk. I check email, etc until the girls wake up. Get them breakfast, make coffee, and get the girls ready for school, walk the dog, make coffee, clean up... then I start work usually about 9:30. I work until 2:30. Then it's time to go pick Breezy up, sometimes I take the dog for another walk - depends on him really, sometimes he wants two walks and sometimes one. Late afternoons are spent with the girls, making dinner, tweeting, sometimes working -depends what I'm working on, answering email, blogging. We sit down to a family dinner every night. Once the kids are in bed, I either watch TV - or read - or tweet while I'm doing both... or I work while I watch TV and tweet.
Do you ever see yourself writing a vampire story? (Let me just say the only thing that should ever sparkle is a diamond…)
Who would you turn gay for?
No one. I did give this a lot of thought and there is no one.
Who are your favorite writers?
Jeffrey Deaver, Janet Evanovich, Sara.J.Henry, E.J.Knapp, Alexandre Dumas, and quite a few others.
Who inspires you to do better?
My readers and my family. Oh God, that is so corny. I think I puked in my mouth - just a little bit.
Do you ever put pants on your dog?
When I first wrote this question (Which I believe was one Dionne came up with!) I could honestly never envisage a time when I would put clothing of any sort on an animal I owned.
All I can say is never say never... We now have a Greyhound. He doesn't wear pants (although, how cute would that be?) but he does have several jackets and jammies and shoes - because he got stuck to the path in the snow, so we got him shoes in preparation for possible snow next year. (Shut up!)
Trust me, it's not a choice thing. Greyhounds have zero body fat, thin skin, and thin fur - they need coats in cold weather!! (Who knew?? and who knew I'd enjoy making him jammies and bandannas? and again... Shut up!)
All I can say is never say never... We now have a Greyhound. He doesn't wear pants (although, how cute would that be?) but he does have several jackets and jammies and shoes - because he got stuck to the path in the snow, so we got him shoes in preparation for possible snow next year. (Shut up!)
Trust me, it's not a choice thing. Greyhounds have zero body fat, thin skin, and thin fur - they need coats in cold weather!! (Who knew?? and who knew I'd enjoy making him jammies and bandannas? and again... Shut up!)
Describe your ultimate day?
It's going to have to be fictitious - try this for size...
Waking up to find all three of the Byte books are NY Times best sellers then getting a call from a producer regarding a TV series based on killerbyte all before my first coffee. From then on, the day would be a surreal blur of fabulousness.
Do you have any quirks?
What a ridiculous question, who came up with this? Oh, never mind. Shut up!
I don't think of anything I do as quirky. So what if I have to listen to music while I'm writing? It's not quirky to associate different artists with various characters. And having gnomes on my desk is not quirky. Where else would I keep Elvis, Tony and Dennis? It's not like you can trust gnomes so I wouldn't want them out of sight.
What a ridiculous question, who came up with this? Oh, never mind. Shut up!
I don't think of anything I do as quirky. So what if I have to listen to music while I'm writing? It's not quirky to associate different artists with various characters. And having gnomes on my desk is not quirky. Where else would I keep Elvis, Tony and Dennis? It's not like you can trust gnomes so I wouldn't want them out of sight.
All time favorite movie and why?
Ummm. I like so many. Maybe Tears of the Sun
Ummm. I like so many. Maybe Tears of the Sun
What’s your preferred medium when it comes to writing – pen and paper, computer, typewriter.
Yes to computer. Yes to pen and paper.
Yes to computer. Yes to pen and paper.
How did you enjoy the editing process?
If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why?
Virginia. Just because.
What is one thing you know about New Zealand? (Do not mention LOTR. I’m serious – don’t go to the Hobbit place either!)
I think Ellie could've ditched this question? lol
What is one thing you know about New Zealand? (Do not mention LOTR. I’m serious – don’t go to the Hobbit place either!)
I think Ellie could've ditched this question? lol
How many novels have you written, both published and unpublished?
I'm going to have to count them now...
twelve... I think plus one short story collection called Torrent.
Of the twelve - three byte novels have been published, the fourth should be release Feb/March 2012.
What were you before you became a writer?
twelve... I think plus one short story collection called Torrent.
Of the twelve - three byte novels have been published, the fourth should be release Feb/March 2012.
What were you before you became a writer?
Insane.
What can we expect from you next?
What can we expect from you next?
You can expect Flashbyte in Feb/March.
Do you carry a notebook or keep one by the bed for those sudden brilliant ideas?
Do you carry a notebook or keep one by the bed for those sudden brilliant ideas?
Yes, you never know when something will pop up that you just have to write down!!
What is the most random thing you have ever written with and on?
What is the most random thing you have ever written with and on?
I wrote on the bathroom wall once with lipstick. Does that count?
If you’re not writing, what are you most likely to be doing?
If you’re not writing, what are you most likely to be doing?
Walking my Greyhound. Hanging out with my kids. Reading. When it's summer I like to tie-dye jeans bright colors. Eating, drinking, and generally having a lot of laughs with my glorious Admins.
And sneakily making notes while I'm doing other things.
Whiskey or Bourbon?
And sneakily making notes while I'm doing other things.
Whiskey or Bourbon?
Bourbon. Actually if we're being really truthful - tequila. And if we throw wine into the mix... RED. Only RED. Preferably Brown Brothers - Dolcetto and Syrah or Cienna.
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