Hello again;
This week I’m honored to be speaking with Phyllis Staton Campbell on The What’s Your Excuse? Show.
Phyllis is a successful author who happens to be blind.
She has written fiction and nonfiction.
Besides memoirs she also written true crime and mystery.
I will confess that I spent a lot of our time talking about writing specifically character creation.
I wanted to know, as I imagine many of you want to know; how does a woman blind from birth create those detailed descriptions so important to character development.
SI will confess to having done this because people have challenged me to write fiction. I have often thought how would I describe my characters in the kind of detail that would make my readers want to fall in love with these imaginary people.
It’s a great reminder that there really are no excuses.
Just like me and Phyllis didn’t let the fact that her computer doesn’t have a camera keep us from recording this interview.
While you will only see me on the video, I still posted it for those who are used to getting my podcast via youtube.
I’m sure that by the end of this talk you are going to be saying if Phyllis can do it then what’s my excuse?
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About Phyllis
She was born blind, writes about the world she knows best. She calls on her experience as teacher of the blind, peer counselor and youth transition coordinator. She says that she lives the lives of her characters: lives of sorrow and joy; triumph and failure; hope and despair. That she and her characters sometimes see the world in a different way, adds depth to the story. She sees color in the warmth of the sun on her face, the smell of rain, the call of a cardinal, and God, in a rainbow of love and grace.
Although she was born in Amherst County, Virginia, she has lived most of her life in Staunton, Virginia, where she serves as organist at historic Faith Lutheran church, not far from the home she shared with her husband, Chuck, who waits beyond that door called death.
In addition to her books she writes three columns, two for National Braille Press, and one for The Blind Post. Her work has also appeared in Dialogue, as well as numerous mainstream markets.
Connect With Phyllis
Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/Phyllis-Staton-Campbell-361675114286715