Larry Peterson

  • Indie Author Giveaway Hop

    There were no entries, so there is no winner. Enter to win the young adult ebook release, The Priest and the Peaches from Tribute Books. 1) Email subscribe to this blog (in the right sidebar) and confirm your subscription in the follow-up email you will receive. 2) Leave a comment with your email address. ***…

  • More Q&A with Larry

    1. What (and how many) works have you released? What are they about?My first book was a children’s book, “Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes”. Released in Jan, 2011, it is about a boy who has slippery feet and slips, slides and spins all over the place. He has special shoes made for him so he…

  • Larry talks!

    It all started with a 3 year old…“The Priest and The Peaches” is my first novel. My first published book is a children’s book, “Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes”. The seeds for “Slippery Willie” were planted by a foster son we had many years ago. His name was Brian, he was three years old, and…

  • More questions…more Larry

    1. Tell us why we should read your book in twitter detail. (140 characters or less)The Priest & The Peaches—sad, funny, kids taking care of kids–family and love. 2. What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?Editing. When you write YOUR words down and look at them later it is your creation…

  • More answers from Larry

    What inspired you to write The Priest and The Peaches?My sister, brothers and I did lose our parents when we were quite young. I never planned to write about it but then our brother, Bobby, died suddenly in 2007. After the funeral we were all hanging out at a local pub reminiscing about the “good…

  • Q&A with Dancer Peach

    City or Country?I swear, this is dumb. Fine–New York City. And it is in America in case you didn’t know. Pen or Pencil?Pencils keep on breaking and my stupid fountain pens keep leaking and keep ruining my shirts because I always forget and stick them in the pocket so I choose chalk. Got a problem…

  • More questions, more answers, more Larry

    Tell us a little about yourself, please.Basically I am a “blue-collar guy”. It is the world I come from, a world of hard working, hard drinking construction workers, cops, long-shoremen, firemen, railroad workers, bus drivers, truckers, sanitation workers, etc. who were, for the most part, family men who loved their God, their families and their…

  • You have questions? Larry has answers!

    *Where are you from? New York City (The Bronx) *Coffee, tea or chocolate and why?Coffee for sure—When I put the key in the ignition I want that old engine to start right up. *What one animal do you think fits you the most and why? Oh, I don’t know. Probably a chimp—funny and unpredictable. *What…

  • "Have They Lost Their Minds? Get Out of My Faith!"

    I’m tired. Not because I am a senior citizen or because my back hurts or because I am a cancer survivor or anything like that. All that stuff is GOOD. I am tired and worn out from being slapped upside the head because I am a catholic. Yeah–I am a blue-collar catholic guy who loves…