Interviews with the Author: Liza Palmer
Liza Palmer
Liza Palmer is the author of Conversations with the Fat Girl and an all-around interesting person. You can visit her website at www.lizapalmer.com.
DD: What is your favorite word and why? Least favorite?
LP: Favorite? Flagon. It just sounds exactly like what it is. Used to be fond of “ladybug”. Went through an “apocalypse” phase. Now? Flagon.
Least favorite? Don’t have one. Words are luscious, beautiful little things.
DD: If you had to carry out a murder, what would be your weapon of
choice?
LP: I’m a lover not a fighter.
DD: In the shower, do you sing or is it just straightforward washing?
LP: Shower?
DD: In a world full of alter ego superheroes, what would be your name
and power?
LP: Dodgey McVague. My power would be not to have a power, kind of.
DD: Which bodypart would you choose to lose?
LP: This is hypothetical, right? I mean, someone’s not going to show up at my doorstep and be all, “You said you could do without your head, Ms. Palmer! And since you didn’t answer the whole murder question, Ms. Lover Not a Fighter? And you don’t even fancy yourself a superhero, Dodgey McVague — it’s time to pay up.” Thwack. So … hypothetical? Umm, just to be on the safe side, I’m going to go with my Inner Child. I could do without my Inner Child.
DD: What is your favorite Beatles song?
LP: “I’ve Got a Feeling.” No question.
DD: Is meat really murder?
LP: I’m thinking it’s pretty cut and dry for those on the other end of the whole “getting slaughtered” thing.
DD: Do you prefer fucking, sex or making love?
LP: See aforementioned murder answer. Not that I prefer murder to the above, but … well … FLAGON FLAGON FLAGON.
DD: Which author would you choose to write the story of your life?
LP: I’d have Ken Burns do a documentary.
DD: Finally, what is your favorite book and why do you recommend it?
LP: This is an impossible question to answer! There are factors. What mood am I in? What’s happening in my life? A book is directly related to a certain time in one’s life. That’s the magic. The right book always finds you when you need it. So, I await the next one — the next perfect book that will transport me to worlds unknown just when I need it.
