20 Questions with Author Donna Joy Usher

Born in Brisbane, Donna is
now a dentist by day and
writer by night. When not
doing either of those things,
she likes spending time
with her husband and two
little dogs, fishing & camping,
motorbike riding, traveling,
drinking wine & eating
chocolate. Donna lives on the
New South Wales Central Coast.
Tara Babcock awakes the morning after 
her 30th birthday with a hangover that 
could kill an elephant - and the knowledge 
she is still no closer to achieving closure 
on her marriage breakup. Things go from 
bad to worse when she discovers that, 
not only is her ex-husband engaged to 
her cousin - Tash, the woman he left her 
for - but that Jake is also running for Lord 
Major of Sydney. Desperate to leave the 
destructive relationship behind and with 
nothing to lose, she decides- with 
encouragement from her three best 
friends - to follow the dubious advice 
from a magazine article, Closure in Seven 
Easy StepsThe Seven Steps to Closure 
follows Tara on her sometimes 
disastrous - always hilarious - path 
to achieve the seemingly impossible.
Kindle or Nook? 
Kindle

iPhone or BlackBerry? 
iPhone

Coke or Pepsi? 
If I had to drink one of them, I would choose Coke.

Coffee or tea? 
Both – coffee in the morning and tea at night.

Ice cream or frozen yogurt? 
Baskin Robbins Chocolate Peanut Butter ice-cream.

Flats or heels? 
Flats

Facebook or Twitter? 
Twitter

     Call or text message? 
     Text

     Favorite song right now? 
     "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by Train

     Celebrity crush? 
     Daniel Craig

     Movie you saw recently? 
     Breaking Dawn Part 2

     Favorite television show right now? 
     Homeland

     Favorite snack food? 
     Red Rock Deli Sea Salt Chips

     Your most overused word or phrase? 
     (According to my husband) I’m sorry, which part of that didn’t you understand?
     
     Your hidden talent? 
     Getting strangers up on the dance floor.

     Your biggest pet peeve? 
     Being in a confined space with someone else’s screaming child.

     Favorite activity when you’re not writing? 
     Stand up paddle boarding

     Favorite authors?
     Marian Keyes, Stephenie Meyer, Janet Evanovich, Jim Butcher, Kristy Berridge, Rachel Amphlett

     Favorite books?
     Dresden File Series and the Twilight Series

     Comment heard most often from your readers?
     I laughed out loud.

     Thanks, Donna!