Ask an Author Week #10: Sherry Lewis

Question: What is the "coolest" or most interesting thing that has happened to you since becoming a published author?

Sherry Lewis: I would have to say serving on the board of directors of Romance Writers of America, especially the year I served as president. It was a fascinating experience for a lot of reasons. I learned a lot about the industry, I met many interesting people and visited interesting places, and I made incredible friends. I found sitting in board meetings with a group of intelligent, savvy, women who were all focused on the same thing and wanting the best for their organization invigorating. It was so cool to watch people disagree vehemently at the board table over an issue, but be adult enough and professional enough to realize that disagreeing didn’t have to become a personal issue. We’d argue -- er debate – and then put aside the issues and go to lunch. I greatly admire the women I served with on the board, as well as the members of RWA’s corporate staff. As an added bonus, I worked through some personal issues, like the fear of having my face plastered on the big screen during conference. And for the first time in my life, I can answer the question “what would you do if you didn’t write?” It may make me sound unbearably boring, but I was fascinated by the world of non-profit organizations. 

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask an Author Week #9: Sherry Lewis

Question: What is your favorite "guilty" pleasure and why?

Sherry Lewis: Ben & Jerry’s Willie Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler ice cream. It’s like frozen peach pie on a spoon. Yummy!
Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask an Author Week #8: Sherry Lewis

Question: If you could meet any mythological or legendary creature/person, who would they be and why?

Sherry Lewis: Honestly? Santa Claus. Is that silly? I’m a huge, huge fan of the big guy.SPECIAL NOTE: Congratulations to Sherry for winning the 2009 RWA Emma Merritt Service Award!

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask an Author Week #7: Sherry Lewis

Question: If you could meet any author in the world (dead or alive) who would it be and why?

Sherry Lewis: Of authors of non-fiction, I’d choose David McCullough because his work has touched me so deeply. I’m going to cheat here and give an answer for authors of fiction, too because I’d love to meet Mark Twain. My grandmother was a genealogy buff, and she told me many times before she died that Samuel Clemens was a distant cousin. I love his sense of humor and the jabs he takes at society. I’d love the chance to sit down over dinner and talk to him.

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask an Author Week #6: Sherry Lewis

Question: What genre (if any) have you always dreamed of writing but haven't found the time and/or inspiration to write?

Sherry Lewis: I’ve always dreamed of writing a huge, sprawling novel set around the American Revolution.

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask An Author Week #5: Sherry Lewis

Question: What is your favorite Season to write in and why? 

Sherry Lewis: Either spring or fall. Any time it’s neither too hot nor too cold. I’m a creature of artificial comfort.

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask an Author Week #4: Sherry Lewis

Question: If you could meet anyone of your characters in person, who would it be and why?

Sherry Lewis: This is another hard question because there are so many parts of the world I’d love to see. But if I have to pick one, I’ll say Tuscany. There’s no special reason why, except that when I see that area in movies or read about it in books, it strongly appeals to me. I’d watch MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING a million times just for the scenery. And Denzel.  

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask An Author Week #3: Sherry Lewis:

Question: If you could meet anyone of your characters in person, who would it be and why?

Sherry Lewis: That’s a tough question! I’d want to meet all of them or I wouldn’t have chosen to write about them. But if I have to choose one, it would be Sam Evans, who appeared in WHISPERS THROUGH TIME and then had his own book in AN ECHO IN TIME. He’s just a great guy. He’s honest, funny, and sexy. What’s not to love?

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask An Author Week #2:Sherry Lewis

Question: If you could travel back in time for a month long vacation, which Era would you visit and why?

Sherry Lewis: I’d go back to the time of the American Revolution. I’m fascinated by that time period, and I would love to actually meet the people who were involved in founding the country I live in. I’ve visited a number of historical locations, and I’m always filled with a deep sense of reverence when I do. A few years ago, I had the chance to visit the home John Adams lived in after he left the office of US President, and I was overwhelmed as I stood in those rooms looking at portraits he and Abigail and George Washington sat for. I’m a real history nut, I guess, and there are many eras I’d love to visit for short periods of time (I’m much too addicted to modern conveniences to stay for long) but the American Revolution would have to be my number one.

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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Ask An Author Week #1: Sherry Lewis

Question: If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have three books with which to read for five years, which three books would you take and why?

Sherry Lewis: PENMARRIC by Susan Howatch because I love the way she handles point of view and I love long, meaty books. This is one of my favorites. JOHN ADAMS by David McCullough. It’s probably the best book I’ve ever read, and it always makes me want to be a better person. COLONY by Anne Rivers Siddons because I just love the way she uses the language in this book. It’s almost poetic.

Sherry is the multi-published author of contemporary and time-travel romance, and of traditional mystery. When she’s not writing or talking on the phone with her incredibly beautiful, intelligent and gifted grandchildren, she can be found teaching writing classes online. 

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