Saturday 30 March 2013

Interview with Hunter S Jones


Hi everyone. Well it is the day before Easter and I am joined by the lovely Hunter S. Jones








Interview questions


Hi Hunter, thank you for accepting to be interviewed. As my blog says ‘ Complete randomness from a crazy author’ so expect the unexpected J

How long have you wanted to be a writer?

Too long.

Have you come up against any hurdles along the way?

This question could take years to answer completely.

What would you say is the most difficult thing about being a writer is?

Writing. The process of creating is excruciating for some of us.

What or who inspires you to write?

You never know where inspiration will come from…maybe something you see, something a person is wearing, the way the sun reflects from a window…our inspiration finds us. Don’t you think?

I completely agree J
Do you have any other writing projects on the go, apart from your current series?
Yes, I have a music blog at Expats Post. So that is always being  prepared for release.  There’s a couple of projects in the planning stages, but I can’t say anything about them yet.
Oooo you will have to keep me posted on those new projects J
If you could be any of your characters who would it be and why?
Either Victoria Bryant from Magic in Memphis, or Mrs. Jones for my vignette named Britain.
What genre would you say your books are in?
I call it explicit horror/occult, although Magic in Memphis is a romance, and Britain is erotic romance.
Do you have any favourite authors?
Yes.

As a Brit we have one burning question going around our country…………… Do you scrunch or fold? ;) (toilet paper)

Sorry but I’m Southern, we just don’t talk about things openly the way the Brits do. We’re very reserved.
hehe

LOL as a Brit we get labelled the reserved ones lol.
What do you like to do besides writing?

Love this question! I love to shop, grab a bit of sushi and have a few drinks with friends. And travel. Travel is a passion for me.

What is your favourite cheese?

Gouda cheese.

Sweet or savoury?

Savoury

Would you rather be attacked by one horse sized duck or 20 duck sized horses?

20 duck sized horses.

If you had one wish that I could wave a magic wand and grant you, what would it be and why?

To go to Palma de Mallorca or Barbados with the man of my dreams. Or, go to Barcelona by myself.

Cool I use to live in Palma as a little girl. My grandparents ran a resort out there J
Thank you so much for answering my questions J







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Thursday 28 March 2013

Interview with Cindy Sprigg


Today I am joined by the lovely Cindy Sprigg.
So let's get down to business and get stuck into the interview

Interview questions


Hi Cindy, thank you for accepting to be interviewed. As my blog says ‘ Complete randomness from a crazy author’ so expect the unexpected J

How long have you wanted to be a writer?

I never consciously wanted  to be a writer, but when I started, I found  that it was a way to exorcize the people who had been stomping around  my head forever, and shut them up. Unfortunately, the door swings two ways, and  for every one leaving, another shows up.

Yes I know that feeling exactly. To me I feel like I have opened the door and misplaced the key and all sorts of characters show up in my head and I want to scream and tell them to take a ticket and form an orderly queue  :p
Have you come up against any hurdles along the way?

Sure, everyone does; primarily, I left school in Grade 10 to get married, which didn’t last too long. I realize now that I did so just to get out of the house. To put it mildly I did not have a supportive family, so at 17 I was functionally illiterate. Over the next  20 years I found a permanent  relationship, expanded my education, married and  had a son. My son bet me that I could not write a story, and my first efforts were directed to winning that bet. Once opened, that door could not be closed.   Currently my ongoing bugbear is the query letter.

Your life sounds like a story in itself. But I know where you are coming from. I class myself as an orphan ;)
What would you say is the most difficult thing about being a writer is?

It’s a balancing act between finding time to write, and staying sane if I don’t.  The ideas still keep coming, and if I don’t have time to write, I have to keep notes.

That is why we should have a PA sitting inside our head taking notes lol.
What or who inspires you to write?

Originally my son,  more recently,  the people stomping around and yelling in my head.

If your books are a series, how many books do you plan to have in your series?

There are a few stories that I know will continue in other volumes, but since I do not consciously plan the plots or characters in my stories, I really have no idea until I am finished one. “Composed in Blood” for instance, was written at white heat, and took all my time for weeks on end: I had no idea where it was going, or how the characters would develop until I was writing. I know there will be a sequel, but I only have a faint notion of what it will be.

Do you have any other writing projects on the go, apart from your current series?

