A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO JOANNA FOR WRITING THIS xx
Huge thank you to everyone who submitted photos for this
post, I appreciate you all so much!
To say that Tommy Wallach is a bigoted, holier than thou
author would be the farthest thing from the truth since “Donald Trump will be a
good President”. Armed with a quick wit, funny anecdotes, and incredibly
charming, Tommy easily drew in the crowd and created the kind of atmosphere
you’d find at a bonfire gathering. Not afraid to poke fun at himself, Tommy took
us through his journey as a writer. First being published in literary magazine
in his younger days, he goes on to talk about the six fully written novels he
had gone on to write which were all horrible. Without holding anything back,
Tommy gives aspiring young writers in the crowd the reality of what being an
author is really like: difficult, and taxing on the psyche as you try to
complete a piece of work which is good. Although, despite the negatives, he
does give some advice that gives hope to anyone looking for a career in the
arts: that hard work, determination, and the p
Luckily for us, one of the girls brought along an acoustic
guitar which allowed Tommy to play Seduce
Me from his album for We All Looked
Up. A beautiful song that transfers to the audience, giving you a sense of
what the characters in the novel were feeling. Tommy is a skilled musician who
puts a bit of their heart and soul into their music which you could definitely
feel while watching him play. Tommy doesn’t beat around the bush about his
musical journey which, like writing, included years of hard work, and also
learning that classical music isn’t the only genre you can play on a piano.
Unfortunately for him, he didn’t pick up any girls playing the piano!
Tommy is a wonderful and talented person, who takes his
audience seriously, but isn’t afraid to have a little fun as well. I’m excited
to see what work he produces in the future, and definitely excited to read his
next trilogy.
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