You.I.Us - Annalisa Crawford Grand Book Tour

Welcome to the Annalisa Crawford Grand Book Tour - she zoomed across the virtual ocean to visit me in Texas. We'll eat some Tex-Mex and Ray will mix up his yummy margaritas. Cheers, y'all

You. I. Us. is a collection of vignettes, small scenes which hint at the story beneath.

Annalisa has taken that idea to another level, because she asked 15 bloggers to ask her one question each, creating small insights into her life and writing.

I am pleased to welcome Annalisa - here is the question I asked her:

 You and your husband have careers in the arts. Your boys have seen the fickle nature of the business. Every career has its trials, however do you see them following footsteps into writing and/or music? Or choosing something deemed more steady and reliable?

Hi Joanne, thanks for being part of my tour.

Both of them seem quite arty at the moment, which makes me so happy. My eldest, Connor, is taking a film-making course at college which he loves. He’s just finishing his first year, and it’s interesting to see how dedicated he is. He writes his own scripts, but doesn’t like to share them

And Ollie, the other one, is a budding actor. Credits so far include Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass, several parts in a play about World War I, and a granny in his school play.

They’ve grown up with me writing all the time and my husband, Peter, going out to gigs or popping over to Europe for short tours. They’ve also seen how we’ve needed to keep up the day jobs in order to pursue our passions. So I think they’re pretty grounded, and understand how challenging it will be to pursue their dreams. I’m definitely encouraging them as much as possible—I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was about 9, and it’s worked out for me!

This is a short video from a couple of years ago called Sore Loser https://youtu.be/ijvT5DsICpQ

And now presenting a book you'll want to buy and read

 You. I. Us.

Publication date: June 10, 2016
Genre: Short Stories (Single Author)

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In You. I. Us., Annalisa Crawford captures everyday people during  poignant defining moments in their lives: An artist puts his heart into his latest sketch, an elderly couple endures scrutiny by a fellow diner, an ex-student attempts to make amends with a girl she bullied at school, a teenager holds vigil at his friend’s hospital bedside, long distance lovers promise complete devotion, a broken-hearted widow stares into the sea from the edge of a cliff where her husband died, a grieving son contacts the only person he can rely on in a moment of crisis, a group of middle-aged friends inspire each other to live remarkable lives.

Day after day, we make the same choices. But after reading You. I. Us., you’ll ask yourself, “What if we didn’t?”

About the author

Annalisa Crawford lives in Cornwall UK, with a good supply of moorland and beaches to keep her inspired. She lives with her husband, two sons, a dog and a cat. Annalisa writes dark contemporary, character-driven stories. She has been winning competitions and publishing short stories in small press journals for many years, and is the author of Cat & The Dreamer and Our Beautiful Child.

www.annalisacrawford.com