Second part of interview with Linda Suzane

SUITE: Why do you write?

LINDA: I'm addicted. A few days away from the computer and I begin to go into withdrawal.

SUITE: I can definitely empathize with that feeling. Do you have a day job?

LINDA: Writing! About a year and half ago, I lost my job. Because of health problems and living in an economically depressed area, I wasn't able to find another job, so I decided to try writing full time and see if I could make a living as a writer, which has always been my dream.

SUITE: Do you have something you wish to accomplish with the things you write? i.e. enjoyment, challenging, fear...what do you want people to take away with them when they read your writing? Do you ever have a message?

LINDA: Many people believe that being published is the goal of being a writer, but years ago, when being published was a far-off-dream, I decided that I would set a goal for each writing project. If I accomplished that goal, then I would consider it a success whether or not it ever sold and was published. I might focus on learning to plot better or write dialog or copy edit. To me the lessons I learn along the way are the important thing, being published is just gravy. As for what I want people to take away from my writing or my message. A writing instructor once gave us an exercise to figure out what our passion was, what was the one thing we always write about. I discovered that mine is exploring duality, dealing with the dark hidden side of ourselves, madonna-whore complex, the secrets that we need to face. That is what my stories tend to be about. So perhaps that is my message.

SUITE: What time of day do you find you are most creative?

LINDA: Early morning.

SUITE: Oh no, another morning person J What sort of things do you do for fun?

LINDA: Read. I love to read mysteries, partially because mysteries are often short books. Once I start reading, I rarely put a book down until it is done, so I try to choose short reads. And of course anything with vampires.

SUITE: Do you have a favorite author/authors?

LINDA: Too many to name. I have a computer database of all the books I have read just so I can keep track. I tend to discover an author and read every book they have written and then discover a new author.

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