#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Sasscer Hill

I’d like to welcome Sasscer Hill to the blog this week for #ThisorThatThursday!

A few of your favorite things: Horses, dogs, cats, and people with a sense of humor.

Things you need to throw out: Clothes I haven’t worn for at least three years but am foolishly reluctant to throw away.

Things you need for your writing sessions: Quiet and no interruptions.

Things that hamper your writing: My cat sitting on my keyboard.

Hardest thing about being a writer: Writing the first chapter of a new book.

Easiest thing about being a writer: Writing the exciting conclusion. It lights me up!

Words that describe you: A lover of fine bourbon, clothes and colors like purple, lavender, teal, blue, turquoise, black, red, and gold. Intelligent, animal lover, thankful for the things I have.

Words that describe you, but you wish they didn’t: Not knowing when to keep my mouth shut.

Favorite foods: Steak, roast lamb, spinach, fresh fruit like pineapple. Dark chocolate.

Things that make you want to gag: Escargot, raw oysters, and Sushi.

Favorite beverage: Fine Bourbon

Something that gives you a sour face: Cheap bourbon

Things you always put in your books: Chasing the dream, fighting the odds, and helping the helpless.

Things you never put in your books: Serial killers. I find serial killer novels boring. The killer is always very smart, very arrogant, always wants to antagonize the cop who is on their trail and is usually a white male around thirty years old. The emphasis and description of how they kill and terrorize their victims is something I prefer not to read.

Things to say to an author: Keep going. Truly loved your last book! Your characters speak to me.

Things to say to an author if you want to be fictionally killed off in their next book: Your dialog is stilted and doesn’t carry the plot forward.

Favorite books (or genre): Mystery-thrillers

Books you wouldn’t buy: Serial killer novels

Things that make you happy: Meeting with friends, walking my dog, finishing a chapter I wrote that I believe is a winner.

Things that drive you crazy: People who hold forth with great authority on a subject when they have no idea what they are talking about.

Best thing you’ve ever done: Ride and win a two-mile steeplechase race over four-foot solid board fences

Biggest mistake: Selling my two-year-old racehorse in training for $22,000 who won his new owners $418,000 in purse money.