27 rapid fiRE questions with debut author Kara Alloway
We are mere days away from the RE:BOOKS RElease of Kara Alloway’s debut novel Most Hated (which you can preorder now) but I managed to steal a few quick minutes with the author to ask her my rapid fiRE questions. (Being the publisher certainly has its benefits.)
Read on to learn about the book Kara wishes you would read, her vice of choice, and the decade she’d live all over again if she could.
What’s your #1 writing superstition? I Write wearing pjs or workout clothes only.
Where’s your favourite place to write? Indoors - in my writing cave.
Cats or dogs? Dogs.
Who gives you inspiration for writing? My family.
What book did you lie about reading? I never finished Sapiens but read enough to speak about it intelligently!
Beach or ski trip? Beach!
A book you wish more people knew about? Just one? Ugh, Woman’s Inhumanity to Woman by Dr Phyllis Chesler.
What’s something most people like but you don’t understand? Oysters.
An author you wish more people knew about? Sally Armstrong.
A book you’ve read more than once? P.B.Bear’s Birthday Party—my boys’ favourite when they were little.
Your zodiac sign? Aquarius
A quote you love? “If you want to find a parking spot you have to go around the block.” - Susan Sarandon
Your favourite character in your new book? Marianna
Your favourite surprise ending in a book? The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Alcohol or marijuana? Alcohol.
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose? Bert’s Style Mutton Snapper from Buzzard’s in Key Largo, Florida. IYKYK.
Stupidest question you’ve ever been asked as an author? “Why did you write this book?”
Favourite cheesy love song? How Do You Keep the Music Playing by James Ingram.
What unusual trait do you find attractive in a person? Impressions, mimicking others' voices.
What’s something you’ve never been able to do well? Impressions, mimicking others' voices.
If you had a time machine, what time period would you travel to? The late ‘80s and do high school all over with what I know now.
Would you trade intelligence for looks or vice versa? Intelligence over looks any day, but I’m okay with what I’ve got.
What do you like most about yourself? My ability to laugh at myself. And I have great hair.
What time of day are you most productive writing? Early morning or late late night.
How many times did you cry writing this book? 100. No joke.
Who's your fictional “crush?” Mic Irvine.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Organized—Marie Kondo level organized.
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