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CHARACTER INTERVIEW: Phillip Miiithainson from A Knight in Dented Armor

Tell me a little about yourself (where you live, who you are, what you look like, what you hope to achieve, etc.)

My name is Phillip Miiithainson head consultant for Miiithainson business consulting. Well the only consultant right now, but business is really growing.  

Miiithainson is pronounced with a long I and a long A and yes it’s spelled right. I know because I have the legal documents from my Great-grandmother when she went to great lengths to see to the proper spelling when she became a citizen of the United States after escaping from Germany during World War II.

I currently live in a basement apartment in Taylorsville Utah but I was born and raised in Chester Pennsylvania. I’m the fourth child of six children born to Albert Miiithainson and Anna Smith Miiithainson.  My siblings and I were all raised in an apartment above one of the best French restaurants in Pennsylvania.  My grandparents owned, cooked in and managed said restaurant. My Brothers and I spent a lot of time helping out and working in that restaurant while we were growing up. 

From my Grandparents, I learned to speak both French and German at a very young age and got into a lot of trouble at school doing so.   From my grandmother, I learned to wait on tables with flair and not spill a single drop on the customers.   From my Grandfather I learned a great bit about business, how to build on profits, how to manage employees and how to keep all the books.  My mother saw to it that I learned to play the piano from the main entertainer at the restaurant and he became my most trusted confidant.  From my father, I learned the importance of religion and developed my voice while singing in the choir in his church where he served as a nondenominational minister.   I dabbled in professional entertaining for a few years, but it’s not for me.  Too much hype, way too many girls with too many expectations, not the lifestyle I want to live.

I joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when I was eighteen and even though I know in my heart that it is the true church on this earth I haven’t seen my family since.  I served a two-year full-time mission in Peru and now I’m moving on with my life. Trying to find the right girl to settle down with and raise a family.

Right now, I want more than anything to have a career where I can be home every night so that I can be a good and supportive husband to my wife and actively involved in raising my children in the gospel and to be good productive citizens with enough time to do whatever the Lord has need of me.

        

 What do you like to do in your spare time?

I don’t have a lot of spare time now that my business is really starting to take off. On those rare occasions when I do find spare time I like to play the piano. My current apartment is too small for one, but there are plenty of music stores around and I never have any trouble persuading them to let me play.  I’m polished enough that I’m allowed to play for great lengths of time whenever I find the time.   If I really need to unwind and can’t get to a piano I’ll play my violin, however, I haven’t professionally mastered the violin like I have the Piano.

What is your favorite color and why?

My favorite Color, well now that depends.   I like my car’s blue, which is the most professional business like color, not too flashy, just practical and down to business. Most of my suits are a dark blue also, but I prefer my ties red.   I think a good crisp red tie, tied in the perfect full Winsor knot gives the best first impression in a business setting.

  What is your favorite food? Why is it your favorite?  

I’m the Grandson of one of the best French chefs in Pennsylvania. Of course, I love French food. I’m particularly fond of a good French onion soup with a warm from the oven savory Brioche.  I’ve found that when I’m cooking I can roll just about anything, usually leftovers into a crepe and wolf it down on my way out the door.  I also make a pretty good pizza when I have the time, but I must admit I enjoy making them more than eating them.

What would you say is your biggest quirk?

Quirk, me?  I don’t have any quirks.  Well, okay, some people think I’m a little overly theatrical. There does seem to be a good Shakespeare line to meet just about any circumstance, and if Shakespeare didn’t think one up someone else in theater did.  If you’ve got it you might as well use it. I’m also the only person in the area that has a suit of armor that I can fit into.  It gets a little attention when I wear it.

What is it about your antagonist that irks you the most, and why? Share a line in the book where this irk is manifested.

That’s easy, my former talent agent. That man just won’t give up or take ‘no’ for an answer. He’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants even if he has to break the law to do it.  He can’t accept that I don’t drink alcohol, don't want to be seen with lots of women at the same time (and all of the time) or partake in other forms of stimulation, which he keeps in little bottles in his pockets at all times.

