AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Amy DeZellar

I'm sure you remember how much Diane enjoyed Amy DeZellar's memoir, Dating Amy (you do study Trashionista in great depth, don't you?) and now Amy kindly answers our questions:

How would you summarise your book?

It's a funny memoir about going on 50 dates and also learning how to date. You can see my choices (and tactics!) about men evolving as I discover more about myself.
 
What do you enjoy about writing non-fiction?

That it's so easy. Really, it's just like taking notes on life and then having them published.
 
What's an average writing day like?

I'm proud to say that I now have a full-time staff writing job after five years of unemployment (during which I wrote Dating Amy). I ride the bus to work and pray that someone thin sits next to me. I write about vibrators, lip venom and yogurt-based hand cream once I get to work. I email with my work girlfriends about Jared Leto or similar. I take the bus home, which sometimes takes three hours even though it's about 14 miles. I'm streamlining by writing my next book while on the bus, though, so I'm excited.

What's your favourite novel by a woman?

I like some of the funny British authors. My secret favorite book is Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes, even though I'm not marriage-hungry, I swear. [The lovely Marian's Irish actually! - Keris]
 
Who is your favourite female character (fictional or real), and why?

Scarlett O'Hara, she gets away with everything.
   
What are you working on next? (If you can give us a hint!)

Fiction. I think thinly veiled people will cause far fewer problems than real ones.  
 
What question have you never been asked in an interview, but think you should have been? (Tell us the question and answer it too, if you like!)

No one's every asked me if I've regretted writing about men without them knowing. The answer is: yes.

Thanks, Amy!

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