Episode 14 Conversations over Milk & Cookies - Shirley Slaughter
Welcome to Episode 14 of Conversations over Milk & Cookies hosted by Kindle Ninja.
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In this episode, we are featuring AUTHOR SHIRLEY SLAUGHTER (@sharrislaughter). She's Rave Reviews Book Club Board Member - Newsletter Coordinator.
Update: Shirley stepped down as RRBC Newsletter Coordinator, but she continues to serve as a member of the Tweet Support Team.
Update: Shirley stepped down as RRBC Newsletter Coordinator, but she continues to serve as a member of the Tweet Support Team.
Let's get to know Shirley in more than 140 characters, shall we?
KINDLE NINJA (KN):
Welcome to Conversations over Milk
and Cookies.
I know you are lactose intolerant… what should we eat
and drink for this episode?
You are so
perceptive. I am working on a book about this. My suggestion is leave the milk
and cookies off the menu. Seriously, no dairy products! Substitutions do not
work in the long run. You have to get completely off. Then you may be able to
work a little bit back in on rare occasions, but only if you do everything you
need to do to heal your digestive system. I’m working on a book that will address
everything I did to get well.
If you were to take
a Ninja on a holiday tour in Michigan.
Name 3 stops/destinations.
The Princess Cruise
docked on the Detroit River; 2) Detroit Historical Museum; and 3) Tour of
Canada through the tunnel bridge.
If you were to put a message in a bottle, what would
it be?
“I hope you find
this message during my time but just in case you don’t here is some pictures of
what life is like in 2014 and a message from me….”
If you were singing in the rain, what song would it
be?
“Raindrops keep
falling from my head”
And who would you sing it with?
Michael Jackson if
he were here. I loved him.
How do you feel about doughnuts without holes?
I never thought much about it. Wouldn’t
bother me.
What would you
rather be doing now? (instead of answering these questions).
Working on my next
book and some blogs.
What’s the best way to decompress?
Curling up in the
bed with a good book-a real book.
Can you see your book “Our Lady of Victory” being made
into a movie?
It is so weird that
you should ask. That is exactly what I want to do. I even tried to write a
script but haven’t finished it. I picture it more as a narrative using myself
or a well-known actor to tell it. I imagine the cameras moving down West Eight
Mile Road heading east to the church in the opening scene while credits are
rolling down the screen. Little children are singing and the cameras move in
and zoom on the singing.
I still remember the
song because it was so beautiful.
He
shall feed his flock like a shepherd and He shall gather the lamb in his arms
–within his arms…
It all sounds kind of crazy but that’s
what is in my head.
If yes, who do
you want to star in it?
I remember Harry
Belafonte’s daughter Sheri Belafonte had such a beautiful speaking voice. She
just now popped into my head. I used to love her commercials on Mastercard. Has
to be someone with a wonderful narrating voice. I’m really going way back. I
also remember someone who used to belong to my parish who worked for Clear
Channel radio station. I loved her voice. But they got rid of her because she
was overweight. I would love to resurrect her career.
What’s the book you wished you’d written?
J.K. Rowlings, “Harry
Potter” series. That turned out to be the blockbuster of the century.
Which side of
the bed do you sleep on?
I have always slept
on the right side. I don’t know why that is.
Historical Figure / Personality you’d want to go on a road
trip with?
President Barack
Obama. He is gorgeous. Sorry Michelle. I think he’s fabulous and
under-appreciated by folks with a different agenda.
Where
will you go?
England, Hawaii, and Kenya where he was
born to learn more about his ancestry which , I believe, would be fascinating.
And what car
will you drive?
We would have to
travel on Air Force One with the secret service men around of course.
What’s the book that positively shaped you?
Reading the classic
“The Greatest Story Ever Told.” I had no idea when I first started to read it
that it would be about the life of Christ. I have to include another one:
“Killers of the Dream” by Lillian Smith.
Describe your book “Our Lady Victory” in three words.
West
Eight Mile
On a scale of 1 to 10, how excited are you about life
right now?
10
J.K. Rowling or Stephenie Meyer?
J.K. Rowling
Ninjas
or Secret Societies?
Ninjas of course!!
Thanks for your time. Hope you enjoyed the Q&A.
I loved it and thank
you for having me.
