#WriterWednesday Author Interview with Roger Leslie
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I’d like to welcome Roger Leslie to the blog for #WriterWednesday!
A few of your favorite things: I love dachshunds, classic movies, and compelling books.
Things you need to throw out: I have multiple copies of several drafts of books published years ago. Either I need to save them for The Roger Leslie Museum, or it’s time to trash them.
Things you need for your writing sessions: I’m at my creative best when I open a clear channel to my subconscious and I exercise the courage to bare my soul in my writing. Oh, a computer and a comfortable chair help, too.
Things that hamper your writing: The misguided thought that I can’t do something. Of course, we can do whatever we’re inspired to do. We wouldn’t get the inspiration if we weren’t already equipped to fulfill it.
Things you love about writing: It’s an adventure into the subconscious. I not only learn about my own psyche when I write, but every time I also rediscover my connection to the realm of creativity.
Things you hate about writing: Nothing. My goal is to love everything about any endeavor I’m committed to.
Hardest thing about being a writer: Real-world time suggests I couldn’t possibly write all the books my creative mind wants to write. My goal is to use time so effectively I write every book stirring inside me.
Easiest thing about being a writer: The creative process is solely dependent on me. To generate new books, I must only be true to my own vision and maintain the discipline to write every day.
Words that describe you: I’m exuberant, creative, organized, and disciplined.
Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: A nurse friend told me I’m obsessive-compulsive, stuck in the anal stage. (I thought I was just conscientious and neat.)
Something you’re really good at: I am an expert at assembling jigsaw puzzles. Sometimes I’ll put together six or seven 1,000-piece puzzles in a single day.
Something you’re really bad at: I didn’t know until my mother-in-law told me, but apparently I’m a terrible singer. (I don’t care. I sing anyway—just not around people with nice voices.)
Something you wish you could do: I’d love to play the piano beautifully.
Something you wish you’d never learned to do: Every time I learned to fix anything in my house or car, I became more convinced I’d rather work more hours and pay somebody else to do it.
Last best thing you ate: A friend brought me a box of Dutch chocolates from Europe. Each bite warranted a celebration.
Last thing you regret eating: I ate leftovers that had been in my fridge for five days only because I refuse to waste food. After I finished eating, I spent the next hour worrying I’d have food poisoning.
The last thing you ordered online: A ring light, green screen, and microphone for a virtual interview on a national television show.
The last thing you regret buying: I bought a less expensive name brand dish soap that comes out thinner than the water from my faucet. Who knew?!
Things you’d walk a mile for: I’d walk that far for a great double-dip ice cream cone, the opportunity to watch my dog walking through a park he loves, or a reunion with a loved one.
Things that make you want to run screaming from the room: I’m thrilled to stay away from incessant complainers and political discussions. Complainers want me to agree with them. I won’t. Political enthusiasts want me to argue with them. I don’t.
Things you always put in your books: Hope and positivity, and usually a subtle reference to a friend or family member who will be the only one to recognize it.
Things you never put in your books: One-dimensional antagonists who are mean for no reason. I don’t believe people are ever mean for no reason. Mean people get that way to protect themselves from hurt.
The nicest thing a reader said to you: Your book changed my life.
The craziest thing a reader said to you: A parent picked up a copy of my book, Success Express for Teens and asked, “Would this book be good for my teenagers?”
About Roger
Award-winning author, publisher, editor, and writing coach Dr. Roger Leslie is a scholar in the fields of education and success. His bestselling works cover multiple genres of nonfiction and fiction. A lifelong teacher, Leslie leads courses (RogerLeslie.com) on writing and on living the life you dream.
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