Zotsatirazi ndizolemba za kuyankhulana ndi Lee Strauss - wolemba wogulitsa kwambiri wa mndandanda wa "Ginger Gold Mysteries"; Mndandanda wa "Nursery Rhyme Suspense", ndi nthano zachinyamata zakale NDI mkazi wake, wolemba nyimbo wobadwira ku Canada, Norm Strauss ndi wojambula / kujambula yemwe adayenda kwambiri ku Canada, Europe ndi madera ena a USA, komwe amakambirana momwe zaluso zilili ikhoza kukhala mbali yabwino m'banja.
Kodi mukuwona kuti muli ndi zabwino zilizonse zaluso mukakwatirana ndi wina wopanga?
Lee: Inde. Chifukwa chakuti mwamuna wanga ndiwopanga zinthu, ndikudziwa kuti amamvetsetsa zosangalatsa ndi zovuta zotenga "tsamba lopanda kanthu" ndikusintha kukhala chosangalatsa komanso cholimbikitsa. Ndikati china chonga, "kulemba ndikovuta," amadziwa bwino zomwe ndikutanthauza. Ndiye mlangizi wanga wopanga. Nthawi zambiri timakonzera limodzi mabuku anga ndipo ndikafika pachimake kapena poyeserera, titha kuzisanja tonse pongoyankhula. Ndimamuphatikizanso ndikulemba nawo mapulani, ndikumulemba kuti alembe zolemba zoyipa zamakalata a blog kapena zina zotere. Ndili ndi chidaliro mwa iye kuti akhoza kutero, kuposa momwe amadzichitira mwa iye nthawi zina. Amandithandizanso ndikufufuza, zomwe ndizothandiza kwambiri. Mwamwayi amayamikira mbiriyakale ndipo amasangalala kuchita izi.
Zachizolowezi: Inde. Ndikuganiza kuti kukhala ndi wokwatirana yemwe amapanga zinthu kumandipatsa chidaliro chochuluka ndikamalimbana malingaliro kaya ndi nyimbo kapena nyimbo. Ndikudziwa kuti munthu amene amandidziwa bwino amakhalanso ndi chidziwitso cha luso langa pamlingo winawake. Amatha kupereka zolimba zomwe zatsamira pakudziwika kuti ndine ndani komanso mbiriyakale yathu. Nyimbo zanga zomwe ndimakhala nazo ndimakhala ndikunena nkhani ndi nyimbo zochepa zomwe zimaponyedwamo. Zimatengera zomwe ndimakumana nazo zenizeni ndipo ndi momwe ndimalumikizirana ndi omvera anga. Amanena nkhani zazitali kwambiri zongopeka zomwe anthu amawakonda komanso omwe amawakonda. Ndi momwe amalumikizira. Ndi njira zosiyanasiyana komabe ndizofanana mokwanira kuti titha kupatsana chilimbikitso chabwino kwa wina ndi mnzake.
Kodi panali nthawi zina pomwe pamakhala kusamvana kwa malingaliro opanga m'nyumba mwanu? Ngati ndi choncho, chinachitika ndi chiyani?
Lee: Sindinganene kuti ili lakhala vuto. Sindine wolemba nyimbo, ngakhale wolemba ndakatulo, kotero, ngakhale Norm atandifunsa malingaliro anga pa nyimbo yatsopano, sindinasankhe komaliza. Iye ndiye mwini wa luso lake. Amachitanso chimodzimodzi kwa ine.
