Don Massenzio is an avid supporter of fellow authors, and I’m honored to be among his guests on his 2018 Author Interview Series. He has interviewed nearly 200 authors since 2016, and you will find them listed in his Author Directory.
Don is a prolific author with many books to his name.
Find all of his books HERE
My thanks to Don for a lovely interview and for his ongoing support of fellow authors. Thanks so much for stopping by ❤️
*************
The 2018 Author Interview Series Featuring Tina Frisco
It’s time for the next subject for my 2018 author interview series. Author interviews are posted every Friday throughout the year.I am honored to continue this series with California author and blogger Tina Frisco.
You can catch up with all of my past author interviews (nearly 200) on my Author Directory page.
If you’re an author interested in being interviewed in this series, I still have limited spots available for 2018. You can email me at don@donmassenzio.com
Now, please enjoy this interview with Tina Frisco:
Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?
I aim to do both, because both are needed for books to sell. But I won’t compromise originality, so at times it becomes a bit of a juggling act. I write because I enjoy it and am compelled to so. Writing is my life’s blood. And like most writers, I want to engage and communicate with others. In order to reach people, my writing must be both original and magnetic.
If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
Pay attention. Observe what moves people and learn how to reach them where they are. Take your passion for writing and gingerly weave its message through the prevailing consciousness. People will turn a deaf ear to shouting, but they will strain to hear a whisper.
What’s your favorite under-appreciated novel?
Woman Chief by Rose Sobol. It’s the true story of a woman who became chief of the Crow Indians by refusing the traditional duties of women and by outperforming her male counterparts.
Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with bad or good ones?
A rockin’ interview there, Sis! ❤
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thanks, girlfriend! ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Good interview, Tina. Love your book recommendation. I’m going to see if my library offers it.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thanks, Jacqui. You’ll finish the book in an hour or so. It’s only about 100 pages (mass market format). But it leaves a marked impression ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Always fun to learn new things about you Tina. Don is a great friend to his fellow authors. Good interview.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thanks Allan. Just paying it forward. Many bloggers and authors helped me when I was starting out as a 50 year old rookie.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, Allan. I couldn’t agree more about Don ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
A lovely interview, Tina. I like that everything you do is in order to make the world a better place. 🙂
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thank you for the lovely comment, Norah ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
My pleasure, Tina.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks for sharing this with all of your followers, Tina. It was a pleasure to have you as a guest. Stop by anytime.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Most welcome, Don. I was delighted to be your guest, and I appreciate all you do in support of fellow authors. Thank you, my friend ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Love learning more about my good friends. ❤
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, my good friend ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Great interview! Don is always the person I send new or struggling authors to, for he is such a great helper to all!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, Jill! Don is a very generous supporter of authors ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Great interview and a great series. I’m intrigued by your recommendation of Woman Chief. It sounds like the perfect book for me and I’m going to investigate. Thanks, Tina and thanks to Don!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, Olga. If you like strong female characters, you’ll enjoy Woman Chief. It’s a quick read but leaves a lasting impression ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
This was a wonderful interview, Tina!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, Jan! ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great interview, Tina!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks, Jennie! ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
You are welcome, Tina! ❤️
LikeLiked by 2 people
Hi Tina, wonderful interview here (and there 🙂 ) I love that you are writing to influence the collective conscious. Well done. I feel like your MC in Plateau Beyond the Trees was inspired by Woman Chief.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thanks so much, Lisa. W’Hyani was born from my years of work with a medicine woman, although Lonesome Star was certainly an inspiration 🙂 ❤️
LikeLike
Lovely to read this interview in full on Don’s blog Tina.. and I so enjoyed reading my friend.. Thank you.. ❤
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you, Sue. Hugs, my lovely friend ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are most welcome Tina.. xx
LikeLiked by 1 person
A great interview, Tina. I left a comment at Don’s site. Loved learning more about you and your approach to writing and life. ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Diana. You’re a gem for commenting on both sites. Hugs ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
❤
LikeLike
Great to learn more about you through this interview, Tina 🙂 Awww Beatrix Potter books are STILL great to read!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Christy. Peter Rabbit is a perpetual delight! ❤️
LikeLiked by 1 person
What a fun interview! I think I need to read “Woman Chief” – that sounds like a really good book. As a quick tangent, have you heard of “Mother Earth Father Sky” by Sue Morrison? I read that when I was about 12 years old and that story just stuck with me all my life. She’s written a series of these books. They’re historical fiction, set among the Inuit about 5,000 years ago. So interesting how she wove together the history and an incredible story. Anyways…
I went over to the other blog to continue reading your interview. Well done! So awesome! And…three months to write a book. You’re cranking them out! Hehe.
When I was writing ghost stories, I wrote several and published one. Under a pen name. And then I thought that somehow I wasn’t supposed to do that. That I was “called” do to something else. Shortly after, I started my Intuitive website…under another pen name (because I have many interests). So that part about you and the pen names piqued my interest because I STILL go back and forth on that. Because I consider that my business, and I want to organize my meditation teaching through the website, I use my business email to correspond with the meditation institute, right? They were like, “Hey, can we quote you on something? If we did, what name to we use?” Haha…I told them to use my real name (not Sageleaf) but then I wondered how in the world I’m going to deal with THAT dilemma. I have books published under Sageleaf, but…the community where I live knows me as Calhoun, so I’m like…uh…uh…these pen names! LOL.
Or…maybe you just COMPLETELY embrace it like Mark Twain did. Most people don’t call him Samuel Clemens. Haha.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re a hoot, Cynthia 🙂 One pen is problem enough… I can’t imagine having more! I read Mother Earth Father Sky years ago and loved it. And I know you’ll love Woman Chief. Your positive energy makes my heart smile, my friend ❤️
LikeLike