Interview with Cece Barlow
Published 2016-12-01.
What do you read for pleasure
Trashy novels, kids books, and sci-fi epics.
What is your e-reading device of choice?
Kindle.
What book marketing techniques have been most effective for you?
Throwing stuff against the wall and seeing what sticks.
Describe your desk
My bed.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
Houston, Texas. The humidity does things to you.
When did you first start writing?
In high school.
What motivated you to become an indie author?
People have to eat.
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
Creating a waking dream.
What do your fans mean to you?
I love my fans! Oh, we all live in a yellow submarine!
What are you working on next?
Sci-fi epic for the ages.
Who are your favorite authors?
Janet Lee Carey, Madeline L'Engle, Mary Balogh, Kathleen Duey, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and MT Anderson.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
What? I'm supposed to get out of bed?
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
I walk, read, and read some more.
How do you discover the ebooks you read?
I search endlessly.
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Yes, I wrote a story called the Bat People about the mutant bats that inhabited the school office. Their only purpose was to suck the life out of students.
What is your writing process?
I noodle. I outline. I write a miserable draft. I rewrite that draft until it is not miserable anymore.
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