TS. I have been buying and reading Jayne Ann Krentz and Amanda Quick (pseudonym for her period pieces) for more than three decades and am one of her biggest fans. Since 2013 I have been requesting an interview from this author and finally the stars aligned and Santa granted my wish. Wink. It is my honor to share with my fans, writers and readers this fascinating look into Jayne Ann’s writing processes and down time.
Q: Where do you write? Do you have a special room, shed, barn, special space for your writing? Or tell us about your ‘dream’ work space.
JAK
: I like to write in my office. It’s my refuge, retreat and comfort zone. That said, I can—and do—write just about anywhere—on a plane, on vacation, etc. Writing is an addiction for me. No matter where I am or what I’m doing there’s a story going on in my head. I can make notes, work through plot issues, and jot down ideas with a pen and a yellow notepad but I do my most creative writing on a computer because I’m fast with a keyboard. That means my fingers can keep up with my thoughts. Every morning when I sit down to write I send up a personal “thank you” to the teacher who taught that touch typing class back in high school!
Q: Do you have any special rituals when you sit down to write? (a neat work space, sharpened #2 pencils, legal pad, cup of tea, glass of brandy, favorite pajamas, etc.)
JAK: No special rituals, well, except coffee. I just need my computer and a keyboard and a cup of coffee. I also need solitude. I know a lot of authors write to music but I can’t do that. My brain starts going in two different directions, one part following the music, the other trying to focus on the writing. Guess I can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.
Q: Could you tell us something about yourself that we might not already know?
JAK: Nope. Okay, I love to shop at Nordstroms (Seattle, Washington) and I love to cook vegetarian/low carb but those two passions are not exactly secrets. Everyone who follows me on Facebook or Instagram knows that much about me. (and apparently also loves to crawl around in Lava craters.)
Q. Do you have a set time each day (or night) to write?
JAK: I’m definitely a morning person. I get up around five am. My husband and I love our breakfast routine which includes coffee, cottage cheese, peanut butter on rye
crisp and three different newspapers. After the papers, I take my last cup of coffee to my office. I’m usually at my computer by six-thirty at the latest. I write fairly steadily until noon with a one hour break at some point for working out. Afternoons are for the other things that go with writing—untangling plot problems, figuring out motives, checking research, and, oh, yeah, real life.
Fun Fact: Is there any fan out there that doesn’t know that Jayne Ann Krentz and Amanda Quick are one in the same??
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Good morning, Trisha! Waving from Seattle. Thanks for inviting me to do the interview here on your blog. I enjoyed our chat. Wishing you the best of the holiday season and a fabulous New Year!!!