#ThisorThatThursday Author Interview with Emil Rem
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I’d like to welcome Emil Rem to the blog for #ThisorThatThursday!
Things I never want to run out of: Books and a radio.
Things I wish I’d never bought: Clay Greek urns that almost melted and discoloured when used as a vase.
A few of my favourite things: A type-written letter from my father- the only one I have.
A beige headband with black lettered message : Love from Baguio.
Things I need to throw away: All my accounting records.
Things I need for writing sessions: Peace and quiet.
Things that hamper my writing sessions: Too many ideas.
Hardest thing about being a writer: Believing in myself and believing I have something worthwhile to communicate.
Easiest thing about being a writer: Writing as a drug I cannot do without.
Words that describe me: Genius, funny, entertaining.
Words that describe me, but wish they didn’t: (as an accountant) Can’t add up. Talks too much. Maverick.
Something I’m good at: Captivating and charming people.
Something I’m really bad at: Accounting.
Things I always put in my books: Personal anecdotes and reflections.
Things I never put in my books: Boring stuff.
Favourite places I’ve been to: Cyprus, Zanzibar, Bahamas. (Notice, all islands in the sun.)
Places you never want to go again: New York in winter; Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania.
Favourite books: The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie;
The Honourable Schoolboy - John Le Carre; Thank You Jeeves-P.G> Wodehouse.
Books I wouldn’t buy: Self-help books.
Best things I’ve ever done: Write. Travel.
Biggest mistake: Becoming an accountant.
The nicest thing a reader said to me: I like your book so much, I’m going to but a 100 copies to give to my family and friends for Christmas (how I wish).
The craziest thing a reader said to you: Panning my book, telling me to retire before I published it. THEN, spending 30 minutes discussing a character in my book he didn’t like…SHEESH.
About Emil:
Emil Rem—an eccentric accountant, has become a writer of eccentric characters in exotic locales—using his stories to take us on a trip into his fascinating twisted world. Born to a close-knit, Muslim, East Indian family in Dar-es-Salam in the 50’s, he then moved to Maidenhead, England at the age of five. The next twenty years were spent shuttling between England and East Africa—attending Christian church wearing a St. Christopher’s Cross one minute, to wearing a green armband at Muslim religious classes in Africa the next. These days, Emil and his wife (originally from the Philippines) live in Calgary, Canada. They have two sons.
More information can be found at: Meet Emil Rem | Author
