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| Cheryl Head |
Catch Me When I'm Falling is number four.
(For a review of Cheryl's new book, click here.)
How did you develop your character and choose your location?
I'm originally from Detroit, so I set my book there in the mid 2000's. My characters are composites of people I've know, worked with, met over the years.
How did you develop your character and choose your location?
I'm originally from Detroit, so I set my book there in the mid 2000's. My characters are composites of people I've know, worked with, met over the years.
What do you enjoy about the author’s lifestyle? What do you not enjoy?
I enjoy meeting other writers. Most writers are so generous with encouragement and support. Building community is a wonderful upside of the writer's life.
Sometimes, I get worn out by too much travel. Conserving, and recharging energy is a chronic condition of the introvert
Do you model your character after yourself or any one you know?
My main protagonist certainly shares some qualities with me, but she is also different than me in many ways. My stories are not autobiographical, which is good since, as mystery/crime novels, they deal in criminality and sometimes violence.
How do you get yourself out of a writing rut?
Do you model your character after yourself or any one you know?
My main protagonist certainly shares some qualities with me, but she is also different than me in many ways. My stories are not autobiographical, which is good since, as mystery/crime novels, they deal in criminality and sometimes violence.
How do you get yourself out of a writing rut?
Exercise, or any kind of work around the house that will help me work up a sweat. I also use poetry-reading it, but sometimes writing it-to help me find the words I'm looking for. Writing poetry is like having a clean, white palette on which to invoke emotion.
If your books were made into a movie, who would you want to play the lead character?
If your books were made into a movie, who would you want to play the lead character?
Anika Noni Rose. She was the voice actress of Disney's first black princess film; also a Tony Award winner. She's a versatile, smart actress. I see her as my Charlie Mack.
Who is your favorite author?
Who is your favorite author?
That's a hard one. I'll go back to poetry for this one and say: Robert Frost.
If you could invite five people – living or dead – to a dinner party, who would they be?
Eleanor Roosevelt, Stephen King, former Texas Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan, Barack Obama, and Leonard Bernstein.
If you could invite five people – living or dead – to a dinner party, who would they be?
Eleanor Roosevelt, Stephen King, former Texas Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan, Barack Obama, and Leonard Bernstein.
If you could not be an author, what would like to do as a career?
Be a Broadway star or film director.
1 comment:
Quality dinner lineup!
Denise
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