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Jennifer St. Giles: A Self Portrait
Jennifer St. Giles Revealed
About Jennifer St. Giles
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. A journey to discover love, myself, and others
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. Never, never give up on your dreams.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Love, family, friends, security, respect, and enough money to relax and have fun every now and then.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Well LOL I am going to cheat on this one. Anywhere with my family, traveling the world.
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. With women writers, who long ago paved the way to being an author by persevering against all odds to be a published writer.
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. Another cheat here. I admire both men and women who face each day looking for what love they can share, what good they can do, and for what positive direction they can make a step in.
- Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
- A. If you ask my editors, depending on the book, then it might be he fisted his hands or she blinked. I seem to hone in on a different phrase with each book that they have to say "enough already."
- Q. What do you regret most?
- A. Procrastinating about writing for ten years and not being more independent and seeing more of the world when I was single.
- Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
- A. To sing on key.
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. My kids and my writing.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. Procrastination and disorganization
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. Calm, loving objectivity (most of the time).
- Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
- A. Sunshine!
- Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
- A. My blond moments.
- Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
- A. Currently, Jack Bauer from 24.
- Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
- A. intolerance, prejudice, and being judgmental
- Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
- A. Pssst. To write and share every story that inspires my heart.
- Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
- A. love, forgiveness, and acceptance
- Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
- A. steak!
- Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
- A. Music of the Night, A Rose on the Grey, Coming Out of the Dark, I Can Feel you Breathe, Amazing Grace.
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Sigh, I fear in naming some I will miss somebody. Over the years I have had many favorite authors whose stories reached into my heart and inspired me to write. Kathleen Woodiwiss, Grace Livingston Hill, Rosemary Rogers, Johanna Lindsey. Mary Stewart, Charlotte Armstrong, Nora Roberts/JD Robb/ Jane Ann Krentz. Mary Higgins Clark, Sandra Brown, Victoria Holt, Karen Robards, Jacquie D'Alessandro, Suzanne Brockman, Christina Dodd, Linda Howard and the list goes on.
- Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
- A. Wolf and the Dove, Flame and the Flower, Son of the Morning, Lone Survivor, and leaving room to fill more in later!
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. Too many, if only I had more time.
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. The same advice I receive in my long journey to publication. Perseverance. Be the last one standing when the editor looks across his desk and says, "I want that book."
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. I stayed up all night to read your book.
