Barbara Cairns
Homosassa, FL,
U.S.A.
Good morning, Barbara, and welcome to Vision and Verse. What have you written?
Teacher Manuals, Guidelines for setting up Special Ed. Classrooms, Story in Ginn & Co. Fourth Grade Reader, Stories and articles in newspapers and magazines, Monthly column in California-based magazine, Ten books, including a History of Florida, two Romance Novels, five Picture Books, and two Middle Grade Novels.
What is your favorite genre to write?
At the moment, Middle Grade Novels.
Favorite food.
Anything spicy, plus lots of chocolate almond ice cream.
Tea or coffee?
Hazelnut Decaf Coffee
Pizza or ice cream?
Both
Wine or beer?
Wine
Where would you like to visit?
After lots of traveling when younger, I’m quite happy to be a homebody.
Favorite musical artist.
No one in particular.
Do you listen to music when you write?
Not often.
What?
Sometimes instrumentals from T.V. channel if working on my laptop. When in my writing room on my desktop, usually no music.
What makes you laugh?
A bit of whimsy that comes out of nowhere. My husband’s jokes, animals doing cute things.
Favorite work of art or sculpture.
My exquisite wood carvings from Germany and Panama.
How old were you when you started writing?
College, but before that, I loved writing in diary.
Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write? I’m definitely a pantser, hate outlining.
Describe your perfect evening.
A quiet evening of T.V. with Hubby.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Everything around me.
What do you do when you get a writer's block?
Try out a new recipe.
Who is your favorite author?
No favorites. I like variety in reading, from historical novels to romance, but especially non-fiction so I can learn something new.
Best book you ever read.
Victoria The Queen by Julia Baird.
Last book you read.
We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter.
What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer?
Work with animals in some way.
Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
Reverend Gilbert who encouraged me to go into a teaching career after I taught Sunday School.
If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?
My grandfather who was a lighthouse keeper.
What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer?
Write! Write! Write!
Do you have some links for us to follow you?
Barbara Cairns #AuthorCairns for Twitter
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