What does FAQ stand for?
Frisbee Association of Queensland, of which I am a member in good standing.

Why do you go by your initials?
Because my name is Samuel Smith and that is way too common. There are ten less S.D. Smiths in the world than Samuel Smiths (according to research done just now by my own brain in the oft-overlooked scientific field of Applied Guesstimation) and so I’m just trying to make it easy on people.

Also, think of the amazing authors who use their initials: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, P.G. Wodehouse, S.K. Moe, L.E. Phant, and the list goes on forever like the ribbons of time with ribbons on them. In fact I don’t “go by” S.D. usually. Most people call me Sam, Samuel, or on rare occasions, “Jellybean Highfive.”

What are your aspirations?
Honestly, my aspirations as it pertains to writing are only a part of my overall life aspirations. I am foremost a worshipper of the Triune God and consequently a follower of God the Son, Jesus Christ. Secondarily I am a husband, then a father, son, brother, uncle, friend, etc. I also have another job which I love as well. So, like most writers, my days can be quite busy.

But I love writing. I love creating stories with the sub-creative fabric of life and the gifts and tools God has given me. I hope to write stories that are worthwhile, beautiful, hopeful, truthful, funny, enlightening, imaginative, hard, and lots of other adjectives which writers try not to use too much. I believe that, in a sense, I am called to writing. Not in a real spooky way, but in the sense that I believe God has gifted me and I am seeking to, humbly I hope, use what he has given me for his glory and for the delight and service of my fellow man. That sounds weird, probably, but I am sincere in that desire.

Do you think it’s a bad idea, for marketing purposes, for you to write both speculative fiction and humorous stories?
Maybe. But I don’t think so. Both flow out of me pretty naturally, so I’m convinced that if I just “be me” then the people who want to work with me will get what they bargained for. I can see myself writing in other genres as well. I have this mirror, see.

Isn’t it vain to have pictures of yourself up on your website?
I don’t know. Maybe. But I am trying to follow that old law principle where everyone has a right to face their abuser. Or something like that. Really, I like to know what authors look like (usually pretty weird, so, check that off the list) and so I thought some people might want to attach a face to go with the name.

Are you available to do interviews?
Yes. E-mail my secretary –which is me.

Are you afraid of success?
Is success afraid of me? It should be. I will hunt it down like a dog and kill it and roast it and feed it to my…um…dog?

Is everything a joke to you?
No. I have a list of very serious things never to joke about which I keep in the pants pocket of my clown costume.

Have a question that S.D. Smith should be frequently asked?
E-mail said question here.