There’s no way I trust him enough to ever say yes to him again. Not sure why I signed with him in the first place, but it will never happen again.

Shellie met him once when she picked me up at the airport.  When the airport security finally detained him so that we could get away from him she asked who he was and I could only think of one way to describe him.  “He’s a salesman, a drunken salesman.”

  What or who means the most to you in your life? What, if anything, would you do to keep him/her/it in your life?

Who is the most important person in my life? That’s easy. Right now it’s Shellie, Shelleenia Marie Rawson, soon to be Miiithainson.  She is the most perfect person on the earth right now and she makes me the happiest person in the world just thinking about her. I’m looking forward to every minute through time and all eternity that I get to spend with her at my side. 

Next to Shellie it would have to be my family. I know where my only living brother is but he refuses to see me. As for the rest of my family, I pray every night that I’ll be able to see them again and tell them that I forgive them and still love them.  I want so much to share the gospel with them.  If not in this life I hope to get the chance to say all of these things in the next life.

What one thing would you like readers to know about you that may not be spelled out in the book in which you inhabit?

I wasn’t always the man I am today, in my younger years I was selfish and self-centered. I was the meanest little brother ever known and I deserved most of what I got in my life.   I’ve changed now since I’ve joined the Church and served a mission.   I wouldn’t be the person I am today without the hardships I’ve had to endure. I’m a better person than I was when everything was easy, but I still have a lot to learn and a lot of growing to do.

If you could tell your writer (creator) anything about yourself that might turn the direction of the plot, what would it be?

Wow, that’s a tough question to answer.  I never thought I could tell my creator anything, or my writer for that matter, and no I don’t think they are the same person.   I would say that I want my writer to remember that I’m human and make mistakes and still have a bit of a selfish side.   If she had realized that while she was writing her masterpiece, I don’t think I would have been able to accomplish most of what she gives me credit for.

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A Question for Kathryn:

How do people like you, writers, find characters like me?  Do you meet us in everyday life, read about us in the news or are we little more than figments of your imagination and manifestations of your dreams and nightmares?

My characters are a little bit of me, a little bit of my family and friends, and a little bit made up. The interesting thing is that they truly feel real, and I'm always glad I've gotten to know them.

Learn more about Phillip Miiithainson and his author:

My Writer’s website, where I currently have top billing, is https://www.vickieastewart.com.  There are easy to use buttons that take your right to my Amazon page but if you want to bypass the website, go to https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+knight+in+dented+armor

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Paula Margulies

Tell me a about yourself. What got you started in writing?

About 15 years ago, after working in marketing and public relations at the corporate level for more than three decades, I wanted to try my hand at something creative. I’ve always loved literature (I was an English major in college), so I decided to take a class in creative writing at one of our local community colleges. After the class ended, some fellow classmates and I decided to form a writing group. While I was a member of that group, I wrote a collection of short stories called Face Value: Collected Stories and then, in 2003, went on to write my first novel, Coyote Heart, which is set on the Pala Indian reservation here in San Diego. My inspiration for that novel was a visit to the Pala Mission, which happened while my kids were writing reports about the California missions for school. Coyote Heart was represented by an agent and published by a small press in 2009 (I later got my rights back and issued a second edition of the novel, which I now sell on Amazon and other publishing platforms).

I enjoyed working with the Luiseno and Cupa tribal members I met at the mission so much that I decided to try my hand at writing a Native American historical novel. In 2008, I wrote Favorite Daughter, Part One, which is a retelling of the Pocahontas story from her perspective (rather than the John Smith version of history that we’re taught in school). I’ve been a book publicist for the past 9 years and decided this year to write a book about publicity for authors. I published The Tao of Book Publicity: A Beginner’s Guide to Book Promotion in March of 2016.

How do you schedule your writing time? When do you write?

When I first started writing, my kids were in elementary and middle school and involved in sports, so I didn’t have a lot of time to write during the week. I usually spent Sundays writing, with a goal of producing a complete scene on those days, and used the rest of the week to think about the next scene. Even now, after my kids have both graduated from college, I still look at Sunday as my writing day.

