A Drift of Quills – Q & A

After a rigorous training program, several severe examinations, and a truth serum administered by Professor Snape, I’ve been asked to join the writing group, A Drift of Quills. They are really nice, lots of fun, and super talented. And they like second breakfast. Bilbo Baggins was a part of their group for a while, before he took off for the Grey Havens.

They asked if I would be willing to sit down for a short interview. We started talking about reading and writing, but ended up talking about myth, legend, Tig’s sarcasm and the sequel to A Hero’s Curse. Check it out…

Patricia Reding: What are your earliest memories of reading as a child? Did you visit a library regularly? A book mobile? How did that impact your life as a reader and/or writer?

P.S.: I recall reading quite a bit as a kid. One of my earliest favorites was Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry. I loved it! I drifted toward adventure stories and we had a whole shelf of G.A. Henty’s historical novels that I enjoyed. I read Treasure Island several times but…(Read the rest on Patricia Reding’s site!)

Robin Lythgoe: What is your most recent published work? Do you have a favorite character from it? If so, who, and why?

P.S.: Oh, nice. Fun question. My most recent published work is my debut novel, A Hero’s Curse, book one of the Unseen Chronicles. It was published this past Christmas, with the audiobook having launched last month, over the 4th of July. A Hero’s Curse follows the adventures of Essie Brightsday, a young blind girl, as she attempts to find her kingdom’s lost king. The nature and structure of A Hero’s Curse pushed Essie and Tig, her sarcastic talking cat to the forefront of the story. They get the most screentime. Essie is a fascinatingly complex young lady, and Tig’s dry, sarcastic humor is so akin to my own I can’t help but like him. But there are several characters who I really enjoy…(Read the rest on Robin Lythgoe’s site!)

So there you have it. The Q & A teaser. What about our readers? Are you working on a something that you want to someday share with the world? A story, a poem, a song?