Interview with Sherrie Henry
1. What made you
start writing and which subject matter do you enjoy the most?
I started writing in high school, taking a creative writing
class. This was back even before computers were household items, so most of my
early stuff is handwritten. My undergrad is in English, so honed my writing
skills doing essays and reviews. In grad school, I got into fan fiction (that’s
when the internet really took off), then my last semester of grad school I got
the beginning of a novel in my head that needed to come out – during finals
week no less!
I didn’t do much more than fan fiction for a few years until
I met Allison Cassatta in 2011. I showed her a short story I’d written back in
grad school; she liked it, even showed it to her publisher. Her publisher liked
it and asked me to flesh it out and submit it. That was my first stand-alone
story, “Twenty-Four Hours.” Since then have been published in two anthologies
“Evernight” and “Evernight Vol. 2.” Plus working on a story for National Novel
Writing Month, and have a lite novel in the editing process. Quite a lot for a
short span of time.
My favorite subject matter is romance, between any two
people in any time or place.
2. Is there anything
that you write about that can be controversial?
My most recent one “Last of the Summer Tomatoes” is a M/M
romance story. Some people don’t like gay romance, so that can be
controversial. I think if two people love each other, the gender shouldn’t
matter. Heck, my lite novel “A Wolf’s Bane” is a werewolf love story between a
werewolf and a human, so I guess species doesn’t matter either. ☺
3. What inspires you
to write and how often do you do it?
Music can inspire me, as do pictures. I do get a lot of
inspiration from my dreams; I have a very vivid imagination. I don’t write as
often as I want as I’m working 3 jobs right now, but maybe some day writing can
be a part-time job for me.
4. If you could only
take one book with you for the next year what would it be and why?
Hmmm, that’s a toughie. I guess it would have to be Tolkein’s
“Lord of the Rings” – each time I read it I find something new. Plus it’s huge,
so it would take me a while to get through it, probably enough time for the
year to be over and I can choose again!
5. Is there a
particular character of yours that you like more than the rest?
Not really. Each character I write has a special place and a
special meaning to me.
6. Who is your
favorite fictional character and why?
I don’t have a favorite fictional character. I have over
1000 books, most in the fiction genre, so I couldn’t even begin to pick a
favorite. I do have a couple of favorite series: the Black Dagger Brotherhood
by JR Ward and the Harry Potter series by Rowling.
7. What age did you
start reading, did you have a favorite children’s book?
I was reading real early; before I went to kindergarten
(which was a complete bore and waste of time, but I digress). Judy Bloom was
probably the first author I ‘followed’; she’s probably the quintessential
author for young girls. I went straight from her to the Star Wars novels; my
reading comprehension was about 11th grade when I was in 5th
grade.
8. What's the best
part of being an author?
Sharing my stories with others. Learning from other authors,
becoming a better writer. I like it when someone can relate to one of my
characters.
9. If your current
book (published or work in progress) could become a movie who would star in it?
I think ‘A Wolf’s Bane’ would make a great movie, but as for
casting it, I would have no clue. I don’t really follow actors that much, with
the exception of Hugh Jackman. But he wouldn’t be a fit for the story; a little
too old. I like Robert Pattinson’s look, he’d make a good Kai with a little
more muscle on him.
10. Where do you see
yourself in 5 years from now, writing wise?
I’d like to have a couple of lite novels (around 45,000
words) under my belt, maybe a couple of novellas and short stories. I’ve got
about 8 works in progress on my computer, each a vastly different idea/genre. I’m
not in this to become famous, just doing it as a hobby, share my wacky ideas
with the world. Although it is nice to go to Amazon, type in my name and see my
stories. Warm and tingly inside. LOL
11. Anything extra
you want to add….
I’d like to thank Ashley Brown for putting all this
together. I think it’s wonderful we all can share each other’s work and
thoughts. I’d also like to tell any aspiring writers out there to go for it!
You never know where your ideas will take you.
Ashley Nemer (My blog post will be here this round)
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