Featured Interview With N. Annette Knight
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I’m a military child and my father retired in Georgia when I was 16. I’m still there! I have two cats. One is very smart and hyper active. The other is the opposite in every way (we try not to tell him to his face).
I consider myself a Jane of All Trades, while excelling at not a one! I wanted to be a concert pianist as a child. Now, I simply want to play in a rock band for one night. I wanted to be a great painter when I was a teenager. Now, I just want to illustrate a few children’s books. In my twenties, I wanted to cook French and Italian dishes with flare. Now, I just stir my mug of perfectly brewed Earl Grey and sip contentedly. I wanted to be a figure skater when I was about eight. Now, I enjoy walking up the stairs without my heart bursting from my chest. Small blessings.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books began when I was 6 years old and was allowed to order my very own book from the scholastic catalogue from school. I told my mother I wanted to have Norman The Doorman and I took special care of it for 28 years. I have written stories ever since. I tried my hand a writing spy novels when I was a teenager. The world thanks me for never trying to publish those! They were awful! The very first book I completed was written only to make my sister laugh. I called her at work every time I added to a chapter and she would laugh hysterically as I read it to her. Life got harder and I stopped writing. She moved to Italy. Then, one year as her birthday approached, my finances refused to allow for anything other than life support. I was desperate to show my appreciation to her. She had helped me so much while we were so far apart. I wrote every night for weeks, at my evening job, to complete my story. I borrowed money from someone (I forget who) to order two copies from a print-on-demand website and sent her a copy just in time for her birthday. She tells me she reads it twice a year and that it’s her favourite book. And that was my start to the writing life.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite authors to read are Agatha Christie (I’m inspired by her way of infusing humanity into the traits of her characters and this influences my own writing), MC Beaton, and Barbara Michaels…just to name a few. I love the language in books written prior to 1980 and I read more vintage books than current. I enjoy books like Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, Fables in Slang by George Ade and The Superior Person’s Book of Words by Peter Bowler. If you can say it sarcastically, ironically and with an immense command of language and poise, I will read your book and wish to be you.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book started out as a nightmare, or as a sudden horrifying thought upon waking in the middle of the night. I was fascinated by the idea of a girl lost and alone in a wide expanse of red rock, red dirt, a setting sun and a race to get to help. She is spurred on to help by her mother, whom she has called for comfort and advice. The book ended up with slightly different details and I swear it wrote itself using my hands on my laptop. My heartbeat was pretty rapid as I wrote it and I felt chills from my own creation (Is this how Frankenstein was birthed). My husband got chills. My sister got chills. My friends got chills. It’s a chilling situation to write about and read! My motivation and clarity of the story was so strong and complete that I finished it in two weeks.
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