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Member Spotlight: Cheryl Gross
Author: Jody Wallace
Original Publication Date in Love Notes: October 2007
Q. We’re so
glad to have you as a member of MCRW. Are you a native of Nashville
or somewhere else? If somewhere else, where, and how did you end up
here?
A. I was born in Pasadena, Calif.
and lived in Rosemead, Calif., (a suburb of LA) for 13 years. Then
I lived in Spokane, Wash., for 8 years then my husband and I lived
in Milwaukee, Wisc., for 30 years before we moved to Nashville in
1998 and we love it here.
Q. What made
you decide to try your hand at writing romance novels?
A. I've always loved to read. One
day I read an English romance and told my mom it was so bad I
probably could do as good. She dared me, and here we are 5 years
later.
Q. Tell us
about your "WIP" or work-in-progress? What in specific do you
write?
A. I write mostly erotica, but do
some single title/contemporary also. I have 9 finished single title
and 11 erotic novellas finished and 4 erotic novellas half
finished. I never work on one piece at a time. I'm usually working
on two or three things at once.
Q: How do you
balance your writing with your other responsibilities? (Yes, as
always, I'm looking for tips...)
A. Sometimes my house doesn't get
cleaned as good as it should. I have my husband well trained to
clean up after himself and he does his own laundry. My mom lives
with us and does my laundry with hers. Yes, I'm spoiled.
Q. What do you
do when you're not writing? Do you have a "day" job, hobbies,
obsessions?
A. My biggest obsessions is
reading. I remember my favorite Christmas gift was when I was about
9 - I received the whole set of 'Cherry Ames Nurse'. I read
voraciously and usually have 4 or 5 books going at one time. On my
day job I'm a data processor/clerk typist at AIG/American General.
I'm responsible for being sure approximately 1,000 agents in the
field are paid correctly for their sales.
Q. Do you have
children, pets, plants, a spouse, dust bunnies, a thimble collection
or anything like that?
A. I collect Geisha Girl china
pieces from the early 20th century. I have tons of dust bunnies and
have been thinking of naming them all. We have 2 cats who add to
the bunny problem. You all have seen my husband at one time or
another. Dennis and I have been married almost 44 years and have
two daughters and three grandkids.
Q. What are
some of your favorite books, romance and other?
A. My favorite books are Harlequin
Presents, Blaze and any other romance I can get my hands on. I
especially like Susan Johnson, Vickie Lewis-Thompson and Diana
Palmer.
Q. If you could
go on a dream vacation anywhere in the world on someone else's
perfectly legitimate dime, where would you go, who would you take,
and what would you do?
A. My perfect vacation would be on
an island with no cell phone. I'd take my husband and a dozen
erotic books, my AlphaSmart and I'd lay around and read and write
until I couldn't see straight. Then I'd chase my husband, Dennis,
around the island.
Q: Tell us a
secret!
A. I'm a
chocoholic who watches TV while I read and write.
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