Ten Questions That Rock: GCC Style - Becky Motew
Yay, a long weekend!! Anyone besides me need this really really bad?!
Before you hit the beach or the mountains or wherever you retreat for a three-day siesta, check out my chat with Becky Motew, author of Coupon Girl. I love that title. I've been known to be somewhat of a...frugal chick, so I'm totally down with coupons.
Err...I'm probably taking this way too literally. So why don't I let Becky take the floor.
Becks, you're on!
TCL: If you could enter your MC into a MTV-style Celebrity Deathmatch, what protagonist would you challenge and why?
BMo: I would have my character Jeanie challenge Scarlett O’Hara. She’d kick her ass (and she’d remember it tomorrow).
TCL: Shoes say a lot about a person, what type of shoe are you?
BMo: I like open-toed high heels, but not high-priced. Athletic sneaks would be second.
TCL says: You mean there are high heels that aren't high priced? I've been getting screwed!
TCL: What type of writer are you: plot-driven or character-driven
BMo: Gosh, which am I? I think I am a plot girl because something has to happen, right? If there’s no story, there’s nothing to talk about.
TCL: Word association time. What do you think when I say:
Chick-lit: Chick-lit covers a lot of ground, some good and some not good. The best chick lit is really really funny and women will ALWAYS want to read about themselves and laugh. Chick lit may end up being called something else, but it won’t go away.
Best seller DaVinci Code
Best Band Ever Killers
Most rockin’ author Jane Austen
TCL: Name the Top 3 books on your To Be Read (TBR) List
Dress Rehearsal by Jennifer O’Connell
Damsel Under Stress by Shanna Swendson
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
TCL: If you had anything to do with it, what would the next hot lit trend be?
BMo: Books about ex-nuns, like the one I'm writing
TCL: What celeb would you love to see play your MC on the big or small screen and why?
BMo: Joan Cusack because she has that wonderful empathetic quality and I think she could really portray a hangover.
TCL: Whether it’s because you admire their work or adore them, who’s your author crush?
BMo: John Irving. He’s deathly cute and a great writer. Also, my son was on the wrestling team so I could converse knowledgeably with JI about weight classes. Hey. It couldn’t hurt, right?
TCL: What TV show do you watch that you’re ashamed to admit liking?
BMo: MTV Real World
SSP: Tell the cliquesters why the chance to read your book is among the top ten reasons for young readers to look ahead to reading up.
BMo: My character Jeanie is well shown on the cover. She is a girl who is going places by herself and having fun doing it. She likes guys and falls in love, disastrously sometimes, but she doesn’t NEED a guy. Her life rocks on its own terms.
So, it's a long weekend and a perfect time to catch up on some reading. Go to the bookstore, do not past go and get your copy of Coupon Girl.
Before you hit the beach or the mountains or wherever you retreat for a three-day siesta, check out my chat with Becky Motew, author of Coupon Girl. I love that title. I've been known to be somewhat of a...frugal chick, so I'm totally down with coupons.
Err...I'm probably taking this way too literally. So why don't I let Becky take the floor.
Becks, you're on!
TCL: If you could enter your MC into a MTV-style Celebrity Deathmatch, what protagonist would you challenge and why?
BMo: I would have my character Jeanie challenge Scarlett O’Hara. She’d kick her ass (and she’d remember it tomorrow).
TCL: Shoes say a lot about a person, what type of shoe are you?
BMo: I like open-toed high heels, but not high-priced. Athletic sneaks would be second.
TCL says: You mean there are high heels that aren't high priced? I've been getting screwed!
TCL: What type of writer are you: plot-driven or character-driven
BMo: Gosh, which am I? I think I am a plot girl because something has to happen, right? If there’s no story, there’s nothing to talk about.
TCL: Word association time. What do you think when I say:
Chick-lit: Chick-lit covers a lot of ground, some good and some not good. The best chick lit is really really funny and women will ALWAYS want to read about themselves and laugh. Chick lit may end up being called something else, but it won’t go away.
Best seller DaVinci Code
Best Band Ever Killers
Most rockin’ author Jane Austen
TCL: Name the Top 3 books on your To Be Read (TBR) List
Dress Rehearsal by Jennifer O’Connell
Damsel Under Stress by Shanna Swendson
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
TCL: If you had anything to do with it, what would the next hot lit trend be?
BMo: Books about ex-nuns, like the one I'm writing
TCL: What celeb would you love to see play your MC on the big or small screen and why?
BMo: Joan Cusack because she has that wonderful empathetic quality and I think she could really portray a hangover.
TCL: Whether it’s because you admire their work or adore them, who’s your author crush?
BMo: John Irving. He’s deathly cute and a great writer. Also, my son was on the wrestling team so I could converse knowledgeably with JI about weight classes. Hey. It couldn’t hurt, right?
TCL: What TV show do you watch that you’re ashamed to admit liking?
BMo: MTV Real World
SSP: Tell the cliquesters why the chance to read your book is among the top ten reasons for young readers to look ahead to reading up.
BMo: My character Jeanie is well shown on the cover. She is a girl who is going places by herself and having fun doing it. She likes guys and falls in love, disastrously sometimes, but she doesn’t NEED a guy. Her life rocks on its own terms.
So, it's a long weekend and a perfect time to catch up on some reading. Go to the bookstore, do not past go and get your copy of Coupon Girl.
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