20 INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ME
1. My husband, Bill, and I were at the SAME concert (Tim Curry) in the SAME place (The Bottom Line in New York's Greenwich Village) on the SAME night (heck, no, I don't remember the exact date) a few years before we met.
2. I met Bill in church on Friday Youth Night.
3. My first publication was a short story about a female undercover cop in True Confessions.
4. I was born in Havana, Cuba to two crazy but lovable Cubans.
5. My sister, Sandra, is a talented pianist.
6. My cousin, Pep, is a talented artist and computer whiz kid.
7. RUMOR HAS IT, a sweet romance, was my first book, published by Avalon Books.
8. AND THEN CAME YOU, a sexy little romance, was a nominee for the 1999 ROMANTIC TIMES REVIEWERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST BOUQUET.
9. I've written almost 100 short stories, 2 YAs, and several romance novels.
10. Christmas is my all-time favorite holiday.
11. Brandon, our younger son, is the drummer for a band called She Likes the Weather.
12. Joey, our older son, is a talented songwriter.
13. My three favorite places to write are a) my home office, b) the beach, and c) StarBucks.
14. I can watch Food Channel until the cows come home. Literally, y'all.
15. In my opinion, the best way to spend an afternoon is either hiking on a mountain trail or taking a delicious, leisurely stroll that lasts for hours.
16. I love lighthouses, mermaids, fairies and unusual bracelets, in no particular order.
17. When I was 18, I tried to break into acting and made it as far as an audition for Burger King, which was doing this promotional thing for free 45 RPM records. My line? I had to smile into the camera and shout, "ABBA!!!"
18. I once sang with Dion (the heart-throb from the 50s) on stage in New York. Seriously. Of course, there were around 49 other ladies on stage, too...
19. My resume includes a 4-year stint as a New York magazine editor.
20. I NEVER--and I mean, NEVER--met a piece of chocolate, dark or milk, that I didn't love.
Connie Keenan