Help me welcome children’s author, Galand Nuchols. She is the author of numerous children’s books, and they make great stocking stuffers for those kids on your list. So please take time to look them over, then head over to Amazon and purchase! Link listed below.

Dragons for Kris, and Dragon Hatchling, deal with emotional abuse and bullying in school and at home.

Second Chance and Leroy’s Chance are set in Kilgore, Texas when the Discovery Oil Well brought in by Dad Joiner in 1930. The idea of a novel for young adults came to me when my eighth grade class visited the Kilgore Oil Museum in Kilgore, Texas. Dad Joiner and his stubborn belief that oil lay beneath the drought stricken land set fire to my imagination.

Two Bloods is a long short story or a short novel set in East Texas frontier days. Ralph Windsong is feared and hated by the whites but is not accepted by the Indians either. What will he do when he receives word his white, half brother may be dying?

Now Where Did That Come From?, just recently published, is an anthology of short stories with a paragraph or two following each tale explaining where the seed for the story originated.

All of Galand’s books are available on Amazon in paperback and ebooks. Buy here:

http://www.amazon.com/Galand-Nuchols/e/B00IXJD98K/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1416518168&sr=1-2-ent

Galand is a retired teacher, a career she loved. Her other interests include travel, writing stories and novels for children and young adults. She lives in Northeast Texas with her husband, Tom. She’s an active member of Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization, where she chairs their annual short story contest.

Take a look at Galand’s answers to her chosen five questions. I love her quotes!

What is my greatest fear?

Snakes – big ones, little ones, poisonous and non poisonous. My brain knows there are beneficial snakes but my heart and feet don’t believe it.

What are my favorite quotes?

I especially like Helen Kellers’ Statement. I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

Another quote is from Zig Ziglar’s book of Favorite Quotations. The author is not listed. Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

What is my favorite dessert?

Chocolate anything. Chocolate cookies, brownies with that yummy layer of creamy chocolate sandwiched between the top and bottom, Rocky Road ice cream, dark chocolate candy bars. You get the message.

Do I write in silence or listen to music?

I write in total silence except for the sound of a fan blowing on me when I’m having hot flashes. People walking through the house, dogs barking, husband talking on phone, husband banging around in kitchen etc. rips at my brain like claws on a cat.

What is the best advice I ever got?

Mother shared the advice she got from a high school teacher. Be not the first by whom the new is tried, nor the last to lay the old aside. It was about fashion, but can be applied to many aspects of life.

What is the best advice I can give a new writer?

Read, read, read. Immerse yourself in the genre you wish to write in and for the audience you write for. Read about writing, character development, dialogue, creating scenes. Read the newspaper, the Bible, popular novels, biographies. A wise person continues learning all his/her life.

13 Comments

Galand Nuchols on November 21, 2014 at 2:58 pm

Thanks you, Pattie, for this beautiful interview. I’ll pass it on to family, friends, and anyone else I have a good email for. You did a really nice display of pictures and quotes.

Ann on November 21, 2014 at 6:54 pm

You’re most welcome, Galand. Thanks for taking part in my blog.
~Ann

James Callan on November 21, 2014 at 4:17 pm

Very nice interview. And I love the quotes she has given – including those of her mother’s high school teacher.

Ann on November 21, 2014 at 6:55 pm

Thanks, Jim. Yes, I loved those quotes too!! ~Ann

Caryl McAdoo on November 21, 2014 at 5:38 pm

Enjoyed the interview, Galand! Your list of books is growing! Thanks, Anne for having Galand at Texas Twang! Y’all be blessed! 🙂

Ann on November 21, 2014 at 6:56 pm

Thanks, Caryl. What I love about Galand’s books is they all teach a lesson…kinda like yours!

~Ann

Lira Brannon on November 21, 2014 at 7:18 pm

Lovely interview. It was so nice getting to know you better, Galand. Thanks, Anne, for helping with Christmas shopping.

Ann on November 22, 2014 at 6:30 pm

Thanks for checking out Galand’s Five on Friday feature!!
~Ann

Earlene on November 22, 2014 at 11:02 am

Great quotes to remember Galand. Too often we just don’t try.

Ann on November 22, 2014 at 6:31 pm

Thanks so much for leaving a comment for Galand!

~Ann
Ann on November 25, 2014 at 10:05 pm

Thanks, Earlene for stopping by and taking time to leave a comment!

~Ann

Jean on November 23, 2014 at 7:52 pm

A lovely interview and a lovely picture of Galand, too. Very interesting and thought provoking words of wisdom from her mother. And my mother, too. Way to go, Galand! Love you!

Ann on November 25, 2014 at 10:04 pm

Thanks so much for taking time to leave a comment for Galand. She’s a very special woman! But…you know that already!! :+)
~Ann

FIVE ON FRIDAY***Galand Nuchols