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Allyson Roy | Could you write a book with your spouse? A quiz!
August 4, 2009
Could you write a book with your spouse? A Quiz! Whenever people find out that Allyson Roy translates into a husband and wife team named Alice
and
Roy we get reactions from other couples as varied as: “We just luuv doing
things together.” -- to -- “We’d be divorced if we tried that!” Well, we not only made it through our second book -- BABYDOLL comes out today! -
- but the first in our Saylor Oz series won a Daphne du Maurier Award for
Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. To celebrate, we thought it would be fun to
have a little quiz aimed at assisting those of you who choose to test the
waters of writing together as a couple. Here are the questions. Are you ready? You have a deadline, and the two of you have been working for hours in your
home office. You encounter the following situations. 1. You’ve motored through all the snacks in the house and there’s only one
piece of chocolate left. You say:
a. Go ahead, sweetie. Enjoy.
b. What say we split it?
c. Yo! That’s got my name on it. Touch it and I’ll break your
fingers.
2. Snack time again, but Partner A did the shopping, which means everything is
healthy and wholesome. So now you’re down to the last prune. You say:
a. Oh, take it, honey. You need your antioxidants.
b. Let’s flip for it. Heads, you win. Tails, I lose.
c. No way am I going near that thing. I’m not the one with the
problem.
3. You’ve been focused on the same difficult scene for so long, Partner A keeps
drifting into idle chatter about diverse subjects. You say:
a. You have such a fascinating array of knowledge. It’s one reason I
love being around you.
b. Interesting info, honey. How about we save it for break.
c. Back on task, Bonzo. Like I give a rat’s ass about your new
electronic golf ball retriever.
4. You’ve discovered that you completely disagree about how a character should
react in a particular scene. You say:
a. Now that you’ve explained it, darling, I see how completely wrong
I was.
b. It’s nice that we’re able to talk this out without losing our
tempers.
c. I’ll cut to the chase -- I’m brilliant and you suck. 5. Your partner’s been sitting in front of a computer for so long he/she is
hunched over with a cramped facial expression. You say:
a. You look in pain, sweetums. Lean back and shut your eyes while I
give you one of my legendary shoulder massages.
b. Maybe we should stretch out a bit and take a walk.
c. What’s with the goofy look? Don’t say it. Not another case of
your gas? 6. The section you’ve been working on all week has to be totally revised. You
say:
a. Not a problem. We can do it, thanks to our being able to work so
efficiently in a state of complete and unspoiled harmonious unity.
b. So we goofed. We’ll hit it out of the park next time at bat.
c. Don’t look at me, Slobbo. That dumbass part was your bogus
idea. 7. For obvious reasons, writers run the risk of becoming sedentary creatures.
So when it’s time to work out, you say:
a. Gee, I love training side by side with you. Couples who sweat
together, stick together.
b. Guess we better hit the gym.
c. Tennis time, Fatty. Twenty bucks says I can whip your sorry
butt. Time’s Up! Correct answers found on page 321. Printed in reverse. Use a mirror. Of course if you’d rather disregard all the above, you can just wing it and
dive in the way we do. Kind of like the not-so-perfect way our heroine and her
sidekick spunkily throw themselves into searching out killers -- making
mistakes, but discovering things about themselves along the way. While Saylor
Oz and Benita Morales, bicker and banter like a stand up comedy team, they also
portray two women with a deep and abiding friendship. Saylor, a psychologist, sex therapist, and perfume aficionado, is a warmhearted
oddball whose most lethal weapons are her fast mouth and her determination to
come through for people who need her. More cynical, Benita is an obsessively
frugal financial analyst, hard line do-it-yourselfer and a pro boxer. Her ring
name is Binnie the Bitch, and she’s not afraid to get physical with obnoxious
pendejos. So while Saylor is a nurturer who thinks nothing of following her
intuitive hunches, Benita challenges her with hefty doses of reality testing,
except when her own buttons are pushed. In BABYDOLL, Benita’s brother is in big
trouble and the two women go the distance to get him out. And for readers who’ve asked to see more of Saylor’s on again-off again
heartthrob, the smoking hot boxer Eldridge Mace -- yes, he’s back! But this
time he has a little competition from a sexy P.I. named Johnny Lavender. Tell us what activities you and your partner do best (outside the
bedroom!) and
you’ll be entered in our contest to win a signed copy of BABYDOLL. Happy reading! Allyson Roy -- Alice & Roy
Comments
28 comments posted.
Re: Allyson Roy | Could you write a book with your spouse? A quiz!
LOL Not sure we could write a novel together but we're good at raising our adopted family - does that count? lol
(Sarah Keery 10:48am August 4, 2009)
I've always been impressed by couples who could work together - I've always figured that you need to be separate in work to keep from killing each other!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 11:57am August 4, 2009)
I'm afraid all my answers to the quiz were "c"s. No way could we work together. I do admire those who can. We work together well doing lawn work or gardening. Also travelling. I'm always better at following road signs & will ask for directions.
(Donna Petrilla 1:22pm August 4, 2009)
Hi Sarah, Kelli Jo, and Donna! Thanks
for jumping in.
Yes, Sarah, I'd say being good at
raising kids together is a really
important one.
Kelli, you've got plenty of company on
this one.
