an interview with the reviewer adele symonds

Welcome everyone thanks for joining us for this new interview I would like to introduce my good friend and talented reviewer and writer Adele Symonds thank s for letting me interview you adele

You're welcome, it is good to be here.

a serious question for you first what made you want to be a reviewer and writer

I have always loved reading and wanted to find a way of making my reading and writing turn from a hobby to a full-time career. I had a long-term plan in mind. I started small and began by reviewing the books which I was reading anyway and I joined the WB Creative writing course. It wasn't long though before I was being sought out to do reviews and I was getting requests and books sent to me from all over the globe.

This is not a paying profession though unless you can get a job as a reviewer for a famous literary magazine.

wow so how many books have you reviewed so far

On my blog I have 95 books reviewed and I have a stack of physical books awaiting review and a virtual stack of e-books.

busy busy busy then lol

so I have read your latest review and I was very impressed by the detail you go through

I do not see the point in saying something so vague that it could be about any book. Reviews need to be specific and honest, they need to comment on the overall feel and enjoyment of the book, the plot itself and the character development. Mention should also be made of anything that particularly moved you as a reader. Sometimes negative criticism has to be made but I always temper this by making sure I have made at least 3 positive comments for every negative, if you look hard enough even in the most dire book, there will be something that you can find to like.

wow that sounds complicated

so let the fun begin

Fire away

have you ever googled your name

Yes

There is one other person with the same name, in Australia, she is a promoter. Otherwise all you get is page after page of me, lol!

I did once and I found a baseball player talk about steal my thunder

Aah but is he a good baseball player?

couldn't bring myself to look at him lol

this is the snog marry avoid question

hugh jackman james cordan and micheal mcintyre

I wouldn't marry anybody after my last two partnership disasters.

Can I google them lol?

not another one who doesn't know who they are lol

Elaine had problems too

lol

You watch too much t.v. mine stays permanently switched off

hehe

The only film star I have ever been remotely interested in is Bruce Willis

oh yeah

Definitely avoid Jim Carey

why

Can YOU imagine kissing that?

hehe not my type

ok are you ready for question tag 5 questions each as funny and random as you like

okay?

!) If you were an animal what would you be?

ok I would be a meerkat so I can wear an evening jacket and compare the meerkat.com

my question

lol

if you could go back in time to an historical event what would it be?

hmmm! depends whether you believe it's history or not but I would have liked to be a bystander at Jesus's birth

so you could hold marys hand and say try and avoid easter if you can

lmao! yes

could you imagine saying to her make sure theres plenty of water around hes gonna do a really cool trick

he may be a founder of the magic circle

I love your wicked sense of humour

Okay question 2. Chocolate or sweets?

well that's a difficult question in some ways sweets last longer in the mouth I play the fruit pastel game and try not to chew them

ok my question can you eat a doughnut without licking your lips?

I have tried, many times, this was a favourite game with the kids... but alas, I fail.

Question 3, Favourite holiday destination?

well a favourite of mine has to porthcawl in south wales I spent many family holidays there im hoping to go back this year

Do you find that fond memories make a place more special than it actually is?

yeah that's true

so my question

if you could be a tree what would it be and why?

A weeping willow? They are beautiful, they are always to be found near water and you can hide under one denoting protection

If you could have lunch with one person, living or dead, who would it be.

that was a great answer

right my answer now ive said roald dahl in an old interview so a living person would have to be james cordon or ricky gervais

because the body of work they have created have been impressive

im gonna relay that question to you

cool! I would like to be a fly upon the wall and listen in if you ever met Ricky Gervais, the conversation would be hilarious.

lol

Okay I would like to have a meal with Stephen King, I think he has a lot to teach, or Mitch Albom - his books are an inspiration.

his films scare me lol

Read the books instead

Books are not as scary because you can only picture the scenes as vividly as your subconscious will allow.

I should do really

My final question.

ok hit me

If you had 8 minutes warning of an apocalyptic event, what would you do?

well depending on where I am im assuming im with lois I would ring my close family then I would leave a message on facebook which would be as follows: goodbye everyone if you come back as zombies please don't eat me I will be on the floor for a long time and theres a three second rule you may catch something

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Good answer.

thanks lol ok here the final one for you

I'm ready

if you could buy one thing what would it be and why?

A bungalow, fully adapted for the disabled

not gallons of chocolate

or a home cinema

No I tend to be very practical, I wouldn't need to rent and my life would be a lot easier, therefore I would have more time to read and write

I wouldn't have to sleep on the sofa anymore either

nice lol

do you have any unusual writing tips you would like to share

not unusual, I wouldn't say but I think the most important writing tips are:

1) Write!

2) Edit!

2) Get somebody else to edit!

It should be 1,2, 3 I can't count lol

brilliant lol

so thankyou for taking time out to chat to me its been great and you were worried about nothing

Thank you Shaun, it has been fun.