Zachizolowezi: Chifukwa tili ndimagulu osiyanasiyana, izi sizimachitika kawirikawiri. Pali ulemu ndi ulemu kwa ukatswiri wa wina ndi mzake ngakhale pali malo amalingaliro. Mwachitsanzo, nthawi zambiri amakhala woyamba kumva nyimbo yatsopano. Ndimaganizira kwambiri ngakhale pali mwayi woti ndisatsutsane, zomwe ndimachita nthawi zina. Ndikumva kuti nawonso amalemekeza malingaliro anga pantchito yawo. Ndikuganiza kuti ndizabwino. Ndibwino kuti ndidziwe komwe malire anga ali. Ndikulingalira kuti ndine 'wopanga', koma sindili wokonda kwenikweni. Sindimasiyananso khungu ndipo ndimangowonera kuwonera siketing'i kapena ballet. Ndimatha pafupifupi mphindi khumi ndikuyenda mozungulira zojambulajambula, chifukwa chake sindine wopanga mwanzeru kwambiri. Ndimachepetsa malingaliro anga pazomwe ndikuganiza kuti ndimakwanitsa. Ndinawerenga zambiri kotero ndimamva ngati ndingathe kupita kumeneko. Lee atha kusankha mitundu yantchito yatsopano ya utoto pabalaza 🙂
Kodi kukwatiwa ndi chilengedwe china kumapereka chithandizo ndikumvetsetsa ubale wanu?
Lee: Ndimakonda kuti amuna anga amasangalala ndi nkhani. Tikawonera kanema kapena TV limodzi timalankhula za kulembedwa kwa script. Tonse ndife owerenga mwachidwi ndipo timayamikira olemba abwino. Ndikudziwa ndikamabweretsa Norm pokambirana nkhani zamalingaliro amandipatsa chidwi. Kudziwa kuti ali ndi chidwi chenicheni ndipo adayika ndalama pazomwe ndimachita ndikulimbikitsidwa kuthekera kwanga kukhala wolimbikitsidwa ndikudzipereka pantchito yanga yolemba nthawi zambiri.
Zachizolowezi: Mukakhala ndi mnzanu yemwe ali ndi chidziwitso chazomwe chilengedwe chimagwirira ntchito ndipo akuthandiza ndondomekoyi, zimapita kutali. Khama langa monga woyimba / wolemba nyimbo lidayamba kale tisanakwatirane. Anazindikira kuti zachidziwikire. Titakwatirana, kwa zaka zambiri, ndimakhala ndikulemba nyimbo, kukonzekera makonsati, ndikulemba zimbale pomwe Lee anali wopanga nyumba ndi ana anayi. Nthawi zonse mwachidziwikire amadziwa kuti luso langa limafuna nthawi ndi malo ndipo ndilofunika. Adapangira izi popanda nsanje kapena kuwawa kulikonse ngakhale kuti amapanganso luso. Ena ambiri mwina sakanachita izi. Pambuyo pake, pomwe adayamba kulemba mozama, ndidadziwanso kuti ili linali gawo lofunikira kwa iye ndipo amafunikira nthawi ndi malo kuti apange.
Kodi luso limakhudza mbali zina za kulera?
Lee: Nthawi zonse tinkapereka mwayi kwa ana athu kuti azitha kufotokoza zakukhosi kwawo. Mwachitsanzo, ndimalola mwana wanga wamkazi kuvala kuyambira ali mwana ndipo anali "waluso" posankha. Tsopano, pokhala wamkulu, mwana wanga wamkazi amayang'ana zithunzi zake zakale ndikufunsa (uku akuseka), "Chifukwa chiyani munandilola kuti ndivale?" Yankho ndikuti ndimafuna kuti akhale omasuka kuti adziwe momwe alili.
Zachizolowezi: Ana athu akadali aang'ono ndimalowa m'zipinda zawo nthawi yogona ndikapanga nkhani yopusa pomwe amakhala ndikuseka. Iwo ankadziwa kuti nkhaniyi inali ya iwo okha ndipo ikanakhala yosiyana usiku uliwonse. Kulenga ndi kulemekeza zaluso zimaperekedwa kwa ana anu. Ana athu onse anayi ali ndi kuthekera kwamphamvu kopanga, makamaka munyimbo ndi zolemba, ngakhale ena asankha kuzitsata kuposa ena. Onsewa amalimbikitsidwa kutsatira mbali zawo zaluso.
Nthawi zambiri ndimadabwa kuti kodi anthu amatani akafunsidwa kuti: “Kodi makolo anu amagwira ntchito yotani?” Woyimba komanso wolemba? Mwina abwenzi awo amationa ngati ma hippie ovala malaya a tayi akusuta poto ndikumvetsera nyimbo zambiri zachikhalidwe. Chowonadi ndi chakuti timawonera Netflix ndikumwa vinyo wofiira.
