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| The Second Door. |
TC, Welcome to Romance Lives Forever! What made you decide to become an Outlantacon guest?
The wonderful Lee Martindale
was kind enough to tell me about Outlantacon at a different convention last
year. Once I knew about it, I couldn’t imagine NOT being there. Being a guest
only has me looking forward to it that much more.
How did you hear about Outlantacon?
Ooops, think I already
answered that!
What panel are you looking forward to the most?
Good God, there are so many,
and on so many topics, I honestly can’t choose! I MAY have committed myself to
more than I think. It’s that whole ‘eyes bigger than my stomach’ thing.
Do you play role playing games? Which ones?
I used to, but haven’t in the
last few years. When I did, most of the RPGs I involved myself with revolved
around vampires, were-beasties, and a broad assortment of other supernatural
beings. I know, I know… that could be just about ANY RPG, right? I’m sly like
that.
What new project are you working on now?
I’m currently in final edits
on the last book in my Fruit Basket series with Torquere Press. I’m all working
on the final draft of a book in a different series, also for TQP. I have a
futuristic thing I’m working on in fits and starts, as well as an
urban-fantasyish story that’s also not getting my full attention. Yep, I do
tend to multi-task.
How do you come up with ideas?
To be honest, I have no clue.
It’s like walking, really. I mean, I get up and I just do it, right? If
pressed, I could possibly give some half-arsed explanation of ‘one foot in
front of the other and these muscles do this, and these bones react by moving
in this fashion, and there are ligaments and such involved’, but that doesn’t
mean I actually understand it.
Ideas are lovely, in that
they tend to simply appear. Sometimes more fully formed than others, but still.
And they could come from ANYWHERE!
What is the most important thing you do for your
career?
I just keep writing and do my
best to keep my relationships with my publishers friendly but professional.
Above all, I keep writing. There is no writing career otherwise, right?
What do you enjoy most about life?
That’s difficult to say,
really. Today I love the solitude to get things done, but tomorrow I might love
being in the middle of a crowd and screaming at the top of my lungs for a
favorite team. I suppose my favorite thing is having the freedom to do what I
do, and having friends and family who love and support me.
How do you balance life with deadlines and work?
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| A Game of Hearts |
Balance? What’s that?
What is the craziest thing you did as a kid?
I can’t get too specific here
(pretty sure the statute of limitations has run out, but there’s no such thing
as being too careful in some situations). I will say it involved an orange
traffic cone, a welding mask, a poodle, and spaghetti. Let’s just leave it at
that.
If you could give the younger version of yourself
advice what would it be?
Honestly? “Don’t do that
where other people can see you!” (And no, I’m NOT going to elaborate. That
would be bad. :P)
Do you think keeping secrets is good or bad?
I think it depends on the
secret and whether it’s mine or someone else’s.
List two authors we would find you reading.
Charles DeLint and Robert
Heinlein.
A biography has been written about you. What do you
think the title would be in six words or less?
Don’t Do This At Home!
How do you respond to negative people?
Generally, I don’t.
What’s the best way to say no?
No. Short, simple, and leaves
very little room for misunderstanding.
If money were not an object, where would you most like
to live?
Somewhere warm but not too
hot year round, with a beach close by. Of course, all my close friends would
need to live there too.
What song would best describe your life?
‘I Want to Live’ by This
Mortal Coil. Thank God you didn’t ask me why! J
If you were a tool, what would people use you to do?
Probably whatever they didn’t
want to do themselves!
Picture yourself as a store. Considering your
personality and lifestyle, what type of products would be sold there?
Assorted bits and pieces of
this and that. I’m a bit of a contradiction, to be honest.
As a child, what was your favorite thing about school?
Leaving at the end of the
day. J
Tell us an embarrassing story that has to do with a
pet. If you have no pets, a story about a significant other will do. ^_^
How about a story telling how
a significant other ran off with a pet, leaving me with neither? Not that I
have a story like that, but if I did, it would be funny. Or sad. Probably
funny, though. *hee*
If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
Swim at own risk.
What’s the difference between
a duck?
One of its feet is both the
same. *nods* Swear!
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| Unexpected |
Please fill in the blanks
I love pizza with spinach, broccoli, and artichokes. And
no cheese, cuz I’m weird.
I’m always ready for trouble. In fact, I look forward to
it the way some people look forward to birthdays.
When I’m alone, I read, write, and dream (sometimes all
at once).
You’d never be able to tell, but I plan to someday take
over the world with my trusty sidekick Pinky. *mwahahahaha*
If I had a halo it would be rusty
and resemble a heavily battered and abused pie tin.
If I could play guitar I’d be a rock star… or at
least one of those people who THINKS they are and makes all their friends come
see them play crappy shows at dive bars where it’s possible to catch diseases
just by walking through the door. I’m just that good.
Upcoming Projects
I always have five or six
irons in the fire, so… as I said above, the next (and final) Fruit Basket book,
Concord Grape: Unexpected, will be out mid-May.
I’m toying with starting a
new series, though I’m not sure which publisher it’ll be for, and I’m hoping to
finish the futuristic sorta thing, as well as the urban fantasyish one.
Many other things in various
stages, so… define ‘upcoming’ for me? Heh-heh.
The Public Can Find Me Here
Website: http:tcblue.wordpress.com
