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Bethany Maines Revealed
About Bethany Maines
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What is your birthdate?:5/8
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Previous occupations:Bouncer, illustrator, secretary for an On-site Sewage Association
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Favorite job:Graphic Designer
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High school and/or college:Western Washington University
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Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:Robbie Williams
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Favorite movie:Clue
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Favorite television show:Firefly
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. red head, black belt, white paper
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. It's a matter of who wants what the worst.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Happiness is a nap after a long run while sunlight pours through the floor to ceiling windows, a Rottweiler snores on the floor, a kitty sleeps on my foot, and Ray LaMontagne plays on the stereo.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. that I'm not succeeding as a human being
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Depends on who I could take with me and what the airfare currently costs
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. the women whose names get forgotten
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. Jon Stewart
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. hilarious! And of course the old stand by, "like"
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. When I have acted without thinking and hurt someone
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. singing
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. fighting the losing battle against my own nature
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. hubris
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. Survey says: my democratic nature
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. Shaq - I want to know how it feels to be that big
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. my brown hair
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Catwoman, Eowyn, the Dread Pirate Roberts
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Lady MacBeth
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. I wouldn't mind meeting Cleopatra; I would ask her how she can re-incarnate as so many people at the same time.
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. filling out paperwork
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. karate
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Captain of a Starship
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. Honesty, Intelligence, Strength
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Soup
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. Rock DJ - Robbie Williams, Have a Good Time - Paul Simon, Wandering Star - Portishead, Jump Around - House of Pain, Love You Didn't Do Right - Rosemary Clooney
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. Stephen Brust Anne McCaffrey Dick Francis Terry Pratchett Georgette Heyer Patricia C. Wrede M.M. Kaye
- Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
- A. The Lord of the Rings The Blue Castle Guards! Guards! The Blue Sword The Ordinary Princess
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. The Ordinary Princess
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. Write for yourself first and write everyday.
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. That was funny.
- Q. How did you come to write Bulletproof Mascara?
- A. I was faced with woman who wanted me to sell cosmetics. She seemed really happy - she had lots of teeth anyway - and slightly... militant. And I thought, "she kind of reminds me of Frau Farbissina – the founder of the militant wing of the Salvation Army, from Austin Powers." And a second later that I heard the little voice in the back of my head that says bad things: “What if Mary Kay had a militant wing?” Sadly, I have a hard time resisting that voice. And thus Carrie Mae, international at home cosmetics sales giant and espionage organization, was born.