How and where do you write? Do you prefer a lap top or some other method of getting your words down?

I write in my home office, unless I’m out of town or away on a writing residency. Then, I’ll use my laptop and transfer files to my desktop computer in my office later on.

What's your favorite part about writing? Your least favorite part about writing?

I love hearing the voices of my characters when I write. Imagining each character, designing his/her background, and figuring out the storyline as it develops are the best parts of writing for me. My least favorite part has to be revising – once a book is finished, I’m anxious to get it out and move on to the next project!

How did you come up with your book idea? How long did it take you to write your book?

My books are written in different genres (short story, women’s fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, etc.), so there have been different inspirations for each one.

My latest book, The Tao of Book Publicity, came about because as a publicist, I receive a lot of the same questions from writers who contact me about working with them. I found I was sending the same responses to questions over and over, so I decided to put the most common questions and my answers together in a book, so authors would have all the answers to their questions in one place.

What types of marketing do you do to promote your writing?

Ha! Not as much as I’d like, unfortunately. In addition to being a book publicist, I also teach business classes at a local community college, so I can get pretty busy during the spring and fall. In-between those times, I try to do some local signings and work in a blog tour. I also periodically lower the prices on my books and advertise them on various ebook sale sites. I like to enter my books into contests and announce any wins on social media. And, occasionally, I’m asked to do an interview like this one.

What are you currently working on? Do you have a new book out?

I released The Tao of Book Publicity last March and have spent most of my time on marketing that book. I’m currently working on Part Two of Favorite Daughter and hope to have it finished in the next year or two.

Do you have a project on the back burner? Tell me about it.

Yes, I’ve been wanting to write another historical set in Hawaii. But I need to finish the Favorite Daughter series first, before I begin to dive into the next one.

What would you tell a beginning writer who wants to publish but doesn't believe he/she has enough talent?

I recommend taking a college writing class - it’s the best way to learn how to put a story together and get some experience writing in a safe, supportive environment. It also provides a chance to meet fellow writers in the local area, which will be important for forming future writing groups. 

As for publishing, there are lots of options. If writers want to try being traditionally published, then they need to get an agent. The best way to do that is to attend a writing conference that includes pitch sessions, which provide a platform to meet agents in-person and to practice talking about a book. 

If writers want to self-publish, they should plan to hire a professional editor (not a friend or family member!) and cover designer to ensure that the book has been scrubbed and packaged as professionally as possible before publishing.

Where is the publishing industry headed and how do you see it changing in the next 10 years?

From Paula:

This is an interesting question and one that I’ve grappled with for many years. There have been so many hugely transformative changes in the industry in the past decade, including the shift from traditional to self-publishing and from print books to ebooks. Those changes have altered how we advertise and purchase books and have resulted in the demise of brick-and-mortar bookstores and the consolidation of the big publishing houses. Fewer people read than in past decades and prices on books have fallen as a result of the number of books that are now on the market, which has changed how we market to readers (and made that task a difficult one). That said, the self-publishing industry, in particular, is probably as robust (and fluid) as it’s ever been, but where it goes from here is hard to tell. I’d be interested in hearing what you and your blog readers think about this question!

From Kathryn:

Great question. The publishing industry has changed, and quite a bit. Years ago, when I was putting my works out there, I was grappling with rejection letters, letters that gave me hope (they had either hand written comments on the rejection letter or the publisher asked for a re-write). I pretty much could have wallpapered a room with the rejection letters I received.

I have since discovered that I really prefer self-publishing anyway. Not only is my hand in every process, but I am able to make more money doing it my way. My first book was published traditionally, but after buying the rights back, I have been on my own and have never looked back.

I think readers will always want to read paperbacks, but I think more and more readers will vie for shorter books, and books that can be read electronically. 

