Smoky interviews me while I'm interviewing Lauren
It just happened.
While I was reading author L. E. Harvey's new novel Imperfect, Smoky Trudeau was reading my novel The Sun Singer. While the reading was, in part, for pleasure, it was also homework since neither Smoky nor I like to do blog interviews with authors based on generic questions.
I enjoyed reading about the strong female characters in Imperfect, and that set the stage for an interesting conversation with Lauren about her novels and her protagonists. My interview appeared this morning on Malcolm's Round Table. I hope you enjoy it.
When Smoky finished reading The Sun Singer, she asked for some background about the book and why I wrote it. They were good questions. She posted her review and interview this afternoon on Smoky on Books. I hope you enjoy this interview, too.
I had a good time asking the questions for one post and answering them for another.
Meanwhile, I like seeing the opposite sides of every coin. That includes taking long-time folk wisdom proverbs and turning them around. When I do this, "cut to the chase" becomes "chase to the cut." I like the way this shakes people up, including myself. Toss in a dash of free association, and you've got your creativity on Tabasco sauce! I posted these thoughts on Writer's Notebook this afternoon.
Changing streams in mid-horse, I love taking old songs and re-writing them in the form of dark and/or friendly parodies. Consequently, "St. James Infirmary" becomes the "Hack Writer's Blues." I invite you to sing it, especially if there are days when 11 p.m. rolls around and you don't know where your muse is.
Have a pleasant weekend and take time to smell the coffee and/or the roses.
Malcolm
While I was reading author L. E. Harvey's new novel Imperfect, Smoky Trudeau was reading my novel The Sun Singer. While the reading was, in part, for pleasure, it was also homework since neither Smoky nor I like to do blog interviews with authors based on generic questions.
I enjoyed reading about the strong female characters in Imperfect, and that set the stage for an interesting conversation with Lauren about her novels and her protagonists. My interview appeared this morning on Malcolm's Round Table. I hope you enjoy it.
When Smoky finished reading The Sun Singer, she asked for some background about the book and why I wrote it. They were good questions. She posted her review and interview this afternoon on Smoky on Books. I hope you enjoy this interview, too.
I had a good time asking the questions for one post and answering them for another.
Meanwhile, I like seeing the opposite sides of every coin. That includes taking long-time folk wisdom proverbs and turning them around. When I do this, "cut to the chase" becomes "chase to the cut." I like the way this shakes people up, including myself. Toss in a dash of free association, and you've got your creativity on Tabasco sauce! I posted these thoughts on Writer's Notebook this afternoon.
Changing streams in mid-horse, I love taking old songs and re-writing them in the form of dark and/or friendly parodies. Consequently, "St. James Infirmary" becomes the "Hack Writer's Blues." I invite you to sing it, especially if there are days when 11 p.m. rolls around and you don't know where your muse is.
Have a pleasant weekend and take time to smell the coffee and/or the roses.
Malcolm
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