June Ahern
San Francisco, CA
USA
Good morning, June, and welcome to Vision and Verse. What have you written?
Two novels and two non-fictions. The non-fictions are parapsychology and
paranormal subjects. And also two screenplays
What is your favorite genre to write?
Women’s fiction that has strong, intelligent women with sensitive caring undertones.
Favorite food.
Salmon
Tea or coffee?
Tea
Pizza or ice cream?
Ice cream
Wine or beer?
Wine
Where would you like to visit?
Petra, Jordan and south of Spain. My goal to do
within the next couple of years, maybe even 2020.
Favorite musical artist.
Many, but mostly Motown music such as Smokey
Robinson and The Miracles, and the late great
Aretha Franklin. Also, I enjoy Latin beat such as Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club and
San Francisco’s Carlos Santana (we went to the same high school and shared friends.)
I love to dance and still do!
Do you listen to music when you write?
Yes.
What?
Often pieces relating to the era of the story.
For my non-fictions a bit of “New Age” or
ocean waves sounds.
What makes you laugh?
Life, kids, animals, husband, my brothers and
sisters – a funny irreverent group.
Favorite work of art or sculpture.
Vincent van Gough’s The Night Café, Starry Night
and self-portrait.
How old were you when you started writing?
First acknowledged piece, 14 years old. I won first prize in 8th grade writing contest
titled, Coming to America.
Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write?
Mostly, just start write. Although, to keep me on track, I’ll jot down an outline of sorts,
especially with the fiction dates of events or characters’ ages. I attempt to keep notes
in a reasonable postcard order. I really like words so I keep notes of those words to use
in the books.
Bath, ice cream, or wine or tea & cookies and
a good movie.
Where do you get your inspiration?
All of my book were encouraged or asked by others
to write. My first novel came to be after I finished
the screenplay. An author friend read and advised
me that a screenplay had a better chance of selling
if it was a book. My second screenplay that also
later became a book was written upon the request
of a young Scottish actress I met in Los Angeles
when doing a stage play for my first novel. Both
non-fictions were also requests from others.
What do you do when you get a writer's block?
Pace, take a walk, eat chocolate, groan a lot, sit
and look at the screen, and get frustrated.
Who is your favorite author?
Difficult to pin down to one as there’s so many talented writers. But, I do look for new
books by and also reread books by Michael Connelly and Anne Perry.
Best book you ever read?
Aztec by Gary Jennings.
Last book you read.
I usually have two books going at once: “Voices of
the Ancients & The Shining Ones by Moonwillow
and a polar opposite genre by Tami Hoag’s “Kill
the Messenger”.
What would you do for a living if you weren’t a
writer?
Continue with my psychic medium, paranormal
investigator and public speaker careers.
Who is the one person who has influenced your
personal life the most and why?
My mother and son. My mother for her creative
personality and kindness. She loved having an
author daughter and helped me with my first two
books by proofing (she was a stickler for proper
grammar) and reading aloud with me. My son
also has been my little buddy from day one. He’s calm and practical (my opposite), and
naturally funny. Plus, he believes his mom is cool.
If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or
fictional, who would it be and why?
Jacqueline Kennedy also known as Jackie O. She truly was a lady (like my mother),
so very elegant and intelligent with great social manners. Plus she loved horses and
I too love them and rode, like she had. I’d like to talk with her and ask how did she
navigate through marriage to John Kennedy and later, Onassis? I don’t think she was
as valued with love from either as I felt she deserved.
What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer?
Create or join a support team like a writers’ group on-line and/or in-person, take
writers’ classes or workshops, and find a good editor to champion you on a published
book.
Do you have some links for us to follow you?
Latest Ghost Investigation
Introducing my 4 books
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