Today's Clockwork Conversation is with author and educator Della Connor!
Welcome, Della! Please tell us a little about yourself.
DC: By day, I am an Assistant
Professor of Nursing at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches,
Texas, but at night I become a weirdly possessed writer who writes fantasy
young adult books! I guess I am some kind of an anomaly. My daytime life is so
different from my creative evening life. Somehow, it works for me.
Q1: Are you a 'dog person', 'cat
person', both, or neither?
DC: I would say both. I have had
cats and dogs most of my life. I like cats because they don't require a whole
lot. They are automatous little creatures who like to do things their way! Dogs
on the other hand are more social and require more care especially when you are
out of town. That being said, I like to walk dogs and I haven't had a cat I
could walk. LOL
Q2: Would you ever want to try zip lining? Why or why not?
Q2: Would you ever want to try zip lining? Why or why not?
DC: I have been zip lining and it
was AWESOME! I want to do it again and again. For anyone who hasn't tried it,
it is amazing and it feels like flying like a bird, or what I imagine flying
like a bird feels like.
Q3: Let's say that you can have afternoon tea with any three ladies, now living or who have ever lived (no fictional characters though!) Name them. Where would you dine?
Q3: Let's say that you can have afternoon tea with any three ladies, now living or who have ever lived (no fictional characters though!) Name them. Where would you dine?
DC: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Eleanor
Roosevelt, and the unsinkable Molly Brown. Can you imagine the stories these women
could tell? Laura Ingalls Wilder lived through the taming of the Wild West.
Eleanor Roosevelt, World War II and the Great Depression, Molly Brown, the
sinking of the Titanic. They were all women who spoke their minds and told
their stories in eras where women just didn't do that. Let's dine at The White
House. I've always wanted to have a meal or even tea there.
Q4: Do you have a favorite pair of shoes? If so, is there any story related to them?
Q4: Do you have a favorite pair of shoes? If so, is there any story related to them?
DC: I could never pick a favorite
pair of shoes. I have way, way too many! My family makes fun of my shoe fetish.
I have every sort of shoe imaginable and I love each one of them. When I travel
I usually buy a piece of jewelry and a pair of shoes and when I wear them they
remind of the wonderful time I had.
Q5: *bonus question for everyone* Do you collect anything? If so, why?
Q5: *bonus question for everyone* Do you collect anything? If so, why?
DC: I used to collect chickens:
figurines and anything else chicken. I stopped when I ran out of room in my
kitchen. I don't even know why I liked to collect them, because I really
dislike live chickens. I grew up on a farm with chickens and my least favorite
chores were collecting eggs and cleaning out the chicken house. In fact, I put
chickens in my book and described how they will peck another chicken to death
if they find something wrong with it. Does seem kind of ironic that I like
chicken decorations. Maybe I need counseling. LOL
Thank you, Della, for being my guest today!
You can learn more about Della Connor by visiting her website:
See you all next week!
