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What’s this? What’s this? It’s time for new season!

That’s right! Today – November 1st, 2022 – brings in the new season of 3Q’s! Now, it’s come to my attention that more than just myself read these. THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who has read these, shared them and commented etc. When I started doing these, I wanted to come up with a fun, quick (emphasis on quick) interview series where we could A) learn about someone’s fav author B) have a little bit of fun and C) keep it quick and brief so as it’s possible to digest and enjoy each day.

There is an ongoing 3Q’s Archive – located on the top menu there, so if you’ve missed any, or are new to these, go take a look and see what’s there.

Alright – let’s get rolling!

Today’s guest is a fun one. Jennifer Bernardini has quickly established herself as a super fun author and fantastic supporter of so many. I’ve even been fortunate enough to appear in an anthology curated and edited by herself.

Please, do welcome Jennifer!

Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?

JB: I write early in the morning, before the kids get up. So, sometimes that’s 5 am and sometimes that’s 7am. Now that it’s summer, it’s kind of a liquid thing. When school is in, it’s usually around 6am. I’m a substitute teacher so I also write on breaks. The middle school where I work has two plan periods which for me are usually free. So, then and at lunch. I don’t have a word count, I just go until the words stop coming. Sometimes that’s a few hundred words and sometimes it’s a few thousand. Some days it’s none.

Steve: You decide to host a writer’s retreat. One weekend in a luxury house on an island. What three other authors do you invite to come along?

JB: Wayne Fenlon always. He’s one of my very best friends. We’d also have to include JB Taylor because, again, he’s a good friend. The third person is a bit harder. I’d have to say I’d like to keep that open to a mystery person, to someone I don’t know yet. Of course that would leave room for disaster, but I think it also makes it more exciting. Sometimes the unknown is just what you need.

Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!

JB: My newest release is the Something Bad Happened: An Anthology of Horror. I created a journal of writing prompts as a way to get people started on their writing journey. Beginnings are hard and I wanted to ease the pain a bit. The anthology is a collection of stories born from those prompts. I wanted it to be accessible to everyone, seasoned and new writers alike. There are some pretty amazing stories in there.

Steve: Bonus Question! You receive an invitation in the mail from one of these two people. The invitation invites you to have dinner and spend the night in their home. Do you accept the invitation from Victor Frankenstein or Dracula and why?

JB: Easy. Dracula. If you’ve read Frankenstein, Victor is a whiny baby that never takes responsibility for what he’s done. I think I’d rather risk my eternal soul to a vampire rather than suffer through the agony of dinner with Victor.

Thanks for inviting me to answer these questions. They were super fun!

Most welcome! And great choice!

Thanks again, Jennifer!

To find more of her reads and discover her work;

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Bernardini/e/B0966NXLVC

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jen_Bernardini

Website: https://www.jenniferbernardini-author.com/