Now, I have one hell of an imagination (as most of you know), but what eleven year old kid, when given a school essay to write, would dream up a story about bomb disposal?
From that moment on, Chris realised he was born to be a storyteller. Um, yeah, no kidding.
Leeds-born Chris moved to the good old U S of A at the tender age of 21, where he stayed for thirty years.
Now if you are a music lover, then you may know him as the well-known music journalist, Chris Nickson, where he has written for numerous publications, including
Global Rhythm. No? Well Chris also broadcast on NPR, and is the author of
The NPR Curious Listener’s Guide to World Music, Solid Air: The Life of John Martyn and the forthcoming
Nice Up the Dance: The Story of Studio One
To top that, he’s also a singer-songwriter and guitarist.
In fact, in an interview on
Laydilejur: Books and Stuff…, Chris boasts “At the height of it I was doing five or six (biographies) a year, as well as plenty of music journalism – to nourish the soul. I was very lucky, I was a writer and I was making a good living. If it was prostitution, it was definitely at the call girl end of the scale.”
No, still haven’t heard of him? Even though he has published over 28 non-fiction books? What rock have you guys been hiding under?
Chris is also author of the
Richard Nottingham Series. The first,
The Broken Token, was published in 2010. This was followed in 2011 with
Cold Cruel Winter, which was subsequently named one of the 10 Best Mysteries of 2011 by
Library Journal.
Come the Fear, the fourth book in the Richard Nottingham series will be released in the UK in July 2012.
So, let’s see what self-confessed Yorkshireman and devotee of good tea and digestive biscuits made of our interview.
1. What is your favorite word? Actually
You introduce me to the most wonderful people. Thank you, Donna!
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You’re welcome. I must admit, Chris is a really nice guy!
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Yep, definitely hiding under a rock! LOL!
But what a great writing career eh?
Thanks Donna for another inspiring interview!
Now get busy reading! LOL! 🙂
(I can’t help but tease you! Why is that?)
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Lol! I wouldn’t have it any other way. I am here to be abused! I feel like one of those stress balls.
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LOVE it! It just goes to show you that people can make solid careers as writers, even when they’re not as well known. Very inspirational, Donna!
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I know what you mean, Jenny. After writing these bio’s every week, it really inspires me to crack on with my novel!
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Oh gosh! A blast from the past. His book on David Boreanaz I bought once upon a time in my Buffy phase. I found the book recently, actually. Can’t believe I still have it after all these years. Awesome!
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LOL! And we were only talking about Chris the day before, too. I so want to see this book of yours. I can feel a Facebook picture coming on. 🙂
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