3Q’s Special – Cindy O’Quinn wants to control our minds!
HOLY! I am SUPER excited for today’s guest! Cindy O’Quinn has been BEYOND supportive of everything I have ever done and I’ve been humbled to appear on a few TOC’s with her. Her writing and poetry is pristine, powerful and conveys so many emotions. I’m so very happy and humbled to have her as today’s guest on 3Q’s!
Welcome Cindy!
Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do
you have a word count you attempt to hit?
Cindy: For years I wrote in the mornings from around 9:00 until noon. Life changes and sometimes schedules need to be altered. That’s happened with my writing routine multiple times. I’ve written at night, once everyone goes to bed. And there was a time when the children were young, I would get up at 3:00am and write until breakfast time. The key for me is flexibility and not a set word count.
Steve: You end up at an estate sale and discover an unpublished manuscript from an author you
love. Do you keep it just for yourself or do you share it with the world?
Cindy: I get a thrill out of being an early reader for writers. That leads to my answer, I would read that manuscript like it would self combust if I didn’t read fast enough. Afterwards I would give it to the estate’s
executor for the world to read.
Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should
read it!
Cindy: Foundlings is a Found poetry collection I co-wrote with Stephanie Ellis. It’s from the
works of two of our favorite writers: Linda D. Addison and Alessandro Manzetti. They
were both so gracious with their Forewards for the collection. We are thankful for all the
blurbs and support from fellow writers. If you’re not familiar with Found poetry, what
better place to start with than the words of Linda and Alessandro? Foundlings, now
available on Amazon. I found out recently that my sonnet, “Unrepentant”, has been accepted for Shakespeare Unleashed, edited by James Aquilone. I’m quite pleased by the news.
Steve: Bonus Question! You wake up in a comic book. What is your comic book character and what is your superpower?
Cindy: My character name would be Brain-wave, and I would have the ability to control the minds of the most horrible criminals in the world. I would stop them before they hurt or killed anyone.
Thanks again, Steve. It’s been a pleasure.
Thank you, Cindy! The pleasure has been all mine!
To find more amazing work from Cindy, check the links!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cindy-OQuinn/e/B01N0TN3TN/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/COQuinnWrites
