About Tony
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Tony Lovell earned his Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix. His first book, Bedbug's Writing: A Collection of Short Stories + Poetry, Volume One, was self-published in April, 2017, in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon. He followed it up with his first cookbook, a miniature collection of nine recipes titled "MMMMM." He is hard at work on his first novels, "In This Day and Age" and “Holidaze.” He is the creator and co-writer of “the Park bench,” a new webseries from Background People Productions set to debut in2017.
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Tony found his love for writing at an early age, and any sort of praise only helped to fuel the fire more. His earliest memory of writing is in second grade. Though he doesn't remember what the topic was, or the story for that matter, he recalls both his teacher and his parents remarking on how "well-written," "well-thought out," and "wonderful" his story was, especially at such a young age. Tony fully admits that these were probably remarks any teacher or parent might make about a child's work of art, but he attributes a love for writing to that moment because it made him want to write more, to write something else that might get the same praise. Once in high school, like many teenagers might do, Tony wrote terrible "poetry"--recounts of unrequited lust, self-deprecation, tortured-soul status, and the desire to understand oneself and one's place in the universe of the unknown. Tony tried writing lyrics to tunes in his head that would never be turned into actual songs because he can't play an instrument and can't sing, but that doesn't stop him from trying. After entering his early twenties, Tony was introduced to a fellow writer at work, and the pair instantly bonded over their mutual love for writing. Though Tony saw her work as far better and more advanced than his own, that same praise he had received so many years before was heard again, this time for his terrible poetry. Thus, the flames were fueled again. After a few years of lost touch, the friend came back into his life and introduced Tony to Grammar Ghoul Press, a writing challenge website founded by Suzanne Purkis, where, each week, writers are provided a word prompt and/or a visual prompt, depending on the challenge. It was here that Tony first tried his hand at writing narrative pieces of fiction--short stories and microfiction. Over the years, his writing has noticeably improved, and, today, Tