Some real-life story that made it to one of your books: The intense, grueling, harrowing pressure of auditioning for a major symphony orchestra I wrote about in Death and Transfiguration. Something you chickened out from doing: Climbing ancient cliffside stone steps (no railing) to get to the archeological ruins of the Sun Temple, thousands of feet above Pisac, Peru. (It took 12 years and I had no idea what the hell I was doing.) Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Trying to get my first book, Devil’s Trill, published. Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: Calling a doctor’s office to try to get an appointment and going to a performance of a Bruckner symphony. Places you never want to go to again: Texas, Florida, fast food chain restaurants.įavorite books (or genre): Mysteries/thrillers: Anything by Donna Leon, Walter Mosley, John LeCarre, and Dick Francis.īooks you wouldn’t buy: Do Your Own Taxes and The Art of the Deal.įavorite things to do: Play music, travel, cook, outdoor activities, watch sports, and make sand castles with the grandchildren. Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: “My grandchild in kindergarten can write better than you.”įavorite places you’ve been: Tokyo, Japan Umbria, Italy Cuzco, Peru Sydney, Australia East Anglia, England Lucerne, Switzerland Iceland. Things to say to an author: Have a paying job so that you can write what you want. Things you never put in your books: Gore and high-tech nonsense. Things you always put in your books: Real-life experiences, multi-dimensional yet quirky characters, and plot twists. Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: People talking about their health issues. Things you’d walk a mile for: Good coffee and just the enjoyment of being outdoors. Why? So unnecessary and distracting! Isn’t good food and good conversation enough? Music that drives you crazy: Music at restaurants. 38, Schubert’s String Quintet, and Verdi’s Otello. Things that make you want to gag: Sea cucumbers, Japanese natto, and Vegemite.įavorite music or song: Mozart’s Symphony No. Hardest thing about being a writer: Finding a publisher, self-promotion, and the dreaded social media.Įasiest thing about being a writer: Writingįavorite foods: Umbrian porchetta, Japanese tempura soba, Peruvian ceviche, Southern fried chicken, and a Hebrew National frank with hot sauerkraut and deli mustard. Things you need to throw out: Those really comfortable jeans that have more holes than fabric and the anchovies in the back of the fridge that are turning an unnatural shade of green. After that, I learned my lesson and have driven Subarus ever since.Ī few of your favorite things: Parmigiano Reggiano, travel just about anywhere, and those really comfortable jeans that have more holes than fabric. Things you wish you’d never bought: My first car, a 1975 Fiat, and my second car, a 1977 Plymouth Volare. Things you never want to run out of: Patience, coffee, and Mozart. I’d like to welcome Gerald Elias to the blog for #WriterWednesday!
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