#WriterWednesday Interview with David M. Kelly
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I’d like to welcome author David M. Kelly to the blog for #WriterWednesday!
A few of your favorite things: my Corvette, my collection of tatty but loved sci-fi paperbacks.
Things you need to throw out: cables, old computers and assorted other electronic devices.
Things you love about writing: The creative freedom. If I have a pen and paper, I can work.
Things you hate about writing: I'm not keen on editing, and terrible at marketing
Favorite foods: Fish and chips, bacon, British bangers
Things that make you want to gag: Bananas, cabbage, cauliflower
Favorite music or song: Sixties soul – Sam Cooke, Otis Redding.
Music that drives you crazy: Country!
Favorite beverage: Coffee or Sleeman’s Original beer
Something that gives you a sour face: Gin
Something you’re really good at: Expert level sarcasm
Something you’re really bad at: Remembering people’s names
Things you always put in your books: Some humor – generally of the cynical variety, and mostly plausible science
Things you never put in your books: Long, rambling descriptions that go on for pages.
Things to say to an author: I loved your book. By the way, I'm a Hollywood producer and want to turn it into a movie!
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Writing's not a proper job though, is it?
Favorite places you’ve been: Lake Superior Provincial Park
Places you never want to go to again: Istanbul
People you’d like to invite to dinner (living): Neil deGrasse Tyson, Robert Downey Jr, Dr. Mae Jemison, Avery Brooks
People you’d cancel dinner on: Elon Musk, George Lucas, and a long list of others!
Best thing you’ve ever done: Move to Canada
Biggest mistake: Not starting to write sooner
The funniest thing to happen to you: Ending up at the wrong wedding in Istanbul.
The most embarrassing thing to happen to you: Ending up at the wrong wedding in Istanbul.
About David:
David M. Kelly writes fast-paced, near-future sci-fi thrillers with engaging characters, cynical humor, and (usually!) plausible science. He is the author of the Joe Ballen series, Logan’s World series, and the Hyperia Jones series. Originally from Yorkshire, England, David emigrated to Canada in 2005 and settled in Northern Ontario where he was able to transition from the world of IT into life as a full-time writer. David is a rabid science news follower and especially passionate about astronomy and physics. Never short of an opinion, he writes about science and technology on his blog. You can find him at davidmkelly.com.
Let’s Be Social:
AMAZON PAGE
https://www.amazon.com/David-M-Kelly/e/B00PQXCCHU/
https://www.facebook.com/DavidMKellySF
GOODREADS
https://www.instagram.com/david_kelly_sf/
LINKED IN
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/davidkelly2008
https://www.reddit.com/u/David_M_Kelly
http://twitter.com/David_Kelly_SF
YouTube
