Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon bestselling author is a bona fide daydream believer. She lives somewhere in the middle of the USA and can rarely be seen without her trusty Mead notebook and ultra-portable laptop. When she’s not writing, she’s living the American Dream with her husband, three kids, the laziest puggle this side of the Mississippi, and a busy pug pup that officially owes her three pairs of shoes, one lamp cord, and an office chair (don’t ask).

Winter also writes psychological suspense under the name Minka Kent. Her debut novel, THE MEMORY WATCHER, was optioned by NBC Universal in January 2018.

Winter is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

73 Things About Me

1. What’s your favorite movie? Right now it’s The Big Sick

2. Favorite movie in the past five years? Interstellar

3. Favorite Hitchcock film? The Birds

4. A book you plan on reading? The Last Mrs. Parrish

5. A book that you read in school that positively shaped you? The Crucible

6. Favorite TV show that’s currently on? This Is Us

7. On a scale of one to ten how excited are you about life right now? A solid 9

8. iPhone or Android? iPhone 4-eva

9. Twitter or Instagram? Insta

10. Who should EVERYONE be following right now? F*ck Jerry

11. What’s your favorite food? Soup (very general, I know)

12. Least favorite food? Mushrooms

13. What do you love on your pizza? Ham and pineapple or pepperoni and broccoli.

14. Favorite drink? Starbucks Chai (iced, 5 pumps, nonfat)

15. Favorite dessert? Tiramisu

16. Dark chocolate or milk chocolate? Milk

17. Coffee or tea? Green tea

18. What’s the hardest part about being a mum? EVERYTHING

19. What’s your favorite band? The Avett Brothers

20. Favorite solo artist? Sam Beam (Iron and Wine)

21. Favorite song? Coffee by Sylvan Esso

22. If you could sing a duet with anyone, who would it be? Sufjan Stevens

23. If you could master one instrument, what would it be? Piano. Took lessons as a kid then quit because I didn’t want to do the recital. Dumbest move ever.

24. If you had a tattoo, where would it be? Maybe inner wrist?

25. To be or not to be? To be.

26. Dogs or cats? Doggos

27. Bird-watching or whale-watching? Whales

28. Best gift you’ve ever received? My babies. <3

29. Best gift you’ve ever given? My babies. <3

30. Last gift you gave a friend? I gave Marin Montgomery a Kindle!

31. What’s your favorite board game? Sorry!

32. What’s your favorite country to visit? I’ve only ever been to Mexico.

33. What’s the last country you visited? Mexico. Lol.

34. What country do you wish to visit? England

35. What’s your favorite color? Cerulean blue

36. Least favorite color? Orange. I dislike everything orange (oranges, orange pop, orange juice, etc).

37. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

38. Heels or flats? Wedges

39. Pilates or yoga? Pilates

40. Jogging or swimming? Um, neither?

41. Best way to de-stress? Sleep for a million years. Or read.

42. If you had one superpower, what would it be? Time travel.

43. What’s the weirdest word in the English language? Dongle.

44. What’s your favorite flower? Hydrangeas

45. When was the last time you cried? Watching The Zookeeper’s Wife. I had to turn it off halfway through. It was brutal.

46. Do you like your handwriting? Hate it.

47. Do you bake? Sometimes.

48. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? I get stuck in my own head sometimes and work myself up.

49. What is your most favorite thing about yourself? My ambitiousness.

50. Who do you miss most? My grandpa.

51. What are you listening to right now? The sound of my elliptical in the next room because I forgot to turn it off. Whoops.

52. Favorite smell? Coffee or leather.

53. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? The chiropractor’s office—spaced off my last appointment. Oops.

54. Who was the last person you sent a text to? The hubs.

55. A sport you wish you could play? Tennis. I like it but I kind of suck.

56. Hair color? Blonde

57. Eye color? Dark blue

58. Scary film or happy endings? Both!

59. Favorite season? Spring

60. Three people alive or dead that you would like to have dinner with? Oprah, Jason Momoa, and Nick Kroll

61. Hugs or kisses? Depends on the person ;-)

62. Rolling Stones or the Beatles? Stones

63. Where were you born? Iowa

64. What is the farthest you have been from home? Mexico lol

65. Sweet or savory? Savory

66. Lipstick or lip gloss? Lipstick

67. What book have you read again and again? YOU by Caroline Kepnes

68. Favorite bedtime story? The Man With the Golden Arm

69. What would be the title of your autobiography? Don’t Quit Your Daydream

70. Favorite sound? My kids’ giggling and playing together. Close second – my dogs snoring.

71. Favorite animal? Elephants

72. Who is your girl crush? Melanie Ervin

73. Last photograph you took? A “before” picture. I just started 80 Day Obsession. Going to crush it!