Look and Listen

Biography

R.J. Keller is a writer from Central Maine, where she lives happily with her husband, two kids, and the family cat.

She is the author of the independently published novel, Waiting for Spring. A passionate enthusiast of independent films, she worked as a correspondent for the I'm Not There movie support site and is currently the Features Administrator of the Movie Fanatic website.

She pays her bills by working nights at a local rural convenience store and chronicles those frequently humorous exploits on her blog, Ingenious Title To Appear Here Later.

Inspiration

I used to make a list of authors when asked about my inspiration. It occured to me recently, though, that it isn't the authors themselves who inspired me; it's the characters they created.

I've never met S.E. Hinton, but as a teenager Ponyboy Curtis was my best friend. P.G. Wodehouse, Dorothy L. Sayer and Maragaret Mitchell all died long before I learned how to read, but Bertie Wooster, Lord Peter Wimsey and Melanie Wilkes will live forever. Luke Davies lives in far-away Australia, but I can summon Isabelle Airly whenever I want.

That's what I strive for in my own writing. I want my characters to live long enough to inspire a new generation of writers. I want them to live forever.