#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Rose Kerr

I’d like to welcome the fabulous Rose Kerr to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!

A few of your favorite things:

Books, my wireless headphones, and handprints made by my kids and grandkids.

Things you need to throw out:

Blurry photos (who are those people?).

Things you need for your writing sessions:

An outline, my computer, a notebook and pen, instrumental music playing, and my wireless headphones.

Things that hamper your writing:

Not knowing what’s going to happen. I need to outline my work before I write, otherwise it doesn’t happen.

Things you love about writing:

Making up characters and putting them in challenging situations.

I love to research all kinds of different things.

Things you hate about writing:

Fiddling with grammar and punctuation. Thank goodness there are software programs to help and excellent editors.

Favorite foods:

Pizza, my lasagna, and Rappie Pie (a traditional Acadian dish). I’m Acadian and when I go back to visit my family in Nova Scotia, Rappie Pie is one of the meals we have at least once or twice.

Things that make you want to gag:

Liver and onions.

Favorite smell:

Wild roses and the smell of the ocean. In the summer, in Nova Scotia, wild roses grow in abundance and the ocean smells amazing. Combine the two and I’d buy all the candles!

Something that makes you hold your nose:

Wet hockey gear that’s been left in the bag. Yuck!

Last best thing you ate:

My lasagna.

Last thing you regret eating:

That bag of sour cream and onion chips.

The last thing you ordered online:

Pens and office supplies.

The last thing you regret buying:

Organizing bins that don’t fit the space. I’ve since used them elsewhere, but the original space still needs bins.

Favorite places you’ve been:

Boston, Australia, South Korea, Mexico. In Boston, my husband and I toured Fenway (twice!) and took in two ball games. In Australia, we visited with my brother and his family, South Korea was where my son and daughter-in-law were married, and Mexico was a fabulous place to relax and unwind.

Places you never want to go to again:

The mall on Christmas Eve! I’ve done that a few times and have vowed to never do it again.

Favorite books (or genre):

I love cozy mysteries but read other mysteries and thrillers. And I enjoy a good biography.

Books you wouldn’t buy:

I can’t read horror.

Favorite things to do:

Spending time with family, reading, walking, spending time in nature.

Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing:

Going to the opera, just not my thing.

Best thing you’ve ever done:

Married my husband. He’s my best friend and biggest supporter.

Biggest mistake:

Finding the “perfect” time to start writing. Just start, there isn’t a perfect time.

The nicest thing a reader said to you:

I loved your book! I couldn’t put it down!

The craziest thing a reader said to you:

I’ve always wanted to write a book. It must be so easy.

About Rose

Rose Kerr lived most of her adult life in small towns. She and her husband raised their family in a small town in Northern Ontario, on the shores of Lake Superior. Currently, they live in Southern Ontario with their dog, Jake. Rose is a member of Sisters in Crime, the Guppy Online Chapter of Sisters in Crime, and Crime Writers of Canada. For more info visit: www.rosekerr.com

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