Friday, 12 July 2024

Tony Domaille talks to us about his involvement with The Best of CafeLit 13

 


How did you first get to know CafeLit?
I first read about Café Lit in Writing Magazine and when I had a look I was hooked.
  

What do you like about it?
There may be other examples, but I don’t know of an outlet with such an eclectic mix of stories. I love the variety

Tell us a little about the story or stories you have in the volume.
I have two stories in Best of Café Lit 13. 'A Gradual Release' is a comic tale of a serial killer coming up for parole, and really not wanting to be released. And 'Wildlife' sees a couple finding danger they never wanted on a safari holiday.

Why did you pick those  particular drinks?  
Bloody Mary for 'A Gradual Release' seemed appropriate for as serial killer story.
Dakari for 'Wildlife' seemed exotic and reminded me of the old TV programme Daktari set in Africa.

Do you have a favourite “Creative Cafe”?
Yes. CaféLit !

Do you write in cafes? 
I don’t write in cafes or public places because I’m far too easily distracted by people watching. And if I see someone writing in a café I can’t stop watching them, so how would I write anything myself?  

What are you working on now?
I’m halfway through writing my fourth full-length play. It’s a time travel story with a man having the opportunity to change his past. But if he does, what might he gain and what might he lose? It’s called The Thing About Time and should be finished later this year.

Do you have any writing news?
I have a collection of short stories recently published on Amazon. I Know a Place has a couple of dozen stories previously featured in a number of anthologies from a range of publishers. I thought it was time they appeared in one volume instead of so many!
I KNOW A PLACE: The Anthologies Collection: Amazon.co.uk: Domaille, Tony: 9798879407044: Books
 

Lazy Bee Scripts are about to publish my forty-first script, Early Grave. It’s a short comedy and all my award-winning and best-selling scripts can be found here –
Tony Domaille (lazybeescripts.co.uk)
 

My Derek Jacobi Award winning play Even Numbers is the Northern Ireland representation at the British One Act Finals in Perth, Scotland, this July. 

Fantastic, thank you.  

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