Now for a change of pace.
I promised different genres during harvest. This week we are going home with the author of The Little Book of Anxiety, Kerri Sackville.
(Gearing up for a debut novel release next year I am relating to this title just a little!)
I found Kerri on Twitter talking about PMTea and anxiety. That’s right — PMTea! Declared an influential female blogger, Kerri was invited to morning tea with the Prime Minister She took her Little Book of Anxiety as a gift. How cool is that! Her account is hilarious. Check it out.
Okay Kerri, I will shut up now. Yes, I know it is YOUR blog post. Let’s get the essentials out of the way. Clearly you now know how to throw a morning tea. I assume I am in for a treat. So let’s start by you telling me if it’s scones and tea or some other homemade delight you have whipped up for me today.
I bought you some nice biscuits from the supermarket. And I have a Nespresso machine!
(Mmmm, milk arrowroot. You shouldn’t have. You really, REALLY shouldn’t have.)
At home…
My mum says garden gnomes make a house a home! Are you loud and proud in your love of garden gnomes at home, a closet gnomer or with a strict ‘no gnomes’ policy at your place?
I think gnomes are cute. But my husband The Architect would as soon allow a gnome in our house as a herd of baby elephants.
(Yes, an elephant in the room is never good!)
What vegetable (or fruit) have you always wanted to grow at home?
Oranges. I eat an orange every single morning. I love them.
If I came to your home and looked in the refrigerator, what would I find?
Cottage cheese. We love cottage cheese around here. Also cheddar cheese, haloumi cheese and feta cheese. Also cheesestiks, string cheeses and Baby Bells. And did I mention cottage cheese?
If you sorted your wardrobe by colour, what colour would stand out? (Ahh, do you sort your wardrobe by colour?!)
Is ‘jeans’ a colour?
What are you wearing now? (Be honest!)
Oh lord. I’ve been for a walk so I’m wearing very, very old black yoga pants, sneakers, a cream t-shirt with a picture of four bunny rabbits on it, and a super ancient, bright orange hoodie. It’s not good.
Whose home would you like to housesit and why?
Simon Baker’s. I’d roll around in his bed and go through his private things.
Country curiosities…
We love a sunburnt country (slip, slop, slap and all that). What’s your ideal hat? Or are you a boots person?
I love hats but I feel ridiculous in them. My left ear always pops out.
Now for the big country question… Why did the chicken cross the road?
Only the chicken knows.
About you…
Your turning point: when was that point in your life that you realized that being an author was no longer going to be just a dream but a reality and a career?
I’m still waiting for it. Maybe after the next (third) book?
What is the hardest part of writing for you?
Finding time. I have three kids and they seem to generate a lot of a) conversation, b) hunger, c) laundry, d) mess and e) schlepping. And it’s hard to a) chat, b) cook, c) wash, d) clean and e) drive whilst typing.
If someone was to write your biography, what do you think the title should be?
Life And Other Crises. Like my blog.
What question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview? How would you answer that question?
“Has anyone ever told you that you look like Natalie Portman?” I would answer “Yes, all the time”. It would be a lie.
Fun stuff…
What does your protagonist think about you? Would he or she want to hang out with you, the author, his/her creator.
I write memoirs so I am my protagonist. I think I’m pretty awesome, though I think if I met myself I would find me a little too highly strung.
(I can recommend a good book for that!)
If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would it be?
Simon Baker’s wife. But for about a year.
If I said to you, “Just entertain me for five minutes, I’m not going to talk,” what would you do?
Put on the TV for you and have a little nap. Naps are the BEST.
What was the best thing before sliced bread?
Unsliced bread? I love bread and wouldn’t at all mind eating the whole loaf.
Name 5 uses for a stapler that has not staple pins.
I would just pretend to people that I am stapling my own finger. Five times.
(*snigger*)
How weird are you? Rate yourself on a scale of 1 (not) to 10 (very).
7.5283
(Sounds fair!)
Nice job, Kerri and thanks for the Arrowroot!
Follow: You can connect with Kerri on Twitter and read her PM rated blog at www.kerrisackville.com
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Another great interview, Jenn (I love the little comments you insert here and there!), and great to learn more about you, Kerri. I can relate to the difficulty finding time for writing – for me something usually has to give in order to get enough done, and in most cases it’s housework and sleep. In that order. 😉
As for stapling your finger, when I was a little kid I put my finger in a pencil sharpener just to see what would happen. And I discovered that pencil sharpeners don’t distinguish between pencils and fingers. I think I’ll join you on that weirdness rating scale, though maybe I’m a 7.5284 😉
Ouch, Juliet.
Simon Baker is such a cutie, Kerrie and yes, I think he would have very eclectic “private things”.
I’ve always tried to break my children from the habit of eating, and I’ve found that pulling down a wall and destroying their bedroom discourages them from returning home. Only two more children to go…
(Totally 1.2 on scale)
Your harvesting is going well,Jenn.
Haystacks are among my all time favorite places
Hmm, cheese… and I love the little book of Anxiety! I wonder if we are related, Kerri? Thanks for hosting, Jenn, I’m enjoying the roundup!