Okay, so I have run this interview series with authors who have been interviewed by their children, their grandchildren, and even their dogs! Today, we continue to veer off the beaten path with this interview. My fellow author from the Musa Publishing family, Joanna Fay, takes her turn under the lights with the exacting answers from her budgie, Pippy.
Check the end of the interview for links to contact our avuncular brevis avi (small bird, stretching my Latin, thank you) and Joanna Fay, author of Daughter of Hope, available now from Musa Publishing and at all good ebook outlets. And look for a great reciprocation from Joanna soon.....she interviews my snarky and world-weary muse, Musina. Can't wait for that one!
And now, heeeeeere's Pippy!
THE KID’S INTERVIEW
Interview with Pippy the Budgie.
Pippy, age 2, interviews his author mom, Joanna
Fay
Q. Can you name all your Mom’s books?
She has one novel out so far, called Daughter of Hope, which is the first
book in The Siaris Quartet. The other
books are Traitor’s Game, Restoration and Vow’s Answer.
Q. Which is your favorite and why?
I like all of Mom’s novels because they’ve
got my favorite topics in them: feathers, pinions, quills, filaments, wings and
flying.
Q. When does your Mom write? Where in the house? Describe her writing area.
Mom writes in the afternoon, and after
dinner until late. She writes on the sofa in the lounge-room, near my castle
(cage), with her laptop on a tray table.
Q. What are you doing when Mom is writing?
Mostly, I sit on the kitchen blind with
Rosie, singing or eating seed, or else I fly down to Mom’s laptop to help her
type and add extra punctuation.
Q. If Mom got rich and famous, what would you want
her to do with the money?
I want her to buy me a never-ending supply
of millet sprigs, an air-conditioned house, and new corners on the blind covers
where I’ve chewed them off. The rest she can donate to the local bird sanctuary
where my big cousins live.
Q. Do you read your Mom’s books?
Yes. I’m the first person to read them.
Actually, I sit on the keyboard and read while she’s writing them. I like
reading close to the screen.
Q. Do you think you do better in school because Mom
is a writer?
I do homeschooling with Mom, so it’s good
she knows a lot of words. So far she’s taught me ‘boy boy’, ‘hello budgie’ and
‘pretty boy’. We’re now working on ‘good morning, sweetie-pie’.
Q. Do your friends know what your Mom writes? Do you tell them?
I tell my best friend, Rosie, about Mom’s
writing every day, although she usually goes to sleep while I’m talking.
Q. Do you want to be a writer when you grow
up? If not, what do you want to be.
I already write on Mom’s laptop. I’m also
practicing to be a famous storyteller and singer.
Q. If you could dedicate a book to your Mom, what
would you say?
To my Mom, thanks for looking after me and
Rosie and never making us go in our cage if we don’t want to. You’re such an
understanding Mom!
Look for Joanna's book, Daughter of Hope, here: http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=302
And contact her here:
My website:
My FB author page:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoannaFay11
Thanks, Samantha, for being so willing to stretch the definition of 'Kid's Interview'! :) I guess the appropriate thank you is *tweet* xx
ReplyDeleteLOL wonderful interview. I loved it and am off the 'tweet' it now :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha--love it! And twittered it too, lol
ReplyDeleteLove it!
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Peace and mercy of God Samnthsa
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Studies confirm the seriousness of busy parents with their children for dialogue
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