An Interview with Julie Berry
by Julie Berry, posted 2/16/2005
Q: How long have you been writing?
A: Several hours.
Q: What did you do before becoming a writer?
A: Ate four square meals a day for decades.
Q: How do you come up with ideas for your columns?
A: I just think about people I know, and I exploit my friends' and family's woes for profit.
Q: What inspired you to become a writer?
A: My friend Nancy told me I should write a humor column about motherhood since I was such a flop at actual motherhood.
Q: How many children do you have?
A: Four or more.
Q: Boys or girls?
A: Newts.
Q: Can you describe yourself to your readers who've never met you?
A: I'm a tall, svelte, raven-haired beauty.
Q: Then who is that chubby, pasty-faced woman on your website?
A: My husband.
Q: Who gave you that atrocious haircut?
A: If I told you it would undermine the pending litigation.
Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: A Solid Gold dancer. Failing that, a boy.
Q: Now what do you want to be when you grow up?
A: One of the Pointer Sisters. Failing that, a boy.
Q: What do you fear the most?
A: The sound of a school bus engine downshifting.
Q: What advice do you have for other aspiring writers?
A: It's too late, the woods are already full.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your writing?
A: Rapid debt reduction.
Q: In your columns you say a lot of sarcastic things about your kids. You really love them, don't you?
A: Maybe.
Q: Sometimes you go by “Julie” and sometimes “Julianna.” Which do you prefer?
A: Your Excellency.
Q: What is the hardest thing about being a professional writer?
A: These embarrassing acts of self-promotion. Like granting interviews.
© 2005, Julianna Berry.