Urban-Reviews.com - Inside Out with San Culberson

San Culberson

San Culberson was born in Center, Texas near Lubbock and Possum Trot, but she grew up in Dallas and in Houston. She has a degree in psychology and has been a training coordinator for a foster care and adoption agency for a long time. She is married and has three sons.

In my spare time San likes to write novels, write poetry, read, complain, laugh, eat good food, shop, watch Oprah, exercise sporadically, put her sons to bed, make plans and then cancel them, antagonize her husband, and sleep.

One of her truest desires is for you to buy The Nick of Time, read it, love it, tell twenty friends about it and then they'll read it, love it, tell twenty friends about it, and so on and so on…

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Urban Reviews: Start by telling our readers what The Nick of Time is all about.

San Culberson: The Nick of Time is a story about a woman (Fiona Daniels) who decides to divorce her husband after discovering he’s cheating on her. She announces that she’s a DFL (divorcee for life) and that she will never again try to have a meaningful relationship with a man…and then she meets Nick.

Urban Reviews: The Nick of Time starts out by the main character Fiona having a party celebrating her divorce. What made you decide to start the story this way?
San Culberson: The divorce party takes place in the first few chapters in the book because I wanted to let the readers know immediately what type of woman Fiona is. She is a take charge, take no prisoners, make lemonade when life gives you lemons kind of woman.

Urban Reviews: What inspired you to write this particular story?

San Culberson: I wrote this novel at a time when several marriages around me (including my own) were ending or in serious trouble. I posed the question what would happen if a woman were determined to make the best of her circumstances no matter what they were. Of course Fiona is not perfect and she’s a little crazy, but aren’t we all?

Urban Reviews: How did you get into the business?

San Culberson: I’ve been a writer since I was a girl (poetry, short stories, the bathroom wall…) so I always knew I wanted to call myself an author someday. I wrote a book, found an agent, who then found a publisher for The Nick of Time and here we are.

Urban Reviews: Do you have any upcoming projects in the works?

San Culberson: My second book will be published by Dafina in December ’07 and I’m working on a third novel. I would like to try my hand at writing for a younger audience and I would also like to publish a volume of poetry.

Urban Reviews: What have you learned about the book industry so far? Is it all that you hoped it would be?

San Culberson: I have learned that your writing won’t standout from the pack unless you make it stand out. Being a successful writer sometimes has more to do with marketing than having a consistently good product.

Urban Reviews: Who are some of your favorite authors or books?

San Culberson: I would encourage everyone to read The Good Earth, Jubilee, and In Search of Satisfaction. Over the years, I have really enjoyed Alice Walker…I would say that she’s my favorite author. I have also enjoyed Eric Jerome Dickey, Mary Monroe, Wally Lamb, and Terry McMillian. There are dozens of authors that I admire.

Urban Reviews: How do you balance your writing career with your everyday life?(i.e. day job, family)

San Culberson: I work full time and I also fill in sometimes at my husband’s restaurant. I have three boys 12, 7, and 4 who keep me very busy. Honestly, I don’t think I do a very good job of balancing because I feel rushed most of the time…but everything does get done.

Urban Reviews: How did you feel when you held the first copy of your novel in your hands?

San Culberson: Having the book in my hand was nice, but having a total stranger contact me and tell me how much they enjoyed the book was and continues to be very rewarding.

Urban Reviews: Anything else you would like to add about yourself or your novel?
San Culberson: I want everyone who enjoys a contemporary, sexy (the book is a little sexy), funny story to go out and get the book. And when they’re I want them to tell me what they think and spread the word.