I swear the earth tilts back and forth (hence, our seasonal changes) faster and faster all of the time! Can you believe it is August already? Well, with its debut comes the monthly post for we Quills. It is a particularly exciting time for us, as we've just added a new member, Parker Broaddus, who publishes under the author name, P.S. Broaddus.

In celebration of Parker's joining us, we decided we would interview him.

So, Parker, here's your first question(s): What are your earliest memories of reading as a child? Did you visit a library regularly? A book mobile? How did that impact your life as a reader and/or writer?



I recall reading quite a bit as a kid. One of my earliest favorites was Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry. I loved it! I drifted toward adventure stories and we had a whole shelf of G.A. Henty's historical novels that I enjoyed. I read Treasure Island several times but I particularly loved the fantastical. Alas, we didn’t have much in the way of fantasy, but at least we had the best: The Chronicles of Narnia. My favorite continues to be The Horse and His Boy. Harry Potter didn't come out until I was nearly grown, and I didn't take the chance to read them until I got to college.

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From here, Robin Lythgoe, author of As the Crow Flies, takes over the questioning.




When we had Parker as a guest on the Quills a few months ago, Patricia and I liked his style and his wonderful sense of humor so much that we . . .

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Want to know more about P.S. Broaddus? Find him at http://www.psbroaddus.com/2016/08/05/....