Many.  I always have several stories in process, some of which may be short stories, others may develop into novellas or novels. I have also planned some children’s books, but right now I cannot develop the artwork for the illustrations, due to my recent stroke.  The first book of the series, “The Dandelion Child” is complete.

I am sorry to hear you had a stroke. How about you asking someone else to do your artwork for it?
If you could be any of your characters who would it be and why?

Given that most of my characters are either Monsters or Meat, the options  do tend to lack appeal. I can say that the character of Susan  in “Has Anyone seen Susan”  is largely based on my persona.

What genre would you say your books are in?

Primarily, so far, Horror and  Dark Fantasy, though I am working on a literary love story, set in medieval times, plus of course the kid’s books mentioned before.

Do you have any favourite authors?

Mervyn Peake,  HP Lovecraft,  Ray Bradbury,  and  amongst the modern  masters,  Peter Straub,  Clive Barker,  Stephen King,  Neil Gaiman and James Herbert.

As a Brit we have one burning question going around our country…………… Do you scrunch or fold? ;) (toilet paper)

What makes you think I use mere toilet tissue.

LOL
What do you like to do besides writing?

Browse  thrift and antique stores.

What is your favourite cheese?

Havarti

Sweet or savoury?

Savoury  (I’m Diabetic)

Oh I would hate to be a diabetic. Women in my family become diabetic as they get older. But if someone is diabetic from childhood I suppose they wouldn’t miss chocolate.
Would you rather be attacked by one horse sized duck or 20 duck sized horses?

The Horse sized Duck.  Ducks are edible, and I could eat off  that for a while.

If you had one wish that I could wave a magic wand and grant you, what would it be and why?

To become popular  as a writer; then I could spend more time writing and less time promoting.


I hear ya. One of the reason why I chose to do these type of blogs to help fellow authors out in promotion. I personally suck at it lol.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
To find out more about Cindy and all the work she has done then check out the following webpages.







Tuesday 26 March 2013

Interview with RaeBeth McGee-Buda


Today I am joined by the lovely Raebeth McGee-Buda



Author Bio

RaeBeth McGee-Buda was born in southwestern Pennsylvania in 1987, the second daughter of Rachel Yost and Arthur Curtis McGee. RaeBeth grew up loving to read and write poetry, as well as short stories. Her childhood dream was to become a teacher. Rae Beth’s dream of writing was created in her eleventh grade literature class where writing became her passion. 

RaeBeth married in August 2012 to her husband, Gregory Stephen Buda Jr. and resides in a small Pennsylvania town of Fairchance. RaeBeth is a full time mother of one and is expecting her second child.

She graduated from American Intercontinental University with her associates in business administration. She enjoys spending her time writing and feels that connecting with readers is her main goal.

RaeBeth published Silenced under her maiden name but plans to continue writing under her married name with any other works.

Interview questions


Hi Raebeth thank you for accepting to be interviewed. As my blog says Complete randomness from a crazy author so expect the unexpected J

How long have you wanted to be a writer?

I’ve always been a writer. It’s just recently that I’ve considered myself as an author. I’ve written short stories and poems. As an adult, I’ve exchanged the short stories and poems for novels.

Have you come up against any hurdles along the way?

Of course. When I first began expanding on Silenced (which started as a short story) I was a new mom. So in between learning to be a mom I was writing. I’ve moved several times while writing Silenced so this made it harder to finish. But I finally accomplished it and I’m thrilled.

That’s brilliant. I know exactly where you are coming from. I wrote one short story just after I had my youngest. Then my eldest was asking me for another story and I was moving home J
What would you say is the most difficult thing about being a writer is?

I would say right now would be finding the time to write. I have my six year old daughter and I’m pregnant with my second. I’m a stay at home mom and therefore the household chores are my duty as well.

Snap! I try and write when everyone is in bed, that way I can give my writing my full attention, but still I get side tracked lol.
What or who inspires you to write?

Life inspires me to write and so does my daughter. I gleam with happiness when I see her sitting on the couch with one of my books pretending to read it. She has so much support for me.. That it’s actually inspiring to write more.

Children are amazing. My series is named after my eldest and she has a sister in it who is named after my youngest J
If  your books are a series, how many books do you plan to have in your series?

At this time there’s only two books. First is Silenced and I’m working on the second. I’ve titled the second Silenced: The Overtaking.

Do you have any other writing projects on the go, apart from your current series?

Yes I do. It’s a paranormal book.

