Aaron David
Bolton, near
Manchester, England, UK.
Good morning, Aaron, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the Place for Art and Authors. Are you camera shy?
I don’t publish photos
of myself; I have the perfect face for radio and the perfect voice for text.
That's fine with us. We get the photo thing. There are some photos out there of a bowling ball with lipstick and earrings pretending to be me. Tell us what have you written.
I did it backwards;
wrote a novel then moved on to short stories. The novel is “The Tale of the
Ancient Marina”. I set out to write a funny book & was surprised when
readers told me it was a thriller… but a very funny one. Two short story
collections; “The Skiffies”; four mind-melting sci-fi stories and “The Almost
English Dictionaarony”; four shorts and four “Bogas Biographies”. “Rhyming
Stuff” is my poetry collection and “The Complete Works” is everything in one
tome.
What is your favorite
genre to write?
Humour is my thing but
last year my very good friend, Tony Gilbert gave me an idea for a sci-fi story.
I wrote it was hooked, hence “The Skiffies”.
Favorite food.
Bacon butties (Northern
English for sandwiches).
Tea or coffee?
Tea every time; a pint
mug with two teabags, five sugars and skimmed milk.
Pizza or ice cream?
Hmmm if either are
bacon butty flavoured I’ll take that.
Where would you like to
visit?
I’d love to see the
Northern Lights close up.
Favorite musical artist. Do you listen to music when you write? What?
Solo Elvis Costello,
band Carter USM. I also like Bruuuuuuuce Springsteen, The Beautiful South,
Billy Joel, The Jam, Meatloaf and many, many more on this magnificent box set.
What makes you laugh?
Wit mainly but silly
stuff; Airplane, Something about Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Monty Python
(obviously), Blackadder. I think Red Dwarf is the best thing ever.
How old were you when
you started writing?
Thirty one; we were
awaiting the imminent arrival of our third baby in four years. Finding myself
with a lot of time waiting for them waking, needing to be fed and changed etc.
I decided to use the time constructively.
Describe your perfect
evening.
A magnificent meal
cooked by my wonderful wife, conversation with my family, a nice Prosecco,
something entertaining on TV and a lottery win.
Where do you get your
inspiration?
Anywhere and
everywhere; ordinary daily events, ideas often come to me when I’m driving or
very late at night
What do you do when you
get a writer's block?
Walk away; I don’t see
writing as a job. When an idea gets into my head I have to get it onto the
screen. It’s an obsession.
Who is your favorite
author?
I don’t read
“mainstream” authors now, there’s a wealth of talent out there in the Indie
wold. Ian Hutson is my favourite author; he’s a genius and completely nuts.
Other brilliant authors include Tony Gilbert, Christoph Fischer, Carol E Wyer,
Andy Lennon and many, many more on this equally magnificent box set.
Best book you ever
read.
The Red Dwarf novels.
Who is the one person
who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
My Mum. She died when I
was twenty years old, she was fifty eight. She gave me a moral code and set of
values but most importantly, my sense of humour.
If you could sit down
and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who
would it be and why?
Peter Cook. I think
we’d have a really good laugh. Also Tom Sharpe; I’ve never read any of his work
but I’m told I write like him.
What advice would you
give someone who aspired to be a writer?
Don’t get into it for
the money. Join a writers’ group or several. The more you write the better you
will become.
Do you have any links for us to follow you?
Amazon author page viewAuthor.at/AaronDavid
Facebook fan page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-David-The-Tale-of-the-Ancient-Marina/169388436492?ref_type=bookmark
Great interview! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the mention - to find my name next to the great Ian Hutson is quite something...
Thank you for visiting us this morning, Aaron. We at Vision and Verse wish you continued success in all you do.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Carol
Thank you. It was a pleasure and an honour. ;-)
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