Cristina Garcia Revealed
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. writing, chocolate, my daughter, music, salsa dancing, photography
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. The weirder, the better
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. a bubble bath and a good book
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. that my dog will run off with coyotes
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Havana, Cuba walking along the seawall
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. Carmen Miranda
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. heinous, unspeakable
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. not keeping up with my Italian
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. singing opera
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. turning a rowdy puppy into a good citizen
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. overthinking things
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. compassion
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. chicken soup
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. the kid in The Phantom Tollbooth
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
- A. Voldemort from Harry Potter
- Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
- A. Abraham Lincoln, and I would say, "Good job!"
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. misspelling on billboards
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. trying out new spicy recipes
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. opera singer
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. honesty, honesty, and more honesty
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. Manchego cheese!
On Books and Writing
- Q. How did you come to write I Wanna Be Your Shoebox?
- A. I wrote it to make sense of the sudden death of my daughter's beloved grandfather. She wasn't aware of his life, and it was a way of reclaiming and immortalizing him for her. The main character is based on her, and the book is dedicated to the two of them; it was a way to make him live again on the page during her sadness.