If you could be any of your characters who would it be and why?

I would be the main character out of my paranormal book I’m writing. Although I can’t say why because I don’t want to give anything away about this book just yet.

What genre would you say your books are in?

Silenced & Silenced: The Overtaking are in young adult, suspense, and general fiction.
“Unknown” (I am unsure exactly if I’m going to stick with the current title) is in the paranormal genre.

Do you have any favourite authors?

Yes I have a lot of favorite authors. To name a few…. Edgar Allen Poe and Stephen King.

As a Brit we have one burning question going around our country…………… Do you scrunch or fold? ;) (toilet paper)

Totally threw me off with this one… LOL…. Fold..

LOL I do like to be random ;)
What do you like to do besides writing?

I enjoy reading, spending time with family, or dancing all crazy to loud music with my daughter. Therefore… I work on making memories too.

You sound like me lol.
What is your favourite cheese?

I really don’t like cheese.

Sweet or savoury?

Sweet

Would you rather be attacked by one horse sized duck or 20 duck sized horses?

I would say one horse sized duck. I’m not coordinated enough to watch all 20 duck sized horse. Therefore that one is a guaranteed loss.

If you had one wish that I could wave a magic wand and grant you, what would it be and why?

I would want depression, self harm, and cancer to be non-existent.


Thank you Raebeth for taking the time to answer my questions. I love your name J







Blurb: 

Amber Brown spent her entire existence believing Dave was her father. When her mother reveals this is untrue, she goes through an emotional spiral with depression. It's hard for her to believe her mother had lied to her all this time.
A move to a new home and town causes Amber to be consumed by her "darkness" and reverts to cutting to free herself from her pain.
When Casey, her new friend enters her life, she introduces Amber to parties, drugs, and Amber's new boyfriend Landon. The secret of cutting begins to take affect on Amber as she tries to hide it from her friends and family. In the midst of everything, Amber has the desire to find out who her biological father is.
Follow Amber through her trials of depression and cutting, along with the discovery of love.
A move to a new home and town causes Amber to be consumed by her "darkness" and reverts to cutting to free herself from her pain.
When Casey, her new friend enters her life, she introduces Amber to parties, drugs, and Amber's new boyfriend Landon. The secret of cutting begins to take affect on Amber as she tries to hide it from her friends and family. In the midst of everything, Amber has the desire to find out who her biological father is.
Follow Amber through her trials of depression and cutting, along with the discovery of love.



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Sunday 24 March 2013

Interview with Jessica Jaster

I recently got to interview Jessica Jaster. Read a little bit more about her before we get stuck into the interview




Author Bio


Jessica Jaster lives in Iowa with her husband and her (currently) one year old and two year old, as well as their cat, Pandora.

Jessica graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Anthropology.  Yes, she realizes that there is a big difference between Anthropology and writing young adult novels.  She actually tried for an English major (well actually, it was Criminal Justice, then English, then Anthropology), but the classes she had to take just did not fly with her.  Although, since Anthropology is pretty much just the study of humans and human culture, it could tie in with her novels in some way.

She has always had an over-active imagination and has been making stories up in her head for herself for as long as she can remember and finally decided to start writing them down (when she is not busy chasing the two little ones around anyway) and sharing them with anyone interested. Most ideas she has so far for her novels are for young adults - some fantasy, some science fiction and some normal contemporary story-lines.


Interview 


Hi Jessica, thank you for accepting to be interviewed. As my blog says ‘ Complete randomness from a crazy author’ so expect the unexpected J

How long have you wanted to be a writer?

Hm. Pretty much forever. Haha. However, for a long time I didn’t really think of my writing as anything but a hobby, mostly because I didn’t think I was good enough to make a career out of it anyway. And then it also had to compete with my art. It wasn’t until I had my daughter a couple of years ago that I began to sit down and really write. And soon I started to think, “Hm, maybe I’m not really all that bad.”

Have you come up against any hurdles along the way?

Most definitely. The biggest problem I have is finding the time for all the promoting, marketing and even the writing itself. When you have a one and two year old running around, life becomes interesting.


Promoting is so hard. That’s why us authors have to stick together J
What would you say is the most difficult thing about being a writer is?

I would say that the most difficult thing about being a writer is getting the vision of the story in my head down on paper. Sometimes it is difficult to get down in words what exactly you are thinking. That and getting it down on paper before I forget it.

