5×5 With The Hook: Jo Bryant

In the beginning, before my maturation as a writer, the soul-searching posts it produced and the accolades that followed, there was Jo Bryant.

Not only is she in no danger of ever taking herself too seriously, she is the original Good Egg.

She looked out for a neophyte writer named Robert Hookey as he self-published his first book.

She sent him invaluable links to marketing sites, interviews with published authors and most of all, she listened to him.

Jo does it all:

1. Movie Reviews with an unmistakeable flair.
2. Kooky facts and fictional tidbits.
3. Photo challenges that will resonate in your brain box – forever.
4. Poetic verse.
5. Biographical reflection.

I could go on, but why should I deprive you of the pleasure of discovering Jo Bryant for yourself? Do I really have that right?

No, I certainly don’t. So let’s get to the queries, shall we?

1)  You’ve supported me from the beginning. (Thanks for that, by the way!) In the years we’ve been blogging, what has been your most positive experience?

Smiling…loads of smiling, well actually loads of laughter as well. There is so much self-depreciating humour that it just always makes me feel good when I stop in. Though I did have an awful lot of fun when we were searching out ways to get your book noticed and reviewed.

2)  Who is your favorite Blues Brother?

 

 

Why Dan the man of course !!!!

3)  If you had to consume a single food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?

Chocolate…dark, almost bitter, stick to your tongue, slide down your throat, make you feel chocolate.

4)  I love superheroes, but their abilities don’t really seem practical; if you could have one super power that would enhance your life, what would you choose?

The ability to never need to sleep…life is so short…it almost feels like a waste. I’d be an ‘Edward Cullen’ type vampire then I guess. Because being able to run fast, jump really high, swim across oceans and sparkle would be cool especially if you had all the time in the world to do it…but I would so miss the chocolate. 

5)  Use a single word to describe the happiest day of your life.

Freedom. Now there is actually a whole story behind THAT word.

Hope that helps.

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Nothing like leaving the audience hanging, right, Jo? Oh well, at least it gave me an excuse to use a superhero pic. My thanks to an old friend, good egg and all-around genuinely cool person for gracing us with her presence.

I’m going to leave you with one last image of Jo and her adventurous spirit, one we should all channel when life gets too heavy to bear. See you in the lobby, kids…