Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
A1. Ask me for my occupation, and the answer wouldn’t be glamorous: retired businessman. A solid 33 years spent in the world of deals and deadlines. But that was then, this is now. Now, at the sprightly age of 71, I’ve swapped spreadsheets for sonnets and boardrooms for blooms. You see, I’ve always danced with words, scribbling stories and poems in the margins of my busy life. Now, with Kent’s rolling hills as my backdrop, I finally have the time, and the freedom, to let them bloom on the page.
Don’t be fooled by the silver hair, though. I’m not one for rocking chairs and reminiscing. My hands are still happiest when they’re creating, whether it’s coaxing life from the soil in my garden or weaving tales from imagination’s thread. When I’m not digging for inspiration in the flowerbeds, you’ll find me hunched over a notebook, chasing rhymes and crafting worlds. There’s a thrill in building something tangible, be it a sturdy bookshelf with my own two hands or a poem that resonates with a reader’s soul.
The path ahead is an open book, filled with blank pages waiting to be inscribed. Perhaps my stories will find a home in the hands of others, sparking their own adventures in ink and imagination. Or maybe they’ll simply be a quiet pleasure, a testament to the fact that life, like a well-tended garden, keeps blossoming, even after seventy-one seasons. So, here’s to new beginnings, soil-stained fingers, and the stories yet to be told. Let the ink flow, and the journey continue!
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing your book “A Scribbler’s Dream”?
A2. Ask me for my occupation, and the answer wouldn’t be glamorous: retired businessman. A solid 33 years spent in the world of deals and deadlines. But that was then, this is now. Now, at the sprightly age of 71, I’ve swapped spreadsheets for sonnets and boardrooms for blooms. You see, I’ve always danced with words, scribbling stories and poems in the margins of my busy life. Now, with Kent’s rolling hills as my backdrop, I finally have the time, and the freedom, to let them bloom on the page.
Don’t be fooled by the silver hair, though. I’m not one for rocking chairs and reminiscing. My hands are still happiest when they’re creating, whether it’s coaxing life from the soil in my garden or weaving tales from imagination’s thread. When I’m not digging for inspiration in the flowerbeds, you’ll find me hunched over a notebook, chasing rhymes and crafting worlds. There’s a thrill in building something tangible, be it a sturdy bookshelf with my own two hands or a poem that resonates with a reader’s soul.
The path ahead is an open book, filled with blank pages waiting to be inscribed. Perhaps my stories will find a home in the hands of others, sparking their own adventures in ink and imagination. Or maybe they’ll simply be a quiet pleasure, a testament to the fact that life, like a well-tended garden, keeps blossoming, even after seventy-one seasons. So, here’s to new beginnings, soil-stained fingers, and the stories yet to be told. Let the ink flow, and the journey continue!
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
A3. Mainly life was the reason for writing, Ken Nesbitt, the children’s poet, love his writing, going back Robert Frost also.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
A4. My special place is the Pinetum in Goudhurst, its so peaceful there and thought provoking.
Q5. What inspired you to write the book ‘A Scribbler’s Dream’?
A5. I have always imagined writing a poetry book, I live in kent the garden of england, with this scenery you cannot help but write poems.
Q6. How long did it take you to write your book ‘A Scribbler’s Dream’?
A6. It took me around 4 months, but have other thoughts to write another 2 books in the background, when the flow of poems was not there.
Q7. On what platforms can readers buy your books?
A7. Facebook, twitter, payhip, draft2digital, amazon, kindle, goodreads, and many others from the book funnel which is draft2digital
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘A Scribbler’s Dream’?
A8. I wanted something simple as the book cover, the green was influenced from my love for gardens, the title was created from my scribbles on bits of paper through the years, and the dream was always there, I used to sit at my mums dressing table when I was a kid writing copy from other books, and dreamed I would publish a book one day.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
A9. To keep things fresh, I go for walks when the flow is not there, taking in the surroundings and have a notepad with me just in case somethings pops into my mind which happens sometimes.
Q10. What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?
A10. The advice was given to me by my father who said whatever you choose to do, don’t give up, keep the dream going.
A Scribblers Dream is available on Amazon
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