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Links:

Website: http://www.paulamargulies.com

TheTao of Book Publicity:  A Beginner’sGuide to Book Promotion

FavoriteDaughter, Part One

CoyoteHeart, Second Edition

FaceValue: Collected Stories

I can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Goodreads, etc. My Goodreads page contains links to all of my books and book trailers.

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Alan Livingstone, author of ATOMS

Tell me about yourself. What got you started in writing? 

As far as I can remember, writing has always been a part of my life since high school.  Strange ideas for stories would come to me and I would have write them down; I even remember when I was 15 and submitting a short story to my teacher called Murdering the Orient Express about a newspaper called The Orient Express and how a despicable villain was killing journalists who had stumbled across his nefarious ways.  My teacher enjoyed the story but wasn't convinced that the content truly reflected on the subject manner; which was about investigative journalism and what costs are involved with uncovering the truth. That said, given that I explore the very tiny would of atoms, no one has ever told me to curb my enthusiasm for a good story and to take it as far as possible.

Some time ago, I self-published a collection of short stories called Heroes, Monsters and other Miscreants, and although not a best-seller, I enjoyed the experience of actually being in print.

How and where do you write? Do you prefer a lap top or do you prefer writing freehand?  

I always write at home and begin plot and character development using freehand as it gives me a storyboard and far better flexibility to link plots, sub-plots and minor characters; and given that I am currently working on a sequel to my first novel, I need to do as much research as I possibly can and interweave science into a novel primarily aimed at students.  Once the ideas have borne fruit, I then use a laptop for the actual story.

What's your favorite part about writing? Your least favorite part about writing?

Writing allows me to challenge myself and my imagination and this is truly the magical part for any writer; the way a simple idea can be transformed to your very own piece of art much like a sculptor can make a lump of clay into a masterpiece.  I don’t really have anything that could be classed as my least favorite aspect of writing; however, when I find my story with no logical path to explore, it can be frustrating.

How do you come up with your characters? Why would readers want to get to know them?  

I believe that the most important facet of writing is to create a whole spectrum of characters, whether the reader is empathetic to their plight or indeed angered by their shameful actions, I think that character development is the single most important tool a writer can possess.

What types of marketing do you do to promote your writing?  

As atoms, my first novel, has only just been completed, this is a whole new experience for me; that said, I want to get my story out there to the widest audience I can and for the readers to see what the exciting world of atoms can be.

Purchase atoms here

How do you schedule your writing time? When do you write?  

I write whenever I can, whether it be one short chapter or twenty or thirty pages, I write when I have new ideas or simply just have the urge to tap into my imagination and jot thoughts down, despite how odd these ideas may be.

What are you currently working on? Do you have a new book out?

I am currently working on a new novel titled physika which is a sequel to my first full-length volume called atoms and I am about half-way through, with the story defined and the characters from the first novel that have been reintroduced but in a far more harsh atomic-world than they were when we met them in the first book.

Do you have a project on the back burner? Tell me about it. 

I have a couple of ideas that I have begun to sketch out to develop further once physika has been completed.  One involves a reality competition of couples who renovate a block of old Georgian (c 1830) apartments set in central London and broadcast by the competitors themselves as they transform the old buildings and discover old secrets, but one apartment also has someone, or something who doesn't want to leave.  The idea came from and expression that I feel fitting for the title: 9/10ths.

What would you tell a beginning writer who wants to publish but doesn't believe he/she has enough talent?  

As my old English teacher once told me, and I still hold dear to this day: start small.  Start with a small idea and don’t try and turn it too intricate by introducing an army of characters or more twists and turns than a roller-coaster and the rest will come easy.  Start small, she reminds me in my head, everyday…every single day.

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Thank you, Alan!

atoms

by

alan livingstone

an adventure on a completely different level…

overview

atoms is a completed four part adventure story of 135,000 words that introduces readers to a whole new world with characters based on the elemental Periodic Table and with personalities and traits based on their elemental properties and chemical interactions. 

