This Guy

This week, I’m honored to be the guest on Lisette Brodey’s Writers’ Chateau. If you don’t know Lisette, she is a fellow multi-genre author. She writes Literary Fiction, RomCom, and YA.

Head on over to the Chateau and while there explore what Lisette has to offer in the way of fine reading on her site. She’s a lovely person and well worth getting to know!

I met her on Twitter through one of my favorite writers, Richard Schwindt.

Since you’ll learn quite a bit about me in the interview with Lisette, I thought I’d share a couple things about me that didn’t make it into the interview. A couple things I’m rather passionate about.

I love writing instruments. All manner of pencils: woodcased, mechanical, and lead holders. I also love all manner of pens (except ballpoints/biros): dip pens, fountain pens, rollerballs, and gel pens.

I tend to accumulate writing instruments as Midas did gold. I don’t say “collect”, because that implies some thought to the process. I don’t have a collection, per se. It is an accumulation of items that please the eye or that I like using.

Favorite woodcased pencils include those made by the General Pencil Company, because the are very good quality and made right here in the USA. I also like the pencils made by Staedtler. They’re from Germany and also very good quality.

My favorite rollerball is the Pilot Precise V5, and my favorite gel pen is the Pilot G-2. Although Pentel’s Slicci is also very nice.

My other great passion is tea. Ever since I can remember I’ve drunk tea. I have my paternal grandmother to thank for that. She also gave me my love for classical music. Which is my third great passion. The joys of drinking tea and listening to classical music have enriched my life beyond measure.

I mostly drink black tea, although I occasionally have green tea in the afternoons.

Growing up, the tea was Lipton, with Bigelow’s Constant Comment on Sundays or special occasions.

These days, I still buy Lipton, mostly for nostalgia, but loose rather than tea bags. Although my tea palate has expanded to specialty teas since those early days of my childhood.

My favorite way to make tea is the two pot method, because I think you get the best flavor that way. The loose tea is steeped in one pot, and then decanted into the second pot for serving.

Once again, I invite you to take a look at my interview on Lisette Brodey’s Writers’ Chateau.

Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!