Give us five... Jo Goodman style
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 Ideas A 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, |
LOL...love the answers!
By Jennifer Y., at 8/12/2006 02:40:00 PM
Oh, Jo, I wish I'd thought of this:
"A 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.”
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
By Anonymous, at 8/13/2006 12:12:00 PM
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