Ericka Waller
Author Interview - Ericka Waller
Author of Dog Days
George is very angry. His wife has upped and died on him, and all he wants to do is sit in his underpants and shout at the cricket. The last thing he needs is his cake-baking neighbour Betty trying to rescue him. And then there's the dog, a dachshund puppy called Poppy. George doesn't want a dog - he wants a fight.
Dan is a counsellor with OCD who is great at helping other people - if only he were better at helping himself. His most meaningful relationship so far is with his labrador Fitz. But then comes a therapy session that will change his life.
Lizzie is living in a women's refuge with her son Lenny. Her body is covered in scars and she has shut herself off from everyone around her. But when she is forced to walk the refuge's fat terrier, Maud, a new life beckons - if she can keep her secret just a while longer...
Dog Days is a novel about those small but life-changing moments that only come when we pause to let the light in. It is about three people learning to make connections and find joy in living life off the leash.
Author Interview - Ericka Waller
Author I draw inspiration from: Anne Tyler, Katherine Heiny, Rachel Joyce
Author Interview - Ericka Waller
Favorite place to read a book: In bed with earl grey tea and my dogs
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Boy: Josh from The Hating Game - Sally Thorne
Chat: Mueriel, Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler
Author Interview - Ericka Waller
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: When I first read Nancy Drew
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Hardback if I love the author or am taking a chance. Paperpack for my poor arthritic wrists. Audible for fantasy (Name of the Wind - Pat Rothfuss - Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo) and crime. Ebook for romance (Casey Mcquistion, L J Shen, Mariana Zapata)
The last book I read: Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead
Author Interview - Ericka Waller
Pen & paper or computer: Computer (rheumatoid arthritis)
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Sherlock Holmes.
Author Interview - Ericka Waller
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: An interior designer
Favorite decade in fashion history: I dress in 80's t shirts but wish I had the guts to don the 70's.
Place I’d most like to travel: America, all over.
My signature drink: Earl Grey Tea, made in a pot, milk in first.
Favorite artist: L S Lowry, Jackson Pollock
Number one on my bucket list: Take my youngest daughter to the Cherry Blossom festival in Japan,
Anything else you'd like to add: I have three dogs, a house rabbit, tortoise, guinea pig, canary and fish. I read all the time. I love car boot sale (yard sales?) and day time naps. I am a Virgo and can't write until my house is tidy. Some of my best friends are fictitious characters. I live in Brighton, UK, right next to the sea.
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Author Bio: Ericka Waller is 39 and lives in Brighton with three daughters, too many pets and a husband. She is an award winning blogger and columnist. When not writing she can be found walking her dogs, reading in the bath or buying stuff off eBay. She is very friendly and loves a chat. Incredibly nosy, wants to know what you are reading.
