#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Pat Daily
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I’d like to welcome Pat Daily to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
Favorite snacks: Peanut butter pretzels
Things that make you want to gag: Fish and the smell of cooking fish. I made a pact with fish early in life – I won’t eat them if they won’t eat me.
Something you’re really good at: Public Speaking
Something you’re really bad at: Understanding that not everyone thinks I am as funny as I do.
Something you wanted to be when you were a kid: Astronaut
Something you do that you never dreamed you’d do: Work on a team creating a hydrogen-powered aircraft
Last best thing you ate: Chicken Vindaloo from Tandoori Twist in Houston
Last thing you regret eating: Brussel sprouts
Things to say to an author: I love your work. Your Spark Chronicles series is fantastic!
Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Have you ever written anything I might have read?
Favorite places you’ve been: Yosemite, Tokyo
Places you never want to go to again: Beijing
People you’d like to invite to dinner (living): J.K. Rowling, Senator John Kennedy, Bill Maher
People you’d cancel dinner on: Anyone who chews with their mouth open
Favorite things to do: Stare into a campfire while chatting with family and friends
Things you’d run through a fire or eat bugs to get out of doing: Watch televised golf or NASCAR
Best thing you’ve ever done: Marry my wife and have two phenomenal daughters
Biggest mistake: Speaking to a colleague out of anger rather than taking my time and responding more professionally.
Most daring thing you’ve ever done: Jumped out of an airplane the second time. The first time, I was too naïve to understand how scary it was going to be.
Something you chickened out from doing: Scuba diving at night
The nicest thing a reader said to you: “When Spark gets turned into a movie, I want to do the soundtrack.”
The craziest thing a reader said to you: “My God, do you even speak English?”
The most exciting thing about your writing life: Solitude. I know it sounds odd, but I love the time alone with my characters as we try to figure out what words will go on the page.
The one thing you wish you could do over in your writing life: Start much earlier in life.
About Pat:
Pat Daily is a polymath, serial entrepreneur, gamer, and the author of the Spark Chronicles, a near-future science fiction series. Pat began his professional career as an engineer and Air Force test pilot. After leaving the military, Pat worked at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on both the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs before launching his first company. He has worked globally as a human performance and safety consultant.
When not writing or bringing new airplane designs to life, Pat can be found gaming. He is a fan of role-playing games – particularly open worlds with engaging storylines where actions have consequences. Pat and his wife live in Houston.
Let’s Be Social:
Website: https://thepatdaily.com
Blog: https://feraldaughters.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patdailyauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patdailypics/
X: @patdailyauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21521042.Pat_Daily
