SUITE: What type of book promotion do you feel has worked best for you?
AYN: The Internet, hands down. Today, thanks to computers, we can reach out across the world, spreading the word about our books. I’ve joined numerous clubs, posted many messages about my books, “talked” to hundreds of people through e-mails and chats It’s a great medium for spreading the word. But it takes a lot of time. Then again, that’s just part of the business of writing. It has to be done.
SUITE: Can you ever see yourself not writing anymore?
AYN: Boy, that’s a dreary thought. I never really thought about it, but I suppose, one day, I’ll have to stop… eventually. But I don’t want to think about it right now. I’m having too much fun.
SUITE: Pets. Types and names, please.
AYN: We used to have a little stray cat, just a mix, really. Ginger was a little alley cat, always skinny and very small, even full grown. We had her for nearly 19 years. She was like a member of the family. She died a little over a year ago from chronic renal failure. Then we had a little dog, a Cocker mix. Scottie was a real rogue. He died due to having been born with only one kidney, and the one he had, failed. Currently we have (on-and-off) a huge alley cat. Morris is a Tabby. He comes in when he pleases, and goes off for days when he pleases. He’s pretty even tempered…now…but he likes to be left alone a lot of the time.
SUITE: What part of you shows through in your writing? What does your writing say about you?
AYN: All of my characters reflect parts of me, even the ghosts. That’s what enables me to become them, when I’m writing. I identify with them. My habit of always having coffee, for example, is reflected in Jessica, the niece. Her love of love. Her tendency to always feel a little outside, even when she’s around those she loves. It’s not alienation, it’s more isolation. She’s very analytical, just like me, standing apart, not judging, but trying to see all points of view of those around her. I guess my writing says all that about me. What
