Us authors have many people living inside our heads, ‘cuz like, we’re crazy man! Without further ado, welcome Penny and Penny, talking about their new holiday release, Sweet Magik!
When I asked Julia about doing an interview on her blog, she suggested I come up with some questions and answer them. (Editor’s note: Because Julia is lousy at interview questions.) Which essentially means I would be interviewing myself. Here’s what happened…..
Penny: Well, this should be fun. Interviewing Penny Watson. *yawns*
Penny: Bitch.
Penny: Yeah, well, whatever. So, you have a Christmas book out. About Santa Claus. With sex in it. That sounds sort of creepy to me.
Penny: I don’t think you’re sophisticated enough to appreciate the concept of taking a fairy tale and “sexing” it up.
Penny: Ha! Well I don’t think you’re sophisticated enough to realize Britney Spears sucks.
Penny: Leave Brit out of this. *whispers bitch*
Penny: What was that?
Penny: Nothing.
Penny: Well, I think your book is wack. Elves, snowboarding, surfing, librarians, demons. Could you pack anything else in there?
Penny: I left out vampires.
Penny: You got in a spanky scene.
Penny: There’s nothing wrong with a spanky scene. What do you write, Miss Judgmental?
Penny: Nitrate reductase activity in Zostera marina.
Penny: *silence* WTF is that?
Penny: Never mind. So, let’s talk about Oskar.
Penny: He’s hot! *said in Paris Hilton voice*
Penny: If you like green haired punks….
Penny: …..with ripped abs…..
Penny: …..and a Dr. Seuss hat?…..
Penny: …..and sexy scruff. Yeah, he’s hot.
Penny: *looks dubious, shakes head* How about those elves? Where did you get the inspiration for them?
Penny: I drank a buttload of eggnog and wrote the first thing that popped into my head.
Penny: There’s a shocker. You’re a lush.
Penny: Well at least I’m not a stuck-up beeyotch who writes about nitrates.
Penny: *rolls eyes* So, are you obsessed with Christmas or something? What’s up with that?
Penny: Actually, I’m half Jewish.
Penny: You lie.
Penny: No, really.
Penny: What the hell does that mean?
Penny: I celebrate four days of Hanukkah and 12 hours of Christmas. The first twelve. When you get the presents and stuff.
Penny: You sound ultra-religious. What’s so special about Christmas?
Penny: Are you kidding me? Christmas TV specials….gingerbread cookies….Christmas morning present extravaganza…..Celine Dion music…..there is no end to the excellence that is Christmas.
Penny: If you say so. So, what’s so great about this book?
Penny: Well, a couple of things. One is that I wove together two storylines….one about an elf named Ingo, and one about Oskar Klaus. And the other cool thing is how I explore the concept of “alternative families.” One of the fundamental Christmas themes is the importance of love and family, and Oskar finds himself a new family that includes humans, elves, and a magical snowman. It’s cool.
Penny: Hmm. You almost sounded…..literate there for a second.
Penny: Wanna listen to some High School Musical tunes and drink peppermint martinis?
Penny: And…..she’s back! Immature Penny. I missed you.
Penny: Thanks.
If Julia may interject…buy this book! It’s a blast. Here are all Penny’s links:
http://www.pennywatsonbooks.com/
Sweet Magik: Amazon and The Wild Rose Press
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Okay, best interview evah!! ROTFL! “he’s hot” LOL!
On my copy of the book, Oskar is hairless and beardless on the cover. I’m a little disappointed in one of you Pennys. I assumed there was no arm-twisting, weapons-holding, threat-making with the art department?
I, uh..haven’t had a chance to read it yet, even though I feel partially responsible for catapulting you 800,000 spaces upward in the Amazon rankings. I loved Sweet Inspiration and had to have this one. I hope you’re hurrying up and writing the next. Tick, tock.
Oh, and Celine Dion is totally out. Justin Bieber has a Christmas album out this year. The Canadian Christmas Invasion continues, just with a less manly model.
I love this interview. So much fun. I grabbed my copy and look forward to reading it.
Congrats Penny.
Hi Julia…Thanks for inviting me (and my evil identical twin) to your blog today! :^)
Hi Julie! I quote Paris Hilton a lot. She seems like an extremely insightful sort of gal.
Barbara! Let me just say, it is not easy to find hot beardy guys in the stock image photography sites….I tried. Believe me. They all looked like homeless dudes. Very disappointing. Don’t diss Celine. She might look like a walking skeleton, but the girl can sing! I’m telling you!
Amber…thanks so much! I hope you like it!
Welcome, Penny - you can argue with yourself here anytime!
“Penny: I celebrate four days of Hanukkah and 12 hours of Christmas. The first twelve. When you get the presents and stuff.”
Awesome. Do half-conversions count, I wonder?
Ho, ho Celine is hot!
Hey MT….I am actually half-Wasp and half-Jew, a.k.a., Jasp. It’s an excellent combination. I managed to rake in tons of gifts during Hanukkah AND Christmas, without ever attending church or temple. All secular, all the time, baby!
Thank you, Linda. Finally someone who recognizes the superiority of Celine!
Loved the fun here, but I find the holidays too depressing. Maybe Penny’s book will cheer me!
Hi Stephanie! That’s a good (and depressing) observation. The way I deal with that is with complete and utter selfishness. I only do stuff I want to. Sometimes I don’t write any xmas cards coz I don’t feel like it. I don’t travel on the holidays….too stressful. If family/friends want to come to my house, that’s great. I make my hubby do the dishes. If I want to sit in front of a roaring fire, sip a peppermint martini, and watch Elf, then that’s what I do! (A lot). That’s how I make the holidays non-depressing!
Penny - thanks for checking in and the fabulous interview!
Well, Penny and Penny, you both did a wonderful job of entertaining and convincing me I really have to pick up this book. (It was already on my TBB list, but it just got bumped up!) And classic Christmas music … Barbra Streisand and Peter Paul and Mary … my go to Christmas music. Can’t say I’ve checked out Celine, but the woman does have pipes for sure!
Hi Nina! Thanks for stopping by. Harry Connick Jr has a great xmas album, too! But Celine is the best, of course!