Yeah a lot of the time the picture in your head is so much better than when you write it down.
What or who inspires you to write?

My family inspires me to believe in myself and in my writing. As to what usually inspires my ideas for my writing – it can be anything really. I get ideas from television shows, movies, other books, poems, songs, a story I read in the news – seriously, anything can make an idea pop into my head.

If  your books are a series, how many books do you plan to have in your series?

I am planning on having four books for the series, but we will see. I think that if there is any continuation of the story, it will be as a completely different series.

That sounds cool. I get asked the same question but I never know. I think my series will end when my characters tell me.
Do you have any other writing projects on the go, apart from your current series?

Oh gosh, yes. I’ve got about four other books I’m working on. It helps to have something else to work on when I am having complete writer’s block for the book I am currently focusing on. That way, I am at least writing something.

If you could be any of your characters who would it be and why?

For the book I am actually done with? Hm, I would love to say Weston because she is pretty awesome and then I would have Cormac to myself. Hehe. But, Weston’s life has also been pretty cruddy and I wouldn’t really want to go through all that.  So, I guess I would want to be Brianna. Even though her life hasn’t been easy either, she has at least had friends and family there to help her through it. Plus, she gets to live on a ranch, which I have always wanted to do.

What genre would you say your books are in?

Young adult, but I have ideas for some that blur the line a bit.

Do you have any favourite authors?

Yes, several. Richelle Mead, Ayn Rand,  Quinn Loftis and Chuck Palahniuk just to name a very few.

As a Brit we have one burning question going around our country…………… Do you scrunch or fold? ;) (toilet paper)

Bwahaha. Um, hm, I’m pretty sure I am a folder, but that isn’t something I’ve really paid that much attention to before either.

LOL me either until the TV advert came on the television ;)
What do you like to do besides writing?
Spend time with my family, draw, design jewelry, archery, rock climbing, read (lol).

What is your favourite cheese?

Colby Jack. Yeah, I know, nothing fancy for me.

Sweet or savoury?

We’re talking about food, right?  Yeah, because what else would we be talking about. Hm. Sweet.

Lol Someone else asked the same question. I think a lot of people have dirty minds lol.
Would you rather be attacked by one horse sized duck or 20 duck sized horses?

20 duck sized horses.

If you had one wish that I could wave a magic wand and grant you, what would it be and why?

I would wish for my books to become best sellers, but I guess every author would like that.



Thank you so much Jessica for agreeing to be interviewed :)




Saturday 23 March 2013

Birthday Giveaway

Well it is that time to share the rafflecopter :)

Are you all excited?

I know I am :)

There has been so many fabulous authors who have donated to this amazing giveaway.
You want to see what those prizes are right?

