personal – Benita J. Thompson

Interview with PVP

Bridget MacMillan from Prickly Valley Publications interviewed me the other day about Starscape.

All that reading made me do it

Growing up in a second-hand bookseller’s family, I’ve always had access to a ton of great literature from earliest childhood. I know I was already an fan of the Bobbsey Twins mystery stories by the time I was five, as I remember being irritated that Freddie and Flossie were older than I (they were six). And all that reading did a lot of stuff to my mind…

Why am I self-publishing?

At some point, I’m sure there will be people who will ask me why I chose to self-publish Starscape. After all, this is so much more work in many different ways. I have to personally format my book’s interior, create a compelling cover image, write a summary, single-handedly promote my book… It might seem like a lot of needless, painful work when I could instead spend my time finding an agent to represent me to a traditional publisher. So why am I self-publishing?

10 facts about me and my writing

-When I get stuck writing, I never use traditional writing prompts. Instead, I look at landscape photos to inspire me, or I listen to music. (The Lord of the Rings soundtracks always help!)
-I have a horrid habit of chewing on my tongue whilst I write.