C. F. Hawthorne
Interviewed by: Lauretta Pierce
I've been writing all my life but only poems. I just started to write novels in 1998. I just sat down at the computer and started to write.
The Lord gave me that story after a woman was killed at my work while trying to get a restraining order. I was devastated by the entire ordeal.
I feel that we all have two personalities when we are pushed to far.
Once again I have to give credit where credit is due. The Lord blessed me with her voice. I needed to make her voice heard.
Yes I did. I worked in the shelter for a long maybe a year or two. Until the pain was to much for me to bare.
That's in the Bible from Cain and Able. Jayr felt that ladies need to know who they are dealing with. Because the devil has a way of playing tricks on the mind when the heart is involved.
Yes I would have to say all of the above.
Love hurts when it's coming from the fist.
I have two other novels ready for print.
A) Homeless Love
B) Tears In My Joy
I like it to be quite, because I have to hear what my characters are saying to me.
For Every Black Eye
June 2002
2. What inspired you to write a novel about spousal abuse?
3. How did you come about the idea to write about alternate personalities?
4. How did you come about Febe's character?
5. Did you do research to learn about women shelters?
6. How did you come about the idea for the WB organization?
7. Are there any of your personality traits in any of your characters?
8. What message would you like readers to receive from reading For Every Black Eye?
9. Are you currently working on another novel?
10. What type of atmosphere do you require to write?