The characters in atoms are generally spherical in shape with facial features, arms and hands and orbiting electrons and they float just above the surfaces in their own little world. The names of the characters have been chosen based on the atomic abbreviation in the Periodic Table.  Cee-U is the main protagonist and is a play on Cu, the abbreviation for copper; Plum-bum is a massive grey lead atom and the abbreviation for lead is Pb given that Plumbum is Latin for lead.  Minor characters also follow this convention; Little Stevie G is the name given to Steve Seaborgium and the abbreviation for Seaborgium is Sg;  Ferrous, the loveable iron atom wants to be known as Iron Tyke given the weakness that Ferrous projects, although the abbreviation for iron is Fe.  Name dissections have been employed principally to introduce female characters with first names such as Rutherfordium has been dissected as Ruth E. R. Fordium and Molybdenum as Moly B. Denum.  Movement is an important part of the atoms and there has been a great deal of care taken to avoid verbs and adjectives to indicate standing, walking and running and instead words such as float, glide and hover have been used; and rapid movement is described as scampering, scooting and scurrying.  The obvious exception to these rules are words chosen to describe the movement of the heavy metal atoms who bounce their way along given their high atomic numbers and associated weight; and this peculiarity also inevitably leads to their downfall.  The shapes of the characters are also important and are based on the physical properties that they represent: for example; Cee-U is the hero of the story and is a brilliant copper coloured sphere who is resilient to most chemical effects except that he turns green when exposed to acetic acid which will prove pivotal in his success; Al, the aluminium atom and Cee-U’s best friend is a rough pyramid of soft metal and prone to dents and creases in his dull shell; Ferrous (a.k.a. Iron Tyke) the iron atom, is cuboid in shape with a rust coloured birth mark and Plum-bum, the lead atom is a heavy teardrop shape to represent his plumpness.  This also applies to the villains of the story, the Heavy Metals; who are generally disfigured and ugly ellipsoids with distorted gothic or sallow features and include Plutonium, the barrel-shaped cruel monster with talons for hands, froth coated tusks and a myriad of crude tattoos emblazoned on his shell.  Uranium, who is more cold and calculating than Plutonium, is a blemish free chrome coloured atom and resembles a thin, smooth upside down cone with tiny, inadequate electron whizzing around his shell.

atoms differs from all other stories in this genre by combining both loveable and detestable characters in an adventurous battle for self discovery; and at the same time, atoms is educational as the interactions between atoms are explored to deliver a unique learning experience for the reader.  For instance; we witness the wedding of O, a tiny oxygen atom who is getting married to the two giant hydrogen sisters and during the wedding (explained as covalent bonding) it becomes evident that the union produces a water molecule (H²O). Also, during the procession of atoms going to the wedding they collide with a giant door that is blocking the way and several unplanned molecules are created.  A small nitrogen atom collides with three rather large hydrogen ladies and the result is ammonia (NH₃) which causes a burning in the eyes; there are also the three oxygen brothers on their way to meet up with the scandium sisters but they suddenly get pressed into on ozone molecule (O₃) and vanish in the atmosphere.

As a reader we don’t just arrive in the atomic world we must be seen to be examining it and we are introduced to the tiny world in a prologue as a laboratory assistant who narrates the events surrounding a failed experiment which leaves only water and a few basic elements and wonders if we look deep enough surely there must be something else there.

atoms is divided into four parts based on experiences during sleep; dreams, nightmares, awakenings and dark corners. 

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Sally Bradley, author of Kept

Tell me a about yourself. What got you started in writing? 

I've been a reader as long as I can remember, and I just think in stories. I wrote my first one back in fourth grade and pretty much haven’t quit since!

How and where do you write? Do you prefer a lap top or do you prefer writing freehand? 

I love my laptop because I write in a few different places. I have two desks at home. One is in the living room next to the TV and Xbox, so sometimes, when it’s loud, I go downstairs to the unfinished, unheated basement and work at the desk there. If I need to get out of the house, I head to either the library or Starbucks.

What's your favorite part about writing? Your least favorite part about writing? 

I love editing, partly because the hard part of creating is done! But when I’m writing the first draft, I discover I love that too. It’s so fun to find out what’s going to happen next.

