Random Interview Saturday: D. G. Driver
DISCLAIMER
The H. L. Burke Random Interview is not like other interviews. The questions are all over the place. They have no purpose. Their purpose is their lack of purpose.
There are nine questions because cats, but these nine questions are subject to change without notice, so the questions one person answers may not be the questions answered by the next author.
Today's author floats in on a giant shell, pushed by gentle breezes and mermaids! SHE IS D. G. DRIVER!
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D. G. Driver |
D. G. Driver is primarily the author of
YA contemporary fantasy. Her books Cry of the Sea and Whisper
of the Woods are about a teen environmentalist who discovers
mythical creatures, and her novella Passing Notes is about a
ghost teaching a boy to write love letters. She has one of these
stories in the new anthology Fantastic Creatures as well. Some
of her favorite books and movies are ones where normal people find
out that the world has a little magic in it. 2016 has been her year
of the anthology, having work come out in three different short story
collections. In addition to being a writer, she is a teacher and
occasionally can be found singing in a community theater musical
somewhere in Nashville, TN. Learn more about her work at
www.dgdriver.com
If
you favorite historical era had an ice cream flavor made in its
honor, what would it taste like?
Vanilla
Apple Pie. I love the 1940s. I wish I were alive then and in the
movie studio system. I wish I could’ve sung with a big swing band.
I wish I could have traveled with that big band to play for the boys
overseas during the war. I wish I knew how to wear my hair in those
gorgeous hairstyles. Everything here in the U.S. was very
all-American then, so that’s why I think Vanilla Apple Pie would
been a hit.
Congratulations!
You are now president of this blog post. What's your first executive
order?
Well,
I’d like to tell everyone to go right now and download a copy of
one of my books and go to page ten and report back with a line they
discovered there. Too much? How about everyone just share their
favorite mermaid story/movie.
Describe
your life as a film genre.
My life is a musical. My dad used to
say this to me all the time when I was growing up, because I was
always singing. That hasn’t changed. I sing all the time, and when
I’m around people and can’t sing out loud, I hum under my breath.
Usually the songs I’m singing are from musicals or are jazz
standards. Sometimes I just make them up. My poor daughter has begun
doing the same thing, and I now realize how annoying it can be to
other people, even if my daughter and I actually sing pretty well.
Tree
House or Cave? And why?
Tree house. Definitely. I love trees
and there are some really awesome tree houses. Not to mention the
fact that my book Whisper of the Woods takes place over half
the story up in a tree. Caves are cold and dark. I like sunlight. My
book coming out next year, Echo of the Cliffs, has some pretty
scary scenes in caves.
During
an alien invasion, what would be your weapon of choice?
Oh, I’d probably be like that extra
in the movie that just gets zapped by the alien lasers while other
heroes are trying to fight them off. I’d like to say I would fight,
but I probably wouldn’t. I’m a pacifist. Now, my husband, he’s
the one who can shoot, so maybe I’d have a chance if I stuck behind
him.
If
you could combine any two animals to make a hybrid, what would they
be?
A lion and a sheep, so I could hug on
that big ol’ mane and not worry about being eaten.
What’s
the most important lesson you ever learned from a cartoon?
You can get places really fast when you
go through a rabbit hole, and anvils dropping on your head will not
kill you.
You
have superpowers. What are they and what do you do with them?
At this point in my life, I’d like to
have that “glamour” power the vampires usually have. I want to be
able to convince people to do stuff without them knowing it, like
agents to sign me, publishers to pay me big advances, people to
purchase my books (and like them too). In addition, I could get my
kids to make their beds and clean their rooms. My husband will do all
the cooking. My boss will give me a raise and a three-day week
schedule… Oh, the possibilities are endless.
If
this question were any question in the world, what question would you
want it to be and how would you answer it?
“What inspired you to write your
book?” No. I’m kidding! Don’t run away! I think this is a
veiled version of “What would you like people to know about you?”
so I’ll answer that. I have more stories in my head than I have
time to write. I seriously have a backlog right now of five novels
I’d like to write, and then I get new ideas all the time. I came up
with a new idea this morning that I really like. But then I have to
weigh out which idea is burning at me the most with what is most
likely to sell or which one I can write quickest. It’s frustrating
a lot of the time, but it’s also cool to know that I’m unlikely
to run out of ideas.
Nice interview. I will now go out and download all of her books. ;)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you, Steve. I hope you enjoy them. Doing this interview was fun.
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