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Jamie McGuire

Jamie McGuire is the author of the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster and The Providence Trilogy. She and her husband, Jeff, live with their children just outside Enid, Oklahoma, with three dogs, five horses, and a cat named Rooster. Please... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Do the thing that scares you.
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Revealing Questions
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. 4,000 miles per hour, backwards, in the rain.
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Do the thing that scares you.
Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Sitting on a quiet beach, watching my kids laugh and play in the surf, and holding hands with my husband.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Being in any dangerous situation with my children and not being able to save them.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. I travel a lot. Home is my favorite place.
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. "No." "Turn off the light." "Don't make me tell you again." "Not so loud." "Say your'e sorry." "Leave the cat alone." "Did you wash your hands?" and "I love you."
Q. What do you regret most?
A. Not having written sooner.
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I wish I was more athletic in general.
Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. My three children.
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. Anything I think or feel usually falls right out of my mouth.
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. Adaptation.
Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
A. My red hair.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
A. Helen Parr/Elastigirl of the Incredibles
Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
A. Eric Northman
Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Disrespect.
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. I'm doing it!
Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
A. Trustworthiness, a sense of humor, and dependability
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. Cupcakes. No hesitation.
Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
A. The list changes. Today's list: Fly Over States by Jason Aldean, Easy by Rascal Flatts, He's Mine by Rodney Adkins, I'm Through by Ingrid Michaelson, and anything by Adele