Donna - Funny you should mention
traveling. Roy is like you and could
find his way anywhere, but I have the
WORST sense of direction and could
get lost in my own back yard!
(Allyson Roy 1:39pm August 4, 2009)
Loved the quiz. I don't think me and my hubby could write together. We do great gardening together. Have a great day.
(Roberta Harwell 2:04pm August 4, 2009)
Hi, Roberta - I love gardening, but Roy
gets hay fever, so scratch that one for us.
(Allyson Roy 2:10pm August 4, 2009)
My husband and I worked together for years when we owned an autoparts store, but I don't think our brains are on the same wavelength to write together! Karen Miller
(Karen Miller 2:15pm August 4, 2009)
Hi, Karen -- I think Roy and I are just
the opposite. Running a store together
would be a disaster! But when it
comes to creating dangerous
situations for Saylor Oz and the hot
boxer, Eldridge Mace, our brains are
somehow on the same wavelength.
(Allyson Roy 2:53pm August 4, 2009)
I loved the quiz, nobody touches my chocolate. My husband and I travel well together, but that is about it :)
(Vikki Parman 3:17pm August 4, 2009)
Writing with my husband would be a disaster. I think we could run a business together without hurting one another.
(Debra Czarnogursky 3:31pm August 4, 2009)
Thanks, Vikki. We hoped the quiz
would be a fun thing for readers. And
ditto on the chocolate wars!
Hi, Debra! Thanks for chiming in!
Sara, I just want to say, thanks for
having us here today. And as to your
husband, give him some books to
read! I know of a great suspense
series that makes people laugh out
loud. It's written by this husband-wife
team . . .
(Allyson Roy 3:49pm August 4, 2009)
Ms Allyson,I do believe you're heading for Sainthood-my Old Boy (husband) and I cannot write a thank you note together!
(Dawn Raymer 5:08pm August 4, 2009)
You're not alone, Dawn! But a few sparks
flying can sometimes make things more
interesting.
(Allyson Roy 5:14pm August 4, 2009)
I could never write a book with my spouse. Well... if he started it and wrote the basic premise, then turned it over to me to polish and never looked at it again. Maybe?
(LuAnn Morgan 5:22pm August 4, 2009)
I couldn't picture my parner even reading a book let alone writing it. He is afraid of my library... I think that may be because I made him dust once, but you never know.
(Tabatha Basham 5:46pm August 4, 2009)
Hi, LuAnn! Actually, Roy is usually the
one who gets the first draft going. And
like most females, I am good at the
second stage detail work. But the final,
fullest version is always the two of us
together.
(Allyson Roy 5:49pm August 4, 2009)
My husband and I have been married for 35 years. The best thing we do together is travel. As my husband drives, I am the navigator. I found our way around many hellish traffic jams and tight spots. We would always end up at our destination in plenty of time.
(Theresa Buckholtz 6:18pm August 4, 2009)
Wow, sounds like you match up well on
that score, Theresa!
(Allyson Roy 6:31pm August 4, 2009)
Going by your quiz questions we would kill each other. We work best together in the garden. He actually likes all the dirty, heavy work & I like to water the plants & admire - him & the garden.
(Mary Preston 6:59pm August 4, 2009)
I couldn't imagine writing a book with my husband since he hates reading and he hates how many books I purchase. So I'd say we would kill each either very fast
(Diane Sadler 7:28pm August 4, 2009)
Hi, Mary -You're the third woman who
said gardening with hubby works best!
Makes me wonder if it has something
to do with all that ancient earth
mother stuff -- or maybe it's just
having the quiet, open space around
us.
Hi, Diane -- I know so many women
whose husbands complain about the
number of books they buy! But women
are intuitive creatures who need an
active imaginary world to escape into.
Luckily I have an artist husband who is
similar to me on that.
(Allyson Roy 8:36pm August 4, 2009)
I loved the quiz. We have been together for almost 48 years and still enjoy each other's company. We enjoy traveling, camping, fishing and just roaming around seeing things that we haven't seen before.
(Lori Duhoski 10:02pm August 4, 2009)
Believe it or not, my husband and I enjoy shopping together!! And he DOESN"T mind how many books I buy! Of course, I extend the same courtesy to all his fishing and hunting gear!!
(Martha Lawson 10:23pm August 4, 2009)
Wow, Lori, sounds like you have a really
great relationship.
(Allyson Roy 10:23pm August 4, 2009)
Sorry I missed you earlier, Martha. I think
husbands who support their wives
reading addiction are the best!
(Allyson Roy 11:35pm August 4, 2009)
Like Theresa, my husband and I have been married for 33 years and work best when traveling. Other than that... I read - he watches TV. I walk - he sits and watches TV. I... oh, well, you get the idea!
(Karin Tillotson 11:41pm August 4, 2009)
a book together? only if he
could select the pictures
(read porn) and i did all the
words.
(Leola Hardin 9:35pm August 6, 2009)
Hi Karin! Hi Leola! Sorry I missed you. I
didn't realize people were still
commenting. Guess neither of your
husbands are to keen on books. I think
men have a shorter attention span
than women -- and, yep, Leola, more
visual and one-tracked.
(Allyson Roy 2:02pm August 7, 2009)
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