And so he Stanley Tucci.
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Good morning, Sherri, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the Place for Art and Authors. Can you tell us what you've written? 
Pizza or ice cream? 
Yes, sometimes I listen to music when I write. My taste in music is pretty elcectic so, depending on my mood, it can be anything from John Denver, Neil Diamond and Dolly Parton to Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones and Coldplay. 
Describe your perfect evening. 
Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why? 
The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate is a well-written short story about an Olympic athlete who puts her life on hold to spend time with her terminally ill father. These two share a special bond and soon they are on their way to their old family farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains to experience the changing seasons. Written with warmth and love, this deeply touching story also packs a punch if you spent much time with your own father in his final days.
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Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ES2H0BS
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A short story-recipe book written in the form of a letter from a mother to her unborn daughter. Advice with humor. Great recipes. 2.99 or Free on KU. #recipes #baby #lifeadvice
This short story is a letter from an ill mother to her unborn daughter, with life advice and family recipes interspersed throughout. It was initially written as a character study of the character, Melina Valentina Rossetti Rosemont, the mother in this short story.
The recipes came from my old Italian mama, who never wrote down a recipe and never EVER gave any of her recipes to anyone correctly. In her nineties, she fell, breaking a hip. These recipes came from those long hours spent with her in the rehab facility.
Wriggling these recipes out of her was truly a labor of love. Then I would go home and make them, then bring her some. And she would critique it. Too much flour. Not enough salt. You rushed it, didn’t you? Back to the recipe to tweak it.
Now I am a decent cook, but all of my baking experiences have been chemistry experiments gone terribly wrong. So this was not an easy task.
Enjoy!
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This film is billed as ‘It’s Probably the Most Thrilling Disaster Movie You’ve Seen Lately’. And I agree! It was terrific. It had me on the edge of my seat. Special plus? It is FREE to watch on You Tube now.
I don’t know if I would call the two kids teenagers. The son is definitely a teenager, but his sister is a little girl. I would say 8 or 9. The parents are on the top floor of the building at the divorce attorney’s office. Their childten come rushing into the building with new information vital to the divorce proceedings when the disaster occurs.
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Emily-Jane Hills Orford
North Gower, Ontario
Canada
Good morning, Emily-Jane, and welcome back to Vision and Verse. It is always a pleasure to see you. What’s new with you?
Lots, but most recently I’ve just released a fantasy/sci-fi, Arthurian myths story, “The Door, the Key and the Kingdom”.
What is your favorite genre to write?
I have several favorite genres, ranging from creative nonfiction/memoirs to historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and time travel.
Favorite food.
Chocolate
Mine, too. Tea or coffee?
Chamomile tea
Pizza or ice cream?
Neither
Wine or beer or soda or what?
Cranberry cocktail
Where would you like to visit?
Scotland
Favorite musical artist.
at the moment – as a retired music teacher, I live for silence, especially when I’m writing.
This is an Art AND Author blog, so I am obligated to ask:
Favorite work of art or sculpture.
Rodin’s sculpture, “The Thinker”, a pose I often use when I’m deep in thought.
How old were you when you started writing?
5/6 years old.
Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write?
I prefer to just write, but I jot notes as I go along as ideas spark something tangent for later in the story.
Describe your perfect evening.
Quiet and a good book.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Everywhere – the world is full of ideas.
What do you do when you get a writer's block?
I discipline myself to write about nonfiction, usually one of my creative nonfiction stories or one of my gardening stories, as that helps me focus and get the writing juices flowing again.
Who is your favorite author?
It changes frequently, but right now, my favorite is PG Wodehouse – good light reading, full of good, clean humor.
Best book you ever read.
“Very Good Jeeves” by PG Wodehouse
Last book you read.
PG Wodehouse “Thank you, Jeeves”
What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer?
Something creative – I’ve taught writing to young writers of all ages and I’ve taught music. I would love to own my own bookstore, perhaps attached to a small commercial art gallery.
That sounds delightful! I always wanted to open a little bookstore with a cafe inside.
Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
Gran – she was quite the storytellerand we shared a special bond. We both loved to read and tell stories, her stories were told orally. I told her once I believed she was timeless and that we would always be together. She would laugh and say I’d soon forget her once she was gone. Thirty-plus years since her passing, I still think of her often and she surprisingly (or perhaps not so surprisingly) appears in most of my stories. I’m sure she’d love the way I portray her my books. She’s even in this most recent novel, “The Door, the Key and the Kingdom”.
If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?
Gran, of course. She was my special go-to friend, confident, and soulmate.
What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer?
Don’t just think about it – do it! Write! It doesn’t matter what others think of your writing. It’s what you think that matters.
“The Door, the Key and the Kingdom” Cover:
Blurb:
Life is complicated enough when living in one era, but when Anne finds herself gravitating back in time to the sixth century, she’s not sure what to expect, or what to believe. Pulling the legendary Excalibur from its stoney sheath, she’s amazed at the power she possesses and the chance to make some things right for the post-Arthurian era.
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