Fellow small-town fiction writer, Jennie Jones from Perth, Western Australia, lets me drop by in the fifth wheeler (as long as I do a little weeding on the way!!)
Check out the *** below for a little FACT or FICTION fun.
Thank you for letting my park my rig on your driveway–a five minute walk to the Indian Ocean.
You’re welcome, Jenn. Very impressed at the way you casually backed up a steep driveway and around two bends…but hang on to your drink because you’re still on a slope!
(It’s okay. I have wheel chocks!)
What’s that I see written on your ‘welcome mat’?
Beware of the cat (the small one).
(You have a big cat?)
Downsizing my life into a 24 ft caravan meant leaving lots of things behind in boxes. What (or who!!) would you have trouble leaving behind if you took off in a caravan?
My husband – because there wouldn’t be room for both of us (smile). But I’ve promised him I’ll write…
I miss my HUGE refrigerator. If I looked in your refrigerator right now, what would I find?
Scotch fillet steak for my husband and Eye fillet steak for me. Chilled champagne, cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, low-fat vanilla yoghurt and yesterday’s Webber bbq chicken.
Whose home would you like to visit in your van and why?
Any country manor – so long as it’s elegant and grand and whispers stories.
Houses are definitely Jennie’s favourite things. Check out her titles!! 
Do you REALLY have room at your house to park a fifth wheeler caravan and do you mind visitors? Oh, sorry, you don’t have to answer that one!! 🙂
It’s a complicated driveway and you were game enough to reverse up and around – if you could also do a little weeding while you’re here…you can stay.
Country curiosities…
My latest novel, Season of Shadow and Light, has a strong horse theme. (I love what horses can teach us). If you were an animal what would you be?
I’d be a cat. They’re so independent (so long as they’re fed on time) and so capable of looking after themselves (so long as they get what they demand when they demand it). But they are also very loving (when they want to be).
You’re cooking and your food is going up against the best cooks from the CWA (Country Women’s Association). What would be your winning dish?
Oh, heck. I’d lose, so maybe I’ll bring the wine.
About you…
What is the hardest part of writing for you?
I’m pretty good at starting a story due to ideas I have to get down, and it flows wonderfully from there for the first three chapters. I can grow the story at around three chapters per stage, but my huge stumbling block is making these stages glue together and make sense. So by three-quarters of the way through a first draft, I’m questioning my sanity. I don’t plot – even when I need to and think I’ve got the rest of the story outlined, the supposed plot changes as soon as I start writing – so I have to go through those difficult periods of wondering where on earth this is going and if it’s going to make the mark. One day, when I’ve got over twenty books under my belt, I might not find it so hard. That’s the hope, anyway.
If someone was to write your biography, what do you think the title should be?
She tried everything except parachuting (and bungy jumping).
What question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview? How would you answer that question?
“How did you amass such a fortune, Ms Jones?” But I’d probably wake up before I answered…
Favourites…
Favourite movie: Jane Eyre (most of the many versions).
Favourite quote: “Fate keeps on happening” Anita Loos
*** NOW – You’re a fiction writer, Jennie. Tells us something about you and we’ll guess if it’s true.
I once spent two weeks auditioning for a musical dance troupe – and after all that effort, got the job. Only to discover we’d be touring Indonesia and would be performing the play naked. I turned the job down. They were all arrested in Indonesia during the first performance.
What do you reckon, folks? Fact or fiction?
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More about Jennie and her books…
Author Webpage: http://www.jenniejonesromance.com
BUY: THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET – latest release.
And if you can’t get enough of HOUSE books, you can always check out my House for all Seasons (#5 bestselling debut novel in 2013)
Hi Jennie, I reckon that story is fact, given your dramatic arts history 🙂 I bet you thank the stars for the intuition and/or morality that had you decline the offer. One place you really don’t want to be is an Indonesian jail!
I also wanted to thank you for the description of your plotting ‘technique’. I’m similar so now at least I don’t think I’m a lost cause 🙂
Laura
ha ha Laura – you could be right! Oh, and no plotting way is a lost cause ever. Each to our own is my motto – through trial and error mind you. Whatever works for us!
I’ve got a feeling most of that is fact… although I’m not certain they were all arrested.
You know me too well Lily! I’m about to email Jenn with the answer: True or False…