Friday, 29 May 2015

Meet Our Featured Author J.B.Taylor.

I met J.B through the writers group we both belong to, the Authors Of Awesomeness. We had a lot of things in common and we both enjoy writing dark stories. J.B. is a master at writing different genres which make his series, Dissimilar Shorts such an enjoyable read.






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What is your favorite word?
Hyperbole
What is your least favorite word?
Can’t
What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
A thrilling story woven by a spectacular writer
What turns you off?
Arrogance
What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck
What sound or noise do you love?
Paramore playing through the speakers of a radio
What sound or noise do you hate?
Crying
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Actor. I’d kick ass in a soap opera. Though to be honest, I think anyone could ;)
What profession would you not like to do?
I wouldn’t want to be the guy who has to shovel shit, or extracts semen from animals. Also I wouldn’t want to do anything that involves fire, cows, vomit, tight spaces, etc… etc…
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Well… you didn’t believe in me, but you were a good guy who tried his best so come on in. We have a library. 

 
  1. If you could pick one food to eat for the rest of your life, what would you choose and why? (Mexican)

  2. If you were a chair, what kind of chair would you be? (A computer chair)

  3. What inspires you? (Great writers)

  4. How would your favorite professor describe you? (Never had one)

  5. What motivates you in life? (To be a good writer)

  6. Say you’re in a log cabin and are preparing to go hunting. You grab your rifle and walk outside. You see a bear and immediately follow in pursuit of it. You travel one mile north, one mile east, and one mile south. You’re back at the log cabin with the bear in your rifle's crosshairs. What color is the bear? (Not blue, I know that. To be honest, this question confused the hell out of me.)

  7. What’s your favorite book? (That’s a tough question. The answer is different everyday. Today it is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.)

  8. What’s the most interesting thing about you that we wouldn’t learn from your resume alone? (I’m too modest to answer such a question. But I’m funny, smart, the whole deal)

  9. What country would you invest in? Why? Walk me through your analysis. (America. Because it’s America. )

  10. What about your grandma would make it good or bad to lend to her? (She was awesome, the greatest ever. You could trust her with anything)

  11. In a crowded room discussing a problem, would you fit in? Why or why not? (I’m shy, so probably not.)

  12. What three traits define you? (Fun, energetic, insomniac. Those are traits right, lol)

  13. What’s most important in your life? (Family)

  14. What did you have for breakfast? (Toast, corned beef and Hash)

  15. If you were asked to unload a 747 full of jelly beans, what would you do? (Go to town on the jelly beans)

  16. What's your favorite Disney Princess? (Say what now…)

  17. Describe the color purple to somebody who's blind. (It’s like blue, but fainter and not blue. That’s really tough to describe. I’ll try again. It’s what silk would be, if it had to be a color.)

  18. What do you think of garden gnomes? (I find them to be cute)

  19. What’s your favorite 80’s song? (Anything AC/DC)

  20. If you were a tree, which would you be and why? (Sequoia. They’re big and strong)

  21. Where do you like to write? (In my office. I don’t do the whole cafĂ© thing.)

  22. If you would alone on an island and had 3 wishes, what would they be? (I want Emma Watson as company. Please make there not be a handsome hunk on the island with us. And I would want a kindle that has thousands of books on it)

  23. If you could bring to life anyone who has died, who would it be and why? (Tupac. Just so we find out who actually killed him)

  24. If you could visit any city in the world, where would you go? (London)

  25. What’s your favorite number? (42)

  26. When you were a child, what did you always want to be when you grew up? (A Power Ranger. Don’t tell anyone)

  27. Paper or plastic? (I’ll use my recyclable bags instead)

  28. Who would win: Superman or Batman? (Batman. Superman is arrogant)

  29. Who is your favorite Muppet? (I hate the Muppets.)

  30. Which Harry Potter house would you belong to? (Gryffindor) 


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    You can purchase J.B's great Dissimilar Shorts series from these links.
     
    Dissimilar Shorts 4: By, J.B. Taylor (Dissimilar Shorts Series) Kindle Edition


     
    Dissimilar Shorts: Anthology Vol: One Kindle Edition


     
    Dissimilar Shorts (Book 2) (Dissimilar Shorts Series) Kindle Edition

    Dissimilar Shorts (Book 3) (Dissimilar Shorts Series) Kindle Edition


      

 A big thank you to my mate J.B for sharing with everyone here at The Writers Emporium.