1. Please tell me the three most important things people should know about you. I have a sense of humor you may not pick up on right away, and amuse myself by having characters say and do things that keep my friends guessing about the real me.
Nature is one of my greatest passions, right up there with my kids and hubby and writing—I’m a shameless ‘bird nerd’ since moving to NC nine years ago, have had my yard certified as a wildlife habitat, and am always looking forward to exploring the next trail, park or beach.
I really enjoy working out, not only to try to stay in shape and ward off everything that stole my mother’s golden years from her, but because being a regular in group pilates, yoga and spin is my big social break away from my home office where I talk to my dog and cats all day. Thank goodness for Facebook friends, too!
2. Are you a dog person or a cat person?
Although my recent Facebook photo posts are my daughter’s German Shepherd, son’s puppy and my own sweet old golden retriever, when forced to pick, I’m first a cat person. We have two I find endlessly exquisite. Have always lived with a cat and always will. Besides, there are reasons my wonderful golden is nicknamed Marley Money-Pit Inconvenience.
3. Tea or coffee?
Tea. Have been fortunate to get spoiled with longjing direct from China, thanks to hubby’s travel. Coffee with creamer is just a weekend treat.
Boxer-briefs. They show more shape than boxers, yet leave something to the imagination.
5. What was the first thing you ever wrote?
I kept a diary all through childhood and into college. People always knew to get me a new one for Christmas, you know, the kind with the little lock and key. Guess it’s no wonder my first novel has a “Dear Diary” character. The first multi-page story I remember writing was about horses (I was into The Black Stallion series at the time, in elementary school).
6. When did you finally decide to call yourself a writer?
Well, I’ve been a copywriter all my adult life, so have called myself a writer for decades. Always wrote for a hobby, too. But not until signing with Oak Tree Press did I call myself an author.
7. Which of your works are you most proud to have written?
The Wooded Path because it made one of my early readers say exactly what I hoped for, that it’s intriguing and fun and made her say, “Hey, that’s me!”
8. What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
Having teenagers. Giving up the control over what’s dearest to you…. I know I sprouted gray hairs when they began to drive.
9. How did you end up getting published?
Becoming an empty-nester finally got me the time to complete and polish a manuscript (I know other authors get it done amid the chaos of a really busy life, but I lose hours of reality when I write, and was afraid of letting too much slide), and then over months of querying publishers I received enough positive response to keep trying until I found the right match: Oak Tree Press.
10. Would you be food or fighter if the zombie apocalypse were to happen?
Fighter! Been wanting to try out this kickboxing on someone. Elbow strike!
11. What is the most daring thing you have ever done?
Hmmmm, what daring thing could I share? Getting married before we both had graduated and had “good” jobs, not knowing where life would take us.
12. Would you rather be rich or famous--and you could only have one-- and why? The fame would be based on something good, not something like being the best serial killer or anything like that.
I’m a practical girl, and I’m sure I wouldn’t enjoy all the attention and lack of privacy that comes with fame, so have to choose rich. But I wouldn’t change my comfortable lifestyle…oh except for maybe buying myself and my daughter more horses…and land for them…and a hot stable hand to help us….
Blurb for The Wooded Path available now:
Ever wonder if you’re normal? Laine McClelland sure does. When the mysterious disappearance of a bunco friend, Paula, shakes her Lake Norman neighborhood, her seemingly perfect world is suddenly filled with dark thoughts, dangerous temptations and surprising confessions. What is normal once you realize life’s short, anyway? Was her marriage ever enough? She finds herself risking it all…and afraid of what really happened to Paula.
Nancy LiPetri lives on Lake Norman, North Carolina, the setting of The Wooded Path. Originally from landlocked Iowa, she has enjoyed living on both coasts as well as in her husband’s native Chicago, taking her family and copywriting career with her and gathering inspiration for her fiction along the way.
Visit her on Facebook. And to find out what it’s really like on Lake Norman, visit her at
www.NancyLonLakeNorman.blogspot.com
Buy The Wooded Path at http://www.amazon.com/Wooded-Path-Nancy-LiPetri/dp/1610091620/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415337044&sr=8-1&keywords=nancy+lipetri
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11 comments:
Thanks for having me, Holli! I enjoy the way your 12 questions helps us all to get to know each other better.
It was fun getting to know more about you, Nancy. Your book sounds intriguing and I can't wait to read it. You and I have a few things in common besides being Oak Tree Press authors, so that was fun to learn. Good job, both Nancy and Holli.
Nancy, thanks for joining me. I always enjoy finding out more about other authors.
Holli,
You composed a good set of questions. If you get tired of being a lawyer, you can become a psychologist.
JL Greger, author of medical thirllers/mysteries - Ignore the Pain Coming Flu, & Murder: A New Way to Lose Weight
Holli & Nancy,
This was a fun read. Enjoyed the post.
Thank you Nancy, for letting me post this again now that your book is available.
So busy with my 3-year-old grandson today, I almost forgot to look for this re-posting, Holli. Thanks so much, again!
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