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web site : pittershawnpalmer.com SF - Why and When did you start writing / illustration creatively? PP - Writing has been a passion I�ve fostered since I was a young woman. Writing allows me to dig deep into myself, pulling out emotions that lay dormant, waiting to be awakened. SF - Where do you get the inspiration for your stories / poems / artwork? PP - My inspiration comes from various sources. This particular body of work was born from my communications with someone I care deeply for. Our quiet conversations inspired me to write from the heart. SF - Are there parts of you contained in your works? PP - All of me is contained in my works. SF - Do you identify with any one particular character? If so how? PP - I identify with everything I create. Whether based on personal experiences or images conjured from my imagination. SF - What genre(s) / art form(s) are you most comfortable with? PP - I am most comfortable with poetry and prose. I am currently working on my first novel, Arroya�s Memories. SF - Where do you hope to see your creative career go? PP - All the way to the top! Seriously though, I hope to realize my growth over time, while constantly honing my craft, so that I may achieve the best and highest level of spiritual and professional development. SF - Have your life experiences influenced your work? If so , how? PP - Yes. I don�t think artists can separate their life from their work, even when writing fantasy. There is always some element of our experiences or basic belief systems encoded in our creations. SF - What , if anything, would you like to share about you , the person? PP - I love to write. I love to read. And I love to have an effect on people through my writing. SF - How has your transition to publication gone? PP - Smoothly. SF - What would you like to do differently the next time? PP - Not procrastinate. Move toward my goals sooner, without hesitation. SF - To whom do you seek advice and / or support from? PP - I seek advice and support from numerous sources, including people I trust and particularly, books. When I read, the authors speak to me. It is like having a conversation in the room with them. I look to people who have been where I am. For example, Stephen King�s, On Writing. He shared his journey as an author. What better support than to read what a successful author went through to acquire his current level of fame and fortune? And, more importantly, realizing that his journey wasn�t very different from yours. SF - When can your fans expect to enjoy your work again? PP - I hope to complete my novel, Arroya�s Memories, by the fall of next year. Hopefully sooner. SF - How can your fans reach you? PP - [email protected] SF - Do you have any presently scheduled events for the next few months? PP - Not yet. I am in the planning stages. SF - What books / poetry / artwork have you read / seen lately that you would like to recommend? PP - I am currently reading, Upstate, by Kalisha Buckhannon. It is a novel written in the epistolary form. It is an interest piece that takes us through the experience of two young lovers. SF - What is your idea of fun? PP - Reading, writing, playing piano, volleyball, skating, graphic designing, movies, singing. SF - What experiences do you hope to one day have? PP - I hope to drive a race car (not less than 200MPH, fly an airplane, sky dive and learn how to swim. SF - What places do you still wish to travel to? PP - Everywhere. Really. Everywhere. I want to explore the entire planet. SF - Do you have an agent and if not are you looking for one? PP - I do not have an agent. Yes, an agent would be a nice thing to have. SF - Are there any other professionals you are seeking to enhance your career? PP - Whomever comes along, I�m sure the universe sent them for a reason. SF - How many not yet to be released works do you have keeping warm on the back burner? PP - I have two other novels I�m working on on the back burner. SF - Who did your cover for you? PP - I did my cover. Had to exercise my love of graphic design. SF - What clients have you done work for? PP - I�ve created book covers for Michelle Larks, author of Crisis Mode and Sammie Ward, author of In The Name of Love. Oh, and Shelly Foster, author of Choices. Plus postcards, bookmarks, posters, etc., for a few other clients. SF - Which scene / poems / medium is your favorite and why? PP - I love my erotic poems. They allow me to feel most alive. SF - When and where / what type of environment are you most creative in? PP - I like a quiet environment, listening to calming music. Like now, I�m listening to Suite N 3 En Re Majeur by Bach. SF - What other talents should everyone know you have? PP - My graphic arts skills. SF - Where would you like to see your life five years from now? PP - I have no need to be rich, just comfortable. The following quote says it all: "To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await events, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony." � William Henry Channing SF - Anyone out there you like to acknowledge? PP - I�d like to thank my daughters. They are my light and spiritual teachers. May the universe continue to hold them in its grand embrace. SF - I want to thank Pittershawn Palmer very much for sacrificing time to talk with us. I must admit that I find both her poetry and prose to be extremely soothing . I can't think of anyone else to compare her style with. It is a rare occurrance for a writer to be equally capable at allowing the reader to feel, see, hear, smell and experience every nuance she is trying to convey. I suspect that hundreds of years from now her written treasures will still be known and enjoyed still. Ms. Palmer is quite definitely a master of words that evoke loving feelings and provocative memories and awaken deep emotions.. And by all means, visit her web site. There are many beautiful poems to read, excerpts from her novels (to be released in 2006, and of course her guest book. Which I hope you will sign, to let her know you were there |
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| Silver Fox's Den
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| Pittershawn Palmer
author - poet - graphic artist CEO & Founder Iambia Media |
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