Emma Palova
Emma Palova was born in the former Czechoslovakia. She is a Lowell Michigan-based author now and is very excited to share her memoir, "Greenwich Meridian" with readers. Her memoir comes out on November 12th and talks about her and her family's epic emigration to the U.S. Some of her previous works include her collection of short stories that she wrote during her studies at ICS in Montreal and at Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Currently, she is participating in the National Novel Writing Month where she will be working on the third book in the Shifting Sands Stories series: Steel Jewels. In addition to being a novelist, Palova is a screenwriter and journalist who has written for a number of publications, including Czechoslovak Newsweek and Prague Reporter.
Twitter: @Emma Palova
Instagram: @emmapalova
Do you have another artistic outlet in addition to your writing? Do you sew? Paint? Draw? Knit? Dance?
I spend most of my time writing or thinking about writing.I like to paint with the kids. I prefer pastels.
Do you speak a second language? Do you think differently in that language? Does it influence your writing?
I do. I speak Czech, Slovak and I understand Russian and French. I think in each language differently. The only time I wrote in Czech was for Czechoslovak Newsweek in the early 1990s.
What’s the difference (at least for you!) between being a writer and an author? How do you shift gears between the two?
An author has a responsibility to readers, a writer not so much. You grow into becoming an author. Shifting gears between the two can be difficult. With all the author’s events canceled this year, due to Covid-19, I didn’t have that important time with readers and their feedback.
My motto is, “Success comes from everyday writing and meeting with fans.”
Is there a period of history do you wish you knew more about?
Probably King Ludvik IV (the King of Sun) of France.
Is there another profession you would like to try if you weren't a writer?
Sure, a scientist or a chemist.
