Interview with Cindy Jacks

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing author 

Cindy Jacks on her tour for her contemporary romantic 

comedy, All the Good Men.

Thanks so much for having me as your guest today 

and letting me chat about myself and my book, 

All the Good Men.

1.       Who is Cindy Jacks?

I think I'm just a big kid at heart. I love to 

try new things, from experimental cooking to 

belly dancing, I love pushing the edge of 

my comfort zone and skill set. I hope 

that zest for life comes through in my writing.

2.       What genre do you write? Why?

I write romance and erotica as Cindy Jacks 

and horror, paranormal, and suspense as 

CJ Elliott. Romantic and sexual situations 

appeal to me because I'm endlessly fascinated 

by interpersonal relationships. I had an art history 

teacher who said, “There are as many ways to 

be human as there are people on this planet.” 

I think the same holds true for love.

As for the horror and suspense work I do, it's 

because I'm a big fan of both genres. I can't get 

enough of paperback thrillers, lol.

3.       What is the hardest part of writing for you?

The hardest part for me is going through edits. Not 

because I don't want to change my work, but 

I'm very critical of myself so I feel like every 

comment or suggested change is something I 

should've thought of on my own. I'm a 

perfectionist and I can be awfully hard on myself.

4.       Do you ever have problems with writers block?  

If so how do you get through it?

At times, I don't feel like writing, but I think as 

a professional, I don't have the luxury of being

 undisciplined about my craft so I just keep 

approaching the laptop every day, sometimes 

several times a day. Even if I eke out just a few 

words, it's better than avoiding the work by 

playing Mario Kart all day—which I've also 

been known to do, lol. If I keep bouncing ideas 

against the wall eventually I'll have a breakthrough.

5.       What do you do when you’re not writing/editing 

or thinking about writing/editing?

Much of my day is spent with my family. My 

five-year-old son is always showing me different 

ways to view the world. The other day he said, 

“If the sky were orange juice, I could drink it.” 

I found that so profound I wrote it down, lol.

When I'm not keeping up with the family or 

writing, I keep in shape by belly dancing and 

doing yoga. I'm also a very creative person 

so I draw, paint, and make jewelry. And then 

there's also that nasty Mario Kart habit I 

mentioned earlier!

6.       When did you realize you wanted to write?

I've wanted to be an author as long as I can remember. 

My parents gave me a huge gift by teaching me to 

love books. Reading has always been a big part 

of my life and reading great works of fiction 

made me want to create my own novels and short stories.

7.       While working on a story, do you directly onto the 

computer or are there notebooks and plot ideas 

jotted down in various places?

I usually write directly on the computer—I can't 

function without my laptop. But when the 

weather's nice outside, I'll take my son to the park 

and write in a notebook. Sometimes writing the 

old-fashioned w

ay with pen and paper brings 

about interesting results because there's this 

sort of built-in editing process that takes place 

when I transcribe the handwritten work to the computer.

8.       From your own writing, do you have a favourite story or character? Why?

I think All the Good Men is shaping up to be my 

favorite book, though it didn't start out that way. 

It came from an off-handed idea that I thought 

would turn out 'fluffier' than the book actually did. 

It's was also a struggle to get to know the characters 

and to get the right balance of romance, comedy, 

and drama. But I think because the book was 

difficult to get right, it means more now that 

it's out in the world for public consumption. 

I feel like I earned the success.

9.       Tell us one thing about you we don’t know.

I have an outrageous shoe fetish. I love shoes, 

particularly very feminine, spectacularly stylish heels. 

I think I have about thirty pairs. I know they're 

horrible for my feet, but I don't care. My love 

of shoes runs so deep, I wrote an entire book 

about a pair of red high heels designed by 

Beth Levine that drift from owner to owner and 

sp

an 6 decades. Taking Off: the Red Shoe 

Collection is another one of my favorite books, 

probably because it was the easiest for me to write, lol.

Thank you again for having me! 

Below are my links to share with readers. 

I enjoyed the interview so much!

Buy it now: All the Good Men

http://moongypsypress.com/jacks.php

But it now: Taking Off—the Red Shoe Collection

http://tinyurl.com/cjfreyasbower/

Http://cindyjacks.com

http://facebook.com/author.cindy.jacks

http://cindyjacks.blogspot.com/

Thanks for being here, Cindy!!

Here's a bit about All the Good Men

Good things come in forty-something 

firefighter packages...

Blurb:

Dahlia is sure the hackneyed platitude is true: After 

a certain age, all the good men are married or gay. 

She feels her thirty-eight years put her well past 

that 'certain age.' Her best friend and her sisters 

dare her to put her fate where her mouth is. 

The terms of the challenge? 

During the month of October, she has to end

 her five-year-long man fast and go on dates

 with men of their choosing. Oh, and she 

also has to go out with anyone else who asks.

As the date disasters pile up, the vindication 

almost makes the torturous evenings bearable 

for Dahlia. But a handsome new neighbor, 

Jackson Carmichael, moves in, changing the 

rules of the game. Retired after twenty-six years 

as a pro firefighter in Boston, he volunteers 

with the local fire department, coaches a youth 

hockey team, and appears for all the world 

to be the perfect man. He just might throw a 

wrench into Dahlia's plan to die lonely and 

single...that is if she doesn't scare him away first.