Interview with Craig Elliott, Author of The Balloonatics
03 Dec 2025
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Balloonatics?
People always told me I should write a book about it because I told so many great stories. When I finally quit drinking alcohol, I had the energy, time, and a clear enough head to do it.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Balloonatics, what would they be?
Kiss – “Rock and Roll All Nite”
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Come Up and Get Me: An Autobiography of Colonel Joe Kittinger; The Numinous Universe by Daniel Liderbach; 14 Steps to Self-Publish a Book by Mike Kowis.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
I don’t really have one; it was all very fun to write.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
The quote I put in my book from David Bowie is my go-to today: “Aging is an extraordinary process whereby you become the person you always should have been.”
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
What a crazy, fun, hilarious, and lucky life I have lived.
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