Today we have Coleen Kwan on the inquisition chair Diva Couch. 🙂
RC: What five items would you take if you had to get out of your house in 5 mins or less
CK: Photo albums, kids’ artworks, my logins/passwords cheat sheet, glasses, Chapstick.
RC: Tell us about the worst day job you ever had
CK: When I was a student I had a part-time job at a shoe shop. Every minute felt like an hour. I’m a terrible salesperson, so I didn’t sell many shoes. The only interesting part was using the shoe stretcher to soften up the leather.
RC: If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you’d buy for yourself?
CK: I’d buy myself a new ereader! My current one is a few years old but still working fine so I don’t have an excuse to replace it, but I have my eye on the latest Sony one.
RC: What super power would you like to have and why?
CK: I would love to be able to fly. Just think what an asset that would be in Sydney! Instead of sitting in a traffic jam on Parramatta Road, I’d be zooming in the air high above the chaos.
RC: What food will you absolutely not eat?
CK: Scallops and crab, because I’m allergic to both! Other things I’d hate to eat are brains and tongue.
RC: Describe your favorite outfit
CK: In summer, shorts and singlet. In winter, jeans and comfy sweater.
RC: What is your worst vice or habit?
CK: I spend way too much time checking my Amazon rankings! That has to be my number one time waster.
RC: As you’re typing the answers to these questions, what are you wearing? (that’s not a naughty question unless you have a dirty mind)
CK: I’m wearing old linen three-quarter pants, an unironed T-shirt with a cat on it, and rubber thongs. Yes, the height of fashion — NOT!
RC: If you could kiss any fictional hero from history, who would it be?
CK: Would have to be Francis Crawford from the Lymond Chronicles. I spent much of my teenage years buried in those books, trying to figure out the man. He’s an enigma, but a very attractive one.
RC: Do you prefer a hairy or smooth chest?
CK: Depends on the owner of the chest! If he’s the right guy then it doesn’t matter if his chest is hairy or smooth. (Although I wish the odd hairy chest would appear on book covers these days.)
RC: Best writing advice ever received
CK: “You write. That’s the hard bit that nobody sees. You write on the good days and you write on the lousy days. Like a shark, you have to keep moving forward or you die. Writing may or may not be your salvation; it might or might not be your destiny. But that does not matter. What matters right now are the words, one after another. Find the next word. Write it down. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.”
Neil Gaiman giving pep talk to NaNoWriMo participants.
A big thank you to Coleen for chatting with us today. You can find out all about her on her website – http://www.coleenkwan.com/
Author Bio:
Coleen Kwan has been a bookworm all her life. At school English was her favorite subject, but for some reason she decided on a career in IT. After many years of programming, she wondered what else there was in life — and discovered writing. She loves writing contemporary romance and steampunk romance.
Coleen lives in Sydney, Australia with her partner and two children. When she isn’t writing she enjoys avoiding housework, eating chocolate, and watching The Office.
Short Soup blurb:
A story about best friends, childhood dreams, and the healing power of Chinese food…
Toni Lau and Dion Chan were connected from birth — first via their parents’ jointly-owned restaurant, then via their bone-deep friendship. But children grow up, and Toni leaves their sleepy hometown looking for more than it can offer.
Now Toni is back, raw with the knowledge that not all childhood dreams come true. Dion is on the brink of realising that both his own ambitions and his childhood friend have the power to derail all of his hard work. But loving Toni — and winning her love in return — has always been on his wish list. Can Dion really put her on the back burner while frying up his chef dreams? Or is it possible that together they can come up with a recipe for happiness?
Buy links:
Amazon http://amzn.to/Uuxwdv
Escape Publishing http://bit.ly/STdE49
Barnes and Noble http://bit.ly/12x2LeY
Mar 20, 2013 @ 10:43:15
Hi Colleen.
Welcome to the Divas couch.
Had to laugh at you saving your chapstick. It would be on my list too! (Altho I have a South African brand that I have to try get from there. Not easy!)
Jess
Mar 20, 2013 @ 13:01:35
Hi Jess. Yes, the Chapstick travels everywhere with me!
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