P. English Literature Interviewed Me About My Writing Process, Beta Feedback, and a Surprise Announcement

I think we’re wearing the same glasses.

This week’s blog will be short and sweet. As promised in last week’s blog, the podcast/YouTube show P. English Literature interviewed me all the way from Africa! Topics host Peter Okonkwo and I discussed include my writing process, which beta feedback to use and which to ignore, and how I feel about readers having their own (occasionally strange) interpretations of my books. On top of this, there’s a special surprise announcement at the end. (No spoilers!)

Unfortunately, as alluded to in last week’s blog, we encountered some technical snafus during the recording, such as freeze-ups and time delays, but that’s what happens when you record a podcast from the other side of the world. I’m not going blow by blow to explain all the missing bits of audio, but I do want to clear up two where I thought pretty important information was cut off (you could probably figure out what I was saying during the other audio drops from the context):

1) The third inspiration for my book was the death of my brother, so Danger Peak was a celebration of my childhood while trying to reconcile the tragedy at the center of it. (In the interview, you just hear me say “reconcile the tragedy.”)

2) The poem I wrote about interpreting art that I was trying to quote was cut off. It should’ve been:

When viewing a work of art

some say it’s black, others white

And the artist, smiling, says:

“You two are both right.”

No more stalling! You can listen to the podcast wherever you get your, um, podcasts and/or watch our interview below on YouTube:

I also updated my Bio page with the interview. Happy watching/listening!

MTP

P.S.: Next blog: Doing It for the Kids

P.P.S.: The Electric God and Other Shorts is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble:

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