Friday, August 14, 2020

THE WRITER'S NEST - Parris Afton Bonds

 I have been wanting to have Parris Afton Bonds as a guest for a very long time. The only thing that kept holding me back was the fear of rejection... you know... that little demon that targets all of us at one time or another.

Normally, that demon does't pester me but I just couldn't fathom someone of her caliber having time for little ol' me. LOL 

I'm here to tell you that Parris Afton Bonds is one of the sweetest people I now count as a friend. She's smart, funny, encouraging and as down to earth as can be. She is letting us into her Writer's Nest. Let's take a peek.

Describe your writing nest?

My writer’s space really is a “nest.”  Four-feet-wide, it creates the same feeling I create for sleeping, my bed mounded on three sides of me with pillows.

What is it about this space that inspires you? 

Absolutely nothing.  I remember reading a comment by the famed author, Louis L’Amour.  His office had this panoramic expanse of Colorado’s heavenly landscape.  But he purposefully faced his desk to a wall, so as not to be distracted.  A major portion of my NY Times best seller Deep Purple was written sitting on a bed before a desk (there was no room for a chair) in a two-bedroom trailer, with five sons in the other bedroom.


Has finding your space been an evolving journey? How so? 

Not to a great degree.  J.K. Rowling wrote much of the Harry Potter series in a variety of cafes.  I believe our writer’s space is in our minds.

Anything you would change? 

Not a blessed thing.  I have been so fortunate.

What advice would you give to someone looking to build their own nest? 

You already have all that you need ~ your imagination, curiosity, love of reading and writing.  Go for it!



I recently read The Brigands - Volume 1 of The Texicans. Fabulous book! I'm looking forward to reading book 2. I really want the full series in hard copy for my keeper shelf. 

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