Interview Beverley Bateman

by

Kay Bailey

1) If you could start your life over what character from your book would you become?

My initial response is the Irish Wolfhound. I really loved Wolf.

2) Do you have a favorite quote or motto you live by?

Maybe one or two--

Never aim too low. Always aim high even if you fail the first few times.

Never be afraid to go for your dreams.

If it's who you are, march to that step of the different drummer.

And if you don't write and submit, you'll never get published.

3) Did you write as a child or start when you were an adult?

I wrote as a child and have been writing most of my life.

4) What is your favorite good read? I would love to know the experience also. Cup of coffee, tea?

At lot of the reading is judging contests unfortunately. but when I can squeeze in a great read I love to curl up in a comfortable chair, have soft jazz playing in the background and a glass of dry Chardonnay beside me. I read a lot of different genres but I love any good romantic suspense.

5) What's on your reading list now?

Where to start? I'm actually reading Texas Cooking by Lisa Wingate and then Greg Iles latest book True Evil is there along with Try Just Once More and Listen To The Shadows by Joan Hall Hovey.

6) What cartoon character best represents you right now, such as Winnie the Pooh, Daffy Duck, etc.?

Maybe the Roadrunner. I keep running around and people keep putting obstacles in my path to overcome.

7) What sparked you to become an author?

I guess I've always been a writer and wanted to try to become an author, but life and family kept getting in the way. Finally I was diagnosed with cancer and decided to rearrange my priorities and put the important things first. So I finished the book and sent that one off to a publisher.

8) What inspired you to write Death Awaits? Was it a scene or event?

I'm honestly not sure. I got the idea of a witness to a professional hit and the terror they'd feel as they realized he had to kill them next and they would be running for the rest of their life as long as the killer was loose. It kind of grew from that.

9) What is your writing style? structured or free-for-all?

My writing style tends to be free-for-all. I get a plot idea and figure out the characters and start writing.

I'm trying to become more structured so I can do more and better character development.

10) In the process of writing this book or others, is there something particular that you struggled with?

I always struggle with characterization and trying to make them three dimensional and people the readers can relate too.