The Local Authors Book Fair is almost here! We’re so excited about our fabulous list of guests and hope all of you will come out to support our vibrant local writing community. We’re so fortunate to live in a place with so many talented locals!
To whet your appetite for the readings and book fair, we’ll be offering interviews with some of our guests across the next few days. Let’s meet Alexis Thomas!
FOCPL: What should readers know before they pick up one of your books?
This book has multiple voices surrounding complex and deep emotions in regards to being adopted from Colombia and never knowing one’s own history, culture or biological family. Some of the writers in the book have found some biological family members, some have not.
FOCPL: If you came with a warning label, what would it say?
I don’t change who I am for anyone or any situation. I am honest and occasionally blunt. I am a stubborn and determined individual. I take what life has thrown at me in the past and use it as my testimony for others who may have either experienced similar situations or who are at this current time dealing with abuse or trauma.
FOCPL: What part of writing brings you joy? What part do you struggle with?
Writing my thoughts and feelings down on paper/computer brings me joy, just for the fact that I am able to pull them out of my head. It is kind of like self-therapy for me. On the other hand though, writing is also a struggle for me because it brings up pain and grief from past experiences/trauma that can be difficult for anyone to revisit. I am proud of myself when I am able to write and put into words for others to read, knowing that my story is being read by so many others.
FOCPL: What do you dream about when it comes to your writing life?
I have a two part dream when it comes to my writing life. First, I dream that someday I will complete my very own memoir that I have been working on for the past 2 years. That someday my personal life journey will be able to be shared amongst everyone and people would be able to take a peep into my world. Secondly, I dream that maybe someday I can venture out past my own story and dive into some fiction writing (science or supernatural).
FOCPL: What famous authors (dead or alive) would you like to visit with? Why?
I would love to meet Judy Blume. I LOVED her books when I was growing up. One other author I would have loved to have met, Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables was my FAVORITE book series of all time!! I used to read those stories all the time. I felt such a connection with Anne that I felt as though she was writing about me!!
