Pimp That Character

We’re thrilled to be talking to Frank Swiver from Harley Mazuk’s, Last Puffs .  It is a pleasure to have him with us today at Pimp That Character! Thank you for your interview, Mr. Swiver.   How old are you and what do you do for a living? You can call me Frank. Last Puffs opens in 1938 when I was in Aragón, fighting with the Loyalists against Franco’s army. I was 25 and had been unemployed when I signed up with the Abe Lincoln brigade. At the end of the book in San Francisco in 1949, I’m 36. I’m a private investigator, doing business as Old Vine Detective Agency. I’ve only been in business for myself for a few years, but I started working as an unlicensed p.i. back in 1942, mostly investigative work for my college pal, Max Rabinowitz. Max is a mouthpiece, and a good one. What would I love the most about you? It’s hard to say; I hardly know you. But what I’m most proud of is that I’m a pacifist. Believe me, it takes courage to be non-violen...

We’re thrilled to be talking to Alexa Wainwright from Karen S. Bell’s, When a Stranger Comes...   It is a pleasure to have her with us today at Pimp That Character! Thank you for your interview, Alexa Wainwright.   How old are you and what do you do for a living? I’m 31 and I’m an author of fiction to empower women. Can you tell us about one of your most distinguishable features? I’m tall Where do you go when you are angry? Take a bath What is your greatest fear? To become a midlist author What is your idea of a perfect day? Good food, good sex, good weather What are three must haves when shopping at the grocery store? Wine, wine, and wine Are you a loner or do you prefer to surround yourself with friends? Loner Who is your best friend? I have one colleague, my editor, Margaret, who has become my only friend. What’s your idea of a perfect meal? Kosher deli What is your most treasured posse...

We’re thrilled to be talking to James Calvin Riley from Kraig Dafoe, A Collection of Twisted Tales.  It is a pleasure to have him with us today at Pimp That Character! Thank you for your interview, Mr. Riley.   How old are you and what do you do for a living? First of all, it’s inspector Riley, which I believe answers the latter part of your question, but you can call me James. As for the prior portion of your inquiry, I am older than I look and younger than I feel. What would I hate the most about you? I find what most people hate about me is the unquestionable fact that I am always right. Some say I am arrogant, conceded, and or narcissistic, but for any of those things to be true, one would have to prove me wrong, and that has yet to occur. Where do you go when you are angry? I seldom find myself angry, though from time to time, when things don’t quite add up, I like to retire to the sanctity of my study, a quiet peaceful place where I c...

We’re thrilled to be talking to Leilani Torres from Evy Journey’s Welcome Reluctant Stranger .  It is a pleasure to have her with us today at Pimp That Character! Thank you for your interview, Leilani.   How old are you and what do you do for a living? I’m 27 and I work as a clinical psychologist. Can you tell us about one of your most distinguishable features? I suppose you could say it’s my dusky skin and dark thick hair. I was born on one of those Pacific Islands conquered at various times by both European and Asian powers and that mix shows in my features. Where do you go when you are angry? To the gym to work it out. What is in your refrigerator right now? Not much. Bottles of water. Leftovers from dishes my mother makes and which she packs for me to take home to my apartment because she knows I get too busy and too stressed out to cook. What is your most treasured possession? My father’s photograph. We were separated when I was nine and it’...