Least favorite part? Getting started. It’s sooo hard to start a book. At least, for me, anyway.

How do you come up with your characters? Why would readers want to get to know them? 

There isn't one specific way that characters come to me. I've gotten ideas from ESPN (Kept came to me that way), and I've gotten ideas while having my devotions. But usually the character comes to me with a specific situation, and I want to explore that to see what happens and how it ends.

As for why readers would want to know my characters… Well, my goal is to write realistic, honest fiction (that stays clean), and part of that means that my characters need to feel like people readers actually could meet who are dealing with situations that actually could happen. I hope the reality of my characters makes them people readers connect with.

What types of marketing do you do to promote your writing? 

Marketing is tough! I've done paid advertising in book groups, Facebook groups, blog tours… It can be more time consuming than writing the book. Can I admit that my favorite part of marketing is when readers tell their reading friends? J

How do you schedule your writing time? When do you write? 

Right now I have to confess that I’m really struggling with this. I home-school our kids, and our youngest just started kindergarten. So I've got more on my plate now and have lost a bit more of my day. I used to have my afternoons free for writing, but they’re mostly taken up with the kids’ schooling now. So I work writing in to evenings and weekends and whenever I can get a small block of time.

What are you currently working on? Do you have a new book out? 

Right now I’m working on a book called Shelf Life. Kyla Burkholder is a new Christian who’s found so much peace and comfort in her relationship with God, but her husband, out-of-work baseball closer Brett Burkholder, wants nothing to do with Him. And those new beliefs seem to be damaging their already fragile marriage. On top of that, Brett is receiving death threats and doesn't seem to be taking them seriously. Kyla begins to wonder if Brett really loves her or if she was just a trophy wife.

I’m hoping to get the book out later this year. If you want to know exactly when it’s out, you can sign up for my newsletter on my website, sallybradley.com.

Do you have a project on the back burner? Tell me about it. 

I’m thinking through a potential sequel to Kept. I've had readers request stories about some of the secondary characters, and I’d love to do that. So right now one idea is slowly simmering away. I’d love to think I could write that one after Shelf Life.

What would you tell a beginning writer who wants to publish but doesn't believe he/she has enough talent? 

That talent is only part of the equation. If you’re willing to study and learn and ask for and accept honest criticism, you can grow a ton as a writer. Hard work and perseverance probably get more books out there than talent.

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Thank you Sally!

Learn more about Sally at the links below:

"Gutsy and fast-paced."—Laura Frantz, author of Love's Reckoning

"One of the most surprising and best books I’ve read this year."—MaryLu Tyndall, best-selling author of Legacy of the King's Pirates series

Life has taught Miska Tomlinson that there are no honorable men. Her womanizing brothers, her absentee father, and Mark, the married baseball player who claims to love her—all have proven undependable. But Miska has life under control. She runs her editing business from her luxury condo, stays fit with daily jogs along Chicago's lakefront, and in her free time blogs anonymously about life as a kept woman.

Enter new neighbor Dillan Foster. Between his unexpected friendship and her father's sudden reappearance, Miska loses control of her orderly life. Her relationship with Mark deteriorates, and Miska can't help comparing him to Dillan. His religious views are so foreign, yet the way he treats her is something she's longed for. But Dillan discovers exactly who she is and what she has done. Too late she finds herself longing for a man who is determined to never look her way again.

When her blog receives unexpected national press, Miska realizes that her anonymity was an illusion. Caught in a scandal about to break across the nation, Miska wonders if the God Dillan talks about would bother with a woman like her—a woman who's gone too far and done too much.

Sally Bradley writes big-city fiction with real issues and real hope. A Chicagoan since age five, she now lives in the Kansas City area with her family, but they still get back to Chicago once in a while for important things—like good pizza and a White Sox game. Fiction has been her passion since childhood, and she’s thrilled now to be writing books that not only entertain, but point back to Christ. A freelance fiction editor, you can find Sally at sallybradley.com and on Facebook at Sally Bradley, Writer. Kept is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.