Erin the Fire Goddess: The Beginning by Lavinia Urban (Ebook)
Erin the Fire Goddess: Betrayal by Lavinia Urban (Ebook)
Urban Verse by Lavinia Urban (Ebook)
Eternal Island by K.S Haigwood (Ebook)
Hell's Gift by K.S Haigwood (Ebook)
Cursed by Georgina Hannan (PDF)
Copy of short stories by Matt Schiariti (Kindle)
Any one of the Sam Jenkins mysteries by Wayne Zurl (kindle copy)
A Broken Paradise Series: Chasing Fears by Ellie Williams (Ebook)
A Broken Paradise Series: The Alliance by Ellie Williams (Ebook)
3 different designs of pens from the ABP Series (Ellie Williams)
5 Bookmarks from the ABP Series (Ellie Williams)
The Midnight Hunter Trilogy by Bonnie Bernard (Ebook)
Granny Irene's Guide to the Afterlife - revenge by Ingrid Hall (Ebook)
The Dragon and the Faerie Roland Capalbo (Ebook)
'winners' choice of any one of my ebooks via Smashwords by Kat Yares
Wormwood by D.H Nevins (Ebook)
Horror Bent by Brian Bigelow (Ebook)
Macabre Moments by Brian Bigelow (Ebook)
Vigilante of Shadows by Miranda Stork (Ebook)
Strength of Will by Sessha Batto (Ebook)
(4 copies) Days with the Undead: Book One by Julianne Snow (from amazon)
Baby (Species intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (Ebook)
Baby (Species Intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (paperback - US & Canada only)
Echo (Species Intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (Ebook)
Echo (Species Intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (Paperback - US & Canada only)
Armageddon Cometh (Species Intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (Ebook)
Hive (Species Intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (Ebook)
The One (Species Intervention #6609) by J.K Accinni (Ebook - currently not released)
Forever Fae by L.P Dover (Ebook)
Betrayals of Spring by L.P Dover (Ebook)
In My Dreams by Cameo Renae (Ebook)
Hidden Wings by Cameo Renae (Ebook)
Ever Shade (Dark Faerie series) by Alexia Purdy (Ebook)
Ever Fire (Dark Faerie series) by Alexia Purdy (Ebook)
Ever Winter (Dark Faerie series) by Alexia Purdy (Ebook)
Death Angel by Cindy Sprigg (Unpublished manuscript)
Secrets of the Blood by Katie Mayo-Jackson (Ebook)
Zombified by Lyra Mcken (Ebook)
Long Road Full Speed Ahead by Emily Walker (Ebook)
Foundling Wizard (Apprentice to Master) by James Eggebeen (Ebook)
Wizard's Education (Apprentice to Master) by James Eggebeen (Ebook)
Wizard Pair (Apprentice to Master) by James Eggebeen (Ebook)
I Am Who I Am by Terri Callsen (Ebook)
The Bipolar Workshop by Terri Callsen (Ebook)
Shadow People by Jo Robinson (Ebook)
Suicide Note by Teresa Mummert (Ebook)
The Hand of God by Tim Miller (Ebook)
10 bookmarks of The Fine Line by Tracee Ford
10 Magnets of The Fine Line by Tracee Ford
iFeel by Marissa Carmel (Ebook)
Gravitational Pull by Marissa Carmel (Ebook) (release date 4th April)
2 copies of Grade A Stupid by AJ Lape (Ebook)
I Hope You Find Me (Find Me Series)by Trish Marie Dawson (Ebook)
Lost and Found (Find Me Series) by Trish Marie Dawson (Ebook)
Touching Smoke by Airicka Phoennix (Ebook)
Touching Eternity by Airicka Phoenix (Ebook)
Games of Fire by Airicka Phoenix (Ebook)
Breed of Love by Jason Ellis (Ebook)
Silenced by Raebeth McGee-Buda (2 Ebooks)
Blood & Light by Rue Volley (Ebook)
Witch's Tale by Rue Volley (Ebook)
Here by Ella James (Ebook)
Trust and Love by Jason Maurer (Ebook)
Lykaia by Sharon Van Orman (Ebook)
Breaking the Nexus by Lindsay Avalon (Ebook)
Burning Bridges by Nadege Richards (Ebook)
Deceiving Destiny by Nadege Richards (Ebook)
Immortal Prophecy by Samantha Adams and Kay Fry (Ebook)
Bookmark by Mari Arden
Talented by Sophie Davis (2 Ebooks)
Caged by Sophie Davis (2 Ebooks)
The Master of Whitehall by Rick Veal (Ebook)

 There is going to be one lucky winner. And guess what? There are still authors who are donating so the prize list is going to continue to grow :)

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Friday 22 March 2013

Interview with Carolyn Steele

Today I am joined by Carolyn Steele who sounds like someone who is full of humour :)
Here is some more information about her before we get down to the nitty gritty and her interview :)




Author Bio


Carolyn has been a psychologist, a paramedic, a proof reader and several other things, not all of them beginning with P. A trucker, for example. She began writing the day she decided to try and see the world...doing both just to find out whether she could. When excerpts from her first travelogue were published by the Rough Guides she decided to keep on doing both. It made a change from teaching CPR to nightclub bouncers and designing wedding cakes.

Carolyn maintains that she is either multi-faceted or easily bored, depending on who is enquiring. Born and bred in London, England, Carolyn and her son Ben are now Canadian citizens and live permanently in Kitchener, Ontario.

Her Armchair Emigration series, which began with A Year on Planet Alzheimer and finishes with Trucking in English, will be complete when Bed and Breakfast is published in 2013 to fill the gap in the middle


Interview 


Hi Carolyn, thank you for accepting to be interviewed. As my blog says ‘Complete randomness from a crazy author’ so expect the unexpected J
How long have you wanted to be a writer?

Only since I realised I was one, I really wanted to be a comedian and I tried stand-up for a while but I wasn’t that good. When I started writing instead it all fell into place. Writing is really funny if people titter once a page and laugh out loud maybe once a chapter. That’s easier to achieve than a room full of drunk guffaws so now I want to keep on writing.

