Today, we’re honored to have the amazing Bronwyn Green grace us with an interview. She’s funny, she’s smart, and she’s all around awesome.  Links can be found in her bio after the interview if you’d like to learn more about the fantastic Ms. Green!

1.  Tell us a little about yourself.

Honestly, I feel like one of the luckiest people in the world. I have two jobs that I absolutely adore – writing and editing. I have a great husband, who, while not perfect, is perfect for me. We have two fantastic teenage sons and four very sweet rescue cats. I also have the best friends on the planet. See? Really lucky!

2. Did you dream of writing when you were a little girl or did you dream of other thing like being a ballerina (or world domination, like me)?

I vividly remember telling my mom I wanted to be either an astronaut or a waitress. Having been a waitress in high school, I have NO CLUE what the hell I was thinking. I was horrific at it. The same goes for being an astronaut. I’m epically bad at math and claustrophobic, so I have a feeling that only would have ended badly, too.  I was in high school when I started to think about writing as a career and in college when I realized that it was my dream job.

3. What is the first book (doesn’t have to be romance) that you can remember making an impact on you and why did it make such an impact on you?

Bridge to Terabithia. I first read it in 5^th grade, bawled my eyes out, turned around and read it again. That was the first book that I had gut level emotional response to. I remembered be awed that the author could affect me so profoundly with “just words”.  If you’ve never read it, it’s a tear-jerking combination of sad and hopeful and still remains one of my favorites today. As a side note, the movie is ridiculous – they focused on all the wrong aspects of the story, IMO.

4. What are you reading right now?

Let’s see – I usually have multiple books on the go depending what I’m in the mood for. Right now, it’s Fate’s Mirror by M.H. Mead, The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout and You On a Diet by Dr. Oz.

5. What is your writing process?

Check my deadline. Panic. Recheck my deadline. Panic some more. Put in the headphones, turn on the music and start typing.

6. How do you approach revising?

First, I pout a little then I suck it up and dive in. My ultimate goal is to get everything back to my editor as quickly as possible.

7. What authors inspire you?

So many, but I’ll try to keep it short – let’s see… Suzanne Brockmann, Joss Whedon, Charles deLint andMaggie Steifvater.

8. What are your top 5 comfort reads?

I can only choose five? Okay, let’s see: The Wild Wood by Charles deLint, Lament by Maggie Steifvater, Grimm’s Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett and Crossing to Avalon by Jean Shinoda Bolen.

9. Are you part of a group of writers/Do you have 1 trusted reader or CP?

I’m part of an awesome group called the Grand Rapids Region Writers Group, but I’m also lucky enough to have an amazing Critique Partner, Brynn Paulin. We’ve been CPs for almost 20 years.

10. Do you have a day job? If so, do you see yourself being able to (or even wanting to) leave it any time in the future to pursue writing full time?

I have the best day job in the world – I’m an editor who gets to work with amazing authors who inspire me every day. As long as I can both happily write and edit, I’m thrilled to have my day job!

11. What is your goal as a writer?

To have fun and write books that I want to read and hopefully other people do, too.

12. What do you love most about writing?

I love getting lost in other worlds and other lives.

13. What do you hate most about writing?

Deadlines and distractions.

14. Describe (your latest book) in 140 characters or less.

Two for the Shrew is an updated version of The Taming of the Shrew – ménage style!

15. Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

I love to chat on Twitter and play around on Pinterest, so please stop by and say hi! J

THIS OR THAT

1. Peanut butter or jelly?

Homemade strawberry jam

2. Chips or cookies?

Salt and vinegar chips. Mmmmmm

3. Bacon or sausage?

Bacon – extra crispy (I know, so picky!)

4. Print or eBook?

eBook

5. Pen or pencil?

Whatever’s handy

6. Print or cursive?

An unfortunate mix of the two

7. Notebook or computer?

Computer

8. Kleenex or handkerchief?

Kleenex

9. Zombies or vampires?

Vampires, but I prefer shifters or faeries

10. Angel or Spike?

SPIKE!!!!

Bronwyn lives in Michigan with her wonderful husband, two amazing sons and six somewhat-psychotic cats. When not tormenting her characters, she can usually be found helping with reading and writing projects in her sons’ classrooms as well as being the car pool mom extraordinaire for a four teens and a couple preteens.

Besides writing, she also enjoys reading, knitting, sewing, cross stitching, pottery, drawing—basically anything that helps her avoid cleaning and cooking.

• Bronwyn’s Website
• Bronwyn’s Blog
• Writer’s Evolution
• Facebook
• Twitter

Bronwyn has graciously donated TWO (single author) ebook titles of the winner’s choice!!

To enter: Fill out the handy dandy Rafflecopter form below (the only option that’s mandatory is leaving a comment – all other options are just extra entries) and a winner will be chosen on Friday the 13th (dun dun dunnnnnn). The winners will be announced on the 14th in a rare Saturday post. If the winners do not contact me by the 15th, new winners will be announced by the 16th. Sound fair? Bueno.

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