What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Castor Chronicler?
My family members, as well as growing up in the sixties.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Castor Chronicler, what would they be?
IDA — Count Your Blessings (Baptist gospel song)
CAL — Hear That Lonesome Whippoorwill by Hank Williams, Sr.
What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Southern Gothic and Biography.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote; Lust for Life by Irving Stone; Marilyn Monroe – the Biography by Donald Spoto; Stonewall Jackson by James Robertson, Jr.; Mary Magdalene: Bride in Exile By Margaret Starbird.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
All of the graveyard scenes.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
Must write with favorite pens that have just the “right feel,” and they’re all kind of skinny.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
The Golden Rule – my mother’s lasting legacy to me.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
That no one is beyond redemption, no matter how far they have slid.
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