Marketing for Romance Writers Newsletter September, 2017 Volume # 10, Issue # 9 | Page 5

SUZY SHEARER (Cont.) INTERVIEW MFRW: How much of your personality and life experi- ences are in your writing? SS: My heroines always have part of me in them, and their experiences are ones I’ve had myself. actually occurred. It still scares me when I remember it. In fact I used it as the pro- logue to my first book—A Hunter’s Heart, as a way to “get past it.” Didn’t work…lol. MFRW: SS: MFRW: What about your family? Do they know not to bother you when you’re writing, or are there con- stant interruptions? Are they, especially your significant other, supportive of your work? Do you ever ask them for advice? SS: I’m lucky (or unlucky…lol) I don’t have a significant other and live alone. My children are all married but they and their partners are very supportive and proud of my writing achievements. MFRW: Tell us about the scariest thing that ever happened to you. A nightmare, a weird dream thing that even to this day I kind of think really happened. I’m kind