Kodi mumatani kuti ubale wanu ukhale watsopano komanso wosangalatsa?
Lee: Takhala tikulingalira nthawi zonse kuposa "zinthu". Tikadakonda chitani china kuposa khalani china. Ndizosonkhanitsa zomwe takumana nazo zomwe zimatiphatikiza tsopano. Nthawi zambiri timanena kuti timamva ngati takhala zaka zikwi. Ndipo sitinathe. Ana athu tsopano akula ndikupita, ndipo izi zimangotipatsa ufulu wambiri wochitira zinthu. Posachedwapa takhala opita pachipale chofewa, lomwe ndi dzina lachi Canada kwa anthu omwe amapita kumalo otentha, okongola, komanso osowa nthawi yachisanu.
Zachizolowezi: Timagawana chikondi choyenda ndipo mwachilengedwe ndife okonda kudziwa zinthu komanso ofuna kudziwa zambiri. Takhala tikupanga mayendedwe nthawi zonse panjira yodalirika kwambiri. Izi zadzetsa zokumana nazo zodzaza zaka 31. Timachitabe zambiri zogawana nawo zamtsogolo ndipo tikukhudzidwa ndi miyoyo ya ana athu. Izi zimathandiza kwambiri. Timachitanso chidwi ndi ntchito za wina ndi mnzake komanso gawo limodzi lazopanga.
Kodi mnzanu amakulimbikitsani m'njira ziti?
Lee: Norm Strauss ndi munthu wodabwitsa. Ndi bambo wabwino, bwenzi la ambiri (ochezeka kwambiri kuposa ine), woimba waluso komanso woimba, mwamuna wothandizana naye, komanso wokhulupirira. Ndimakonda kuti timagwirizana pamodzi ndipo timalankhula za Mulungu mosavuta monganso momwe timalankhulira nyengo. Ndi nangula kwa ine ndikayamba kutopa kapena kukayikira. Ndipo amandiseka. Ndimakonda nthabwala zake. Tsiku limodzi silinapite osalankhula zoseketsa zomwe zimandipangitsa kumwetulira kapena kuseka mokweza.
Zachizolowezi: Ndalimbikitsidwa koyamba ndi chikondi chake choopsa komanso kudzipereka kwake kubanja lathu. Ngakhale luso lake silokhudza iye kapena kufunikira kofotokozera. Icho ndi gawo laling'ono chabe la izo. Ndi njira yochenjera kwambiri kuposa iyo; Zimaganiziridwa kwambiri ngati njira yopezera zinthu zothandizira kuti tithandizire ana athu mtsogolo komanso pantchito yathu yopuma pantchito. Ndili chimodzimodzi ndi nyimbo zanga.
Chachiwiri, ndikulimbikitsidwa ndi momwe amaganizira; Akuwoneka kuti amatha kuwona zamtsogolo kuposa ine, amaganiza zokulirapo kuposa ine ndikukonzekera bwino. Zili ngati kuti amatha kuganiza mozama katatu ndipo ndimangokhoza ziwiri ndi theka pa chabwino tsiku. Mwina ndichifukwa chake ndimalemba nyimbo zazifupi ndipo amalemba mndandanda wonse wamabuku. Anthu akamamufunsa zambiri za zomwe amachita komanso zomwe akuganiza kuti tsogolo lake limakhala, ndimachita mantha ndimomwe amadziwira komanso masomphenya ake. Makamaka poganizira kuti ndiwodziphunzitsa kwathunthu ndipo akuchita bwino pantchito yampikisano kwambiri.
Kutenga komaliza
Mukakhala ndi mnzanu wopanga naye banja, mumakhala ndi mgwirizano wogwirizana wamaloto ndi zokhumba zomwe mumagawana. Mumalumikizana bwino, mumayamba kupanga china pamodzi ndikuyenda moyenda limodzi nthawi yovuta. Pali malingaliro oti muchepetse kuzolowera komanso chilankhulo chofala chomwe chimalimbitsa ubale wanu.