About the book
In Perfect Shot (Simon Romantic Comedies)
About the author
Debbie Rigaud began her writing career covering news and entertainment for magazines—including Seventeen, Twist and CosmoGIRL!. She’s interviewed celebs, politicians and other social figures, but enjoyed interviewing “real” girls the most. A total Jersey girl at heart, Debbie lives in Bermuda with her husband.
I asked, Debbie answered
A. What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you? Bonus question: have you used it, in any way,in a book?
D. I’m a vivid dreamer and have had crazy nightmares. Plus, when I’m in between dream and awake state, I could swear I see the strangest things. I don’t own any pets, but in the middle of one night I woke up and saw a German shepherd curled up close against me. Turns out, my sheets were bunched up in a shape of what looked like a dog. I woke up in a panic, frantically shaking the image out of the sheets. No, I haven’t used this in a book yet.
A. Mystery writers often give their characters an unreasoning fear - and then make them face it. Do you have any phobias, like fear of spiders or enclosed spaces?
D. I’m terrified of rodents? I have like a damn near clinical fear of them. Gurrrrrl, I won’t even subject myself to looking at a cartoon rodent! There’s a reason I didn’t go see Ratatouille. And because of this fear, I don’t even mess with squirrels. If one won’t get out of my way, I will cross the street in a heartbeat.
A. Do you have a favorite mystery book, author, or movie?
D. No, I don’t have a favorite today, but in middle school I was a huge Nancy Drew fan. (I still remember the retro book cover art!) And as old-fashioned as it sounds, I loved watching Murder, She Wrote. Also, for a bit, I got into Veronica Mars.
A. At its heart, every story is a mystery. It asks why someone acts the way they did - or maybe what will happen next. What question does your book ask?
D. What happens when a character so set in her ways steps outside of her box?
A. Is there a mystery in life that you are still trying to figure out?
Of course. Life itself - as well as after life - is a baffling mystery to me. But lately, I’ve been trying to crack the hidden messages sometimes found in dreams.
