Enjoy getting to know, Jacqueline Simon Gunn:
Thank you for joining me today. Tell us in three words how you would best describe your writing.
Emotional, psychological, thought-provoking.
Your book, Forever and One Day, was released February 6, 2018. Share a passage that you’d like for us to enjoy.
Now she looked at him and felt the what if washing over her. The desire to touch him, to remember how his lips felt kissing her mouth, her skin, her hair, felt irresistible. She gulped.
He stared into her eyes and she felt a kiss coming. Their faces hovered in an awkward dance as their mouths drew closer. She could feel the warmth of his breath against her lips. My gosh, she shivered, leaned in, then quickly pulled back. She broke the eye contact. Trying to shake the sensation, she gulped down some wine. “Justin. We can’t.”
You’ve been presented with the opportunity to be a best-selling author, but can never write again, or write forever, but never have a best seller. Which scenario sounds more tempting?
I would choose to continue writing.
If you could live on a college campus and never leave, or live in a small town but be able to travel, which one would you choose?
Small town, but be able to travel.
Okay, how about in an amusement park or in an airport?
Airport
And how about Ireland or Australia?
Australia
Who is your favorite band from the 90s (I’m thinking Counting Crows, Blink 182, Hootie & the Blowfish)?
I love so many 90’s bands, but if I have to pick I choose Pearl Jam.
Are there any good bands out there today that we’ll talk about in 50 years?
I’m sure there are, but I’m not too familiar with newer music. I’m still listening to 90’s alternative rock bands.
And what about your favorite comedy on TV (My favorite is still The Office)?
Frasier reruns.
Is there anything you’re currently working on?
I’m working on two romance novels.
Who is your favorite author, and if you could ask him/her one question, what would it be?
Irvin Yalom. I was fortunate enough to have met him and I got to ask him my question which was: How much was your fictional book, Lying on the Couch, based on real life circumstances?
Lightning round:
Ocean or mountains? Mountains
Yogurt or ice cream? Yogurt
Chocolate or Sour Candy? Chocolate
Jimmy Fallon or Stephen Colbert? Neither
Happy or sad ending to a novel? Happy
Beer or wine? Wine
Flying or driving? Driving
Hemingway or Twain? Twain
You’re stranded on a desert island, and you can take two things with you, as well as two people. What and who are you bringing?
Food and blankets. My husband and my dad.
You’re able to sit down with any leader in world history. Who would you choose, what would you talk about, and would you rather have him/her over to your house, or meet at their place of royalty?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’d like to hear his thoughts on the political atmosphere of today. I’d enjoy visiting him at his home.
You can wish for one thing and one thing only (not world peace and no more wishes). What’s it gonna be?
Cure for cancer.
Jacqueline Simon Gunn is a Manhattan-based clinical psychologist and writer. She has authored two non-fiction books, and co-authored two others. She has published many articles, both scholarly and mainstream, and currently works as a freelance writer. Gunn is now writing fiction in both the thriller and the romance genre. Always in search of truth and fascinated by human behavior, her fiction writing, like psychology, is a way for her to explore human nature — motivation, emotions, relationships.
In addition to her clinical practice and writing, Gunn is an avid runner and reader. Gunn is currently working on multiple writing projects, including two romance novels.
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