INTERVIEW: Multi-Genre Author P. S. Winn

P. S. Winn

Montana

USA

Good morning, P. S., and welcome to Vision and Verse. Can you tell us a little about what you’ve written?

I am working on book #85, so I have written almost everything. I write some kids books, some Young Adult, a couple old age comic books and lots of novels.        

What is your favorite genre to write?

I like to write mysteries, but love to make the books someplace in parallel worlds. Anything can happen when you make up your own world. I often wonder if there could be a thin veil between not only here and heaven, but the parallel worlds as well. You just have to look and step in.

Favorite food. 

Does chocolate candy count, if not I would say mashed potatoes.

Yes, chocolate candy counts.

Tea or coffee? 

I like coffee, as long as I get sugar with it.

Pizza or ice cream?

I want both.

Wine or beer or soda or what? 

Soda, especially root-beer,
but a wine cooler now and then is also good.

Where would you like to visit? 

I would love to go to Ireland or Scotland. My ancestry is in that area. Green hills and maybe a fairy, or two.

Scotland is on my Bucket List, too.

Favorite musical artist.  

I would say Fleetwood Mac. I like classic rock.

Do you listen to music when you write?  What? 

I always have a radio playing, and tuned to the classic rock station.

What makes you laugh? 

Everything. Laughter is the best medicine.

This is an Art AND Author Blog, so I am obligated to ask:

Favorite work of art or sculpture. 

I love realistic artwork, especially landscapes.

How old were you when you started writing? 

I didn’t start writing until I was 51.

Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write?

I just write. Although, I do write down what the characters look like for reference.

Describe your perfect evening. 

I would say a night under the stars, maybe with a fire and some marshmallows roasting.  

Where do you get your inspiration? 

I say everywhere. I add a piece of the past, present and hopes for the future in the books. Mostly, my characters give me ideas. When I look at a building or a new place, I see it differently than others, and the story begins.

What do you do when you get a writer's block? 

What is that? With 85 books since 2012, I haven’t had that much. I just go do some housework or something, and the thoughts come.

Who is your favorite author? 

I love Steinbeck, King and Koontz, but also Wells and Verne. I love books.

Best book you ever read. 

Grapes of Wrath

Last book you read. 

My own while editing, but I also just finished a book on the prophet Enoch.

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer?

I wanted to be a lawyer, or President, but the big job is as a mother and grandmother, now a great grandmother.

Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why?

I have more than one. My parents for instilling in me the love and books, my husband for making me a better person because he is so kind.

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

I’d have to pick Franklin Roosevelt, an amazing man who did so much for so many. Although it would be interesting or sit down with God and ask a few hard questions.

What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer?

I would tell anyone who wants to write, to do a lot of reading first. Then I would say write about things you love, and know a bit about. Don’t let anyone tell you how to write, just do what feels good to you.

Do you have some links for us to follow you? 

https://www.facebook.com/pswinnbooks

I just recently re-joined twitter or X or whatever it is.
https://x.com/pswinnauthor

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