Buffy’s write zone features a Q&A with Mimi Johnson, author of Gathering String:
Finish these sentences:
If I knew… How much fun I’d be having in my 50s, I wouldn’t have minded how fast my 40s flew by.
I like writing because… I just can’t seem to stop. I think it was Dorothy Parker who said, “I hate writing. I love having written.” Writing is hard and I’m basically a lazy person. But damn, I love seeing a character come to life. It’s worth all the effort.
Rebecca Granshaw featured the Q&A as the lead story in Becky’s Sparkly Digital Daily for today, too.
And readers continue to praise Gathering String on Twitter:
I’m a third of the way through @mimijohnson‘s book, Gathering String. Glad for a rainy day & the sniffles–perfect excuse to read more!
— Some call me Mia (@Mia_Ria) May 2, 2012
@mimijohnson Just finished your book. I enjoyed it tremendously. Vivid characters, great journalism, photography, politics story lines.
— Tom Priddy (@tpriddy) April 30, 2012
Finally have the chance to catch up with @mimijohnson‘s book. Looking forward to a good yarn.
— Chris Hubbs (@cjhubbs) April 29, 2012
@mimijohnson 30% in and I’m enjoying it immensely. You write beautifully.
— Chris Hubbs (@cjhubbs) April 29, 2012
.@cjhubbs @mimijohnson I loved Mimi’s book. Happy reading!
— Buffy Andrews (@Buffyandrews) April 30, 2012
Laptop, tablet, phone charged. I could rule the world from my couch. Instead I’m reading @MimiJohnson‘s “Gathering String” with a cold XX.
— Lex Alexander (@lexalexander) April 29, 2012
@mimijohnson First time I’ve stayed up past 0230 to finish a novel since I started grad school last year. Brava!
— Lex Alexander (@lexalexander) April 29, 2012
.@lexalexander @mimijohnson I know what you mean:) Loved it, too. Waiting for sequel.
— Buffy Andrews (@Buffyandrews) April 30, 2012
Buffy will have to wait a while for that sequel, but Mimi Johnson is working on several projects, one of them another novel about Sam Waterman. Lex Alexander elaborated on Gathering String in an Amazon review:
“It was the perfect read to start my grad-school semester break: plot, characterization and dialogue realistic enough to draw you in and keep you there without going down any thematic or plot rabbit holes.”