Spencer Hixon
Mishawaka, IN
USA
Good morning, Spencer, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the site for
Art and authors. What have you written?
A Sinister Love and Fate & Fortune. The sequel to Fate & Fortune (A
Date with Destiny) comes out soon.
What is your favorite genre to write?
Urban Fantasy, but I am also workingon a romance, a children’s dinosaur book,
and a piece of creative nonfiction.
Favorite food.
Sauerkraut, though I am a lover of all
food(except raisins)
Tea or coffee?
Tea (my go-to is Earl Grey)
Pizza or ice cream?
Ice cream, particularly peanut butter and
chocolate
Wine or beer or soda or what?
Beer (except for IPAs—sours are my favorite)
Where would you like to visit?
Ireland, Japan, and Greece
Favorite musical artist.
It’s a toss-up between Dream Theater and Ayreon. And Queen.
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What makes you laugh?
It’s pretty easy to make me laugh. I like the Office, SNL, Colbert, and
puns.
Knock knock. Who’s there? To. To who? Actually, it’s, “To whom.”
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Favorite work of art or
sculpture.
Does La Sagrada Familia
count?
The church in Barcelona,
Spain that is a beautiful
example of New Gothic
architecture more accurately
described as New Catalan?
That is MOST noted as being
unfinished still 1822, wherea
all work is done by donation?
Yes, it counts.
How old were you when you
started writing?
I submitted a poem called
“The Windbow” to a contest
when I was in Kindergarten
(or possibly the year before).
Do you listen to music when you write?
I used to, but not any longer. It kept distracting me.
Now I listen to thunderstorm recordings.
Do you plan out your book with outlines
and notecards? Or just write?
I either outline or use “guideposts” to
make sure I hit certain beats if I
necessary.
Describe your perfect evening.
Either listening to live music with
friends, drinking a sour beer, eating
good local food, going for a walk at
sunset, writing a chapter or two,
and then spending time with my
wife…
Or board game night with friends.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Everything is an inspiration.
I blame my ADHD.
What do you do when you get writer's block?
I have never had it.
Who is your favorite author?
Terry Pratchett
Best book you ever read.
1984
Last book you read.
Her Unwelcome Inheritance
by J Aleksandr Wootton
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| Diesel and Loki |
What would you do for a living if you
weren’t a writer?
Voice acting/audiobook narrating
Who is the one person who has
influenced your personal life the most
and why?
My wife for supporting me
If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person,
living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?
Stephen Colbert. I’m a big fan and I think he’d be a great person to get
a beer with.
What advice would you give someone who aspires to be a writer?
Be honest with what your goals as a writer are and lay out a plan to
achieve those goals. Don’t make excuses.
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-Spencer Hixon
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