GUEST AUTHOR CELIA RIVENBARK

One of the best parts of being a writer is meeting other writers. And I’ve decided that you need to meet them too!  I hesitate to say that every Friday or even every third Monday of every other month, I am going to feature a guest author.  (Sticking to a schedule as you have learned is not my strongest gift.)

But with that said, today is the first of hopefully many to come, and I hope you enjoy meeting nationally syndicated humor columnist and best-selling author, Celia Rivenbark, as much as I did.  We sat on a panel together at the South Carolina Book Festival back in February. And I can honestly say that this woman is funny, funny, funny.

Celia Rivenbark

I asked Celia three simple questions and here are her answers.

If you had to compare yourself to one character in literature who would that be?

I wanted to come up with something noble sounding, but I keep coming back to Nancy Drew.  And not just because she was a blonde with a convertible “roadster.”  She relied on her gal pals to get her out of scrapes, as I do, and she required a good  steady fellow in her life. My husband Ned Nickerson all grown up.  Like Nancy, I have a curious mind, love solving little mysteries, adore getting into everybody’s else’s private business and believe that good must always triumph in the end.  I’ve read all the Nancy Drew books and it is with grace disappointment that I realize my own daughter prefers vampires and teen-clique books.  Sigh.

I knew I liked this woman.  I quote Nancy Drew in The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove.  (Have you noticed the way I keep working the title of my new book into every blog post these days?)

Back to Celia.

Will you see a movie before you read the book?  And what food item do you typically buy at the movie theater?

Sure I’ll see a movie before I read a book.  Although, that does make it a tad less likely that I’ll get around to reading the book. I kinda hate candy so I’m more of a popcorn girl, none of that fake butter or cheese powder on it.  Oh, and I won’t eat it until the opening credits start to roll unless I’m absolutely starving.

Tell us one things about your life as a best-selling author we would be surprised to know.

I didn’t get a cleaning woman until I was 52 years old (last year). She comes twice a month and it has changed my whole life. Why I didn’t I do this sooner?  Dave Barry never has to Pledge the sideboard, now, does he?  If you wanna be big time, you gotta act the part.

Check out Celia’s newest book, You Can’t Drink All Day If You Don’t Start in the Morning.

Posted April 7, 2010 at 1:00 pm · 1 comment · Leave a Comment