Five Things You Might Not Know About Me ;-)
Just keeping things light this Labor Day weekend. Once upon a time--as in for the last thirty years--every Labor Day weekend was spent performing at the Santa Rosa-then-Pleasanton Highland Games. But last year the Games were canceled and this year one of our bandmates was injured in a non-musical accident (I honestly didn't know you could rip a pectoral muscle GULP).
The bright side is, I have Labor Day off!
There really is no dark side to swimming, BBQ, and sleeping in that I can see.
A lot of you might not have known that I've been performing/recording Celtic music for most of my adult life (which, makes it all the odder that I've never written a musician main character--I have no idea why) and that's from whence the idea for this post arose.
Some other things you might not know about me.
1 - I talk to myself. A LOT. To the amusement of friends and family--and possibly my dogs. I don't even know I'm doing it anymore. It's mostly the musing aloud variety. Let's see. If I add this... You know the kind of thing. I'm also prone to false alarms. Oh, don't tell me I... lostmykeys/lockedmyselfout/forgotto To the extent that no one takes these flutters seriously anymore (except me and even I know I probably did NOT forget/lose/drop whatever it is).
Apparently I have even occasionally talked in my sleep, although I don't know if I really believe this.
2 - I believe in ghosts. Not like Hollywood ghosts or Gothic literature ghosts--although those are certainly fun--more like echoes of the past, reverberations of traumatic events, shades and shadows that linger through time. I think I've had a couple of ghostly encounters, but I'm not entirely sure. I have an active imagination and that could certainly throw me off.
3 - My first novel--a Harlequin romance--was published in 1984. So, yes, I have been doing this a very long time.
4 - I didn't marry until I was in my forties. From a writing perspective, that gave me a lot of useful experience as far as having different kinds of relationships with different kinds of romantic partners. From an ideal spouse perspective... er, I was a little on the backward side. I think it took me two years before I conceded I did need to call home if I was going to be late or that I should probably consult--or at least inform--the SO before I made vacation arrangements. HOWEVER, I DID REMEMBER TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH HIM IF IT WAS OKAY TO ADOPT BOTH DOGS. ;-)
5 - I close my eyes at the gory/scary parts of films. I HATE suspense.
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First off, I refuse to believe that you are over 40 because there is a giddiness and excitement to your writing that you see in young authors. And who wouldn't love an author who likes swimming BBQs, ghosts, and talks to herself? A lucky husband if you ask me. (You realize you've basically just gotten hundreds of readers excited for a musical theater detective, yes?) :)
AJ wrote: "First off, I refuse to believe that you are over 40 because there is a giddiness and excitement to your writing that you see in young authors. And who wouldn't love an author who likes swimming BBQ..."The Dancing Detective! ;-D Actually, once upon a time I thought of doing something like that as a historical. Anyway, thank you, AJ. I too have trouble believing I'm over 40. WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?
Leigh Ann wrote: "Well, of course you shut your eyes during the scary parts! Who really wants to see that stuff?Unfortunately, now I'm stuck on you not having written a musical character before, and wanting you to..."
We lived in this odd, old house when I was in my teens, and I never took a shower there that I didn't remember the shower scene from Psycho. And I hadn't even seen the movie at that point--just a clip of the shower scene! :-D
Unfortunately, now I'm stuck on you not having written a musical character before, and wanting you to do so (hand to forehead).