{"id":139,"date":"2014-12-09T20:24:57","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T01:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacquimorrison.ca\/?p=139"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T20:22:35","slug":"q-and-a-round-two-with-author-jacqui-morrison-suspense-thriller-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacquimorrison.ca\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Q and A: Round Two with author Jacqui Morrison (suspense thriller author)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Round 2 with Lachesis Publishing author, Jacqui Morrison Jacqui has written a suspense thriller for Lachesis Publishing \u2013 The Vigilante<\/a>. Her book delves into the gritty underpinnings of society.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What was your favourite book as a child and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Nancy Drew Series<\/a>. Nancy had it all, a great boyfriend, good friends, and she solved mysteries.<\/p>\n

Who was your favourite teacher growing up and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Mrs. Hawley, she was an English teacher at my high school. She ran the creative writing club and strongly encouraged me to continue writing after I finished school. I reconnected with Mrs. Hawley when she was in her late 70s and we visited once or twice a year.<\/p>\n

When did you know you wanted to be a writer? Why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I morphed into becoming a writer. As a youth I wanted to be: a lawyer, a travel agent, a hotel manager, a journalist and an entrepreneur. I wrote a weekly newspaper column for two years in the mid-nineties. Then I did some paid business articles and I had a short story published. It was not until Lachesis Publishing published my first novel that I called myself a writer. Now, in an obscure way, I can do all of the professions that I dreamed about as a teenager, through my prose.<\/p>\n

Who in the writing\/publishing world do you admire and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Writer extraordinaire Jodi Picoult <\/a>is admirable because she writes books on brave topics. After I\u2019d read any of her books I think about the moral implications for weeks afterwards.<\/p>\n

Tell us about your daily writing routine \u2013 what do you typically do every day?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a nighthawk. I write after dinner for about an hour. I\u2019ll then spend weekends writing until one or two in the morning. I know writing late into the night isn\u2019t healthy but that\u2019s when the magic happens for me.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite snack or guilty pleasure food that you (may or may not indulge in when writing?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Cappuccino and chocolate<\/p>\n

What does \u201cwriting voice\u201d mean to you? Describe your own writing voice.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I write in third person omniscient and I try to incorporate my own personality into my writing voice through humour, quirkiness and by playing with turns of phrases.<\/p>\n

What do you want to accomplish in the next five years in your writing career?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I want to do more speaking engagements (book talks) and write more books<\/p>\n

Tis the season to be jolly. What is your favourite thing to do over the holidays?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I have a wonderful two-year-old granddaughter and I will be spending time with her over the holidays, reading books together, watching movies and enjoying ourselves.<\/p>\n

Shortbread cookies or gingerbread cookies?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Neither \u2013 sorry \u2013 Chocolate Yule Log that my mom used to make<\/p>\n

Connect with Jacqui Morrison on her web site<\/a>, and on facebook<\/a> and twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You can purchase Jacqui\u2019s books on the Lachesis Publishing site<\/a>. You can purchase The Vigilante on amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Follow Lachesis Publishing<\/a> on twitter<\/a> and like our facebook page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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