I like that way of thinking.
Have you come up against any hurdles along the way?

Fewer I think than people who were writing before the Indie explosion, we are less cowed by the rules and the gatekeepers and  that’s very freeing. I write books that cross genres and nobody is telling me I shouldn’t. The only real hurdle is still needing a day job. Oh and being a Brit when it comes to marketing, it’s just not polite to brag eh?

LOL yes so true. I suck at promoting myself.  I don’t even know where to start. I don’t post lots about my books when I have been told I should and I should be on different fb pages shouting from the rooftops, but I just feel too cheeky.
What would you say is the most difficult thing about being a writer is?

Believing that you can do it. It’s hard to sit and write and use all that time up and feel like you’re doing worthwhile work unless you keep on believing. Even when good reviews roll in it’s easy to assume that the people who don’t review actually hate your stuff.  But without self-doubt we won’t get better.

I love it when I get people saying ‘OMG your books are amazing’ I still sit there and think ‘wow’. Such an amazing feeling as I never expected that reaction. I think I just thought people would say ‘Yeah that wasn’t bad’ lol.
What or who inspires you to write?

Life, it just amuses me and I have to write it down or I’d forget all the mad little things that happen in a day. I love people and I’ve finally realised that you can immortalise a person, a comment, a characteristic or an idea and once it’s written it’ll never get lost.

If your books are a series, how many books do you plan to have in your series?

Three in my non-fiction series about moving across the Pond, then there will be a novel which might just deserve a sequel. Then, I have some serious stuff to get down.

Do you have any other writing projects on the go, apart from your current series?

I am sorta-kinda researching the novel while I get the last of the emigration series written, but the older I get the harder it seems to be to multitask.

According to Scientists no-one can multitask. We apparently just think we can. I know I can drink hot chocolate, eat chocolate,  write and still find time to talk a lot of rubbish lol.
If you could be any of your characters who would it be and why?

There will be a character in the first novel who is based on a friend of mine, she works quite high up in the UK Civil Service. She’ll be a subplot and I’d love the life twist I plan to give her by the end of the book.

Sounds interesting J Does she know?
What genre would you say your books are in?

Currently non-fiction, more travelogue than anything else with a touch of memoir and a hefty dose of ‘ok I’ll go do this and have the disasters so you don’t have to’.  The novels will be political satire.

Do you have any favourite authors?

Bill Bryson, Terry Pratchett, Christopher Brookmyre, mostly people who make me laugh. People think I’m nuts but Anthony Trollope draws the funniest characters I’ve ever read and he is another fave. There are women  too, Margaret Atwood, Zadie Smith, writers of character driven psychological issues. Recently I’ve discovered the work of Laurie Boris through being on the staff of Indies Unlimited and I love her books as well.

As a Brit we have one burning question going around our country…………… Do you scrunch or fold? ;) (toilet paper)

It depends on the day and the mood, sometimes one sometimes the other. I am a little too OCD for my own liking, I can’t write in a mess, for example, so if I find myself folding too carefully I’ll scrunch to see if it’s too confusing.

I thought my OCD was bad lol.
What do you like to do besides writing?

I really enjoy coding websites, which is starting to become the day job. It’s meditative and relaxing.  I also love comedy clubs (in the audience these days) listening to BBC Radio 4 and making stuff. I’m a sucker for traditional handicrafts and am a dedicated tatter, that’s a form of lacemaking.

What is your favourite cheese?

Sage Derby, can’t get it in Canada, I miss it terribly.

Sweet or savoury?

Always savoury, except for Christmas pudding ice cream.

I hate Christmas pudding. It is yucky. My husband loves the ice cream but it just gives me the boke lol.
Would you rather be attacked by one horse sized duck or 20 duck sized horses?

Hmm, that takes some thought. A horse sized duck would be very clumsy, so I’d stand a good chance of evading and weaving until it fell over, but then if I was less nimble that I think I am that would be one heck of a nasty peck. Duck sized horses, you could kinda swipe them out of the way maybe, and less of the peckage, but they’d be fast and strong for their size. On balance, I’ll take the big duck.

If you had one wish that I could wave a magic wand and grant you, what would it be and why?

I’d like the chutzpah to get out there and sell books and the self-belief that people will love them please. J

Well let’s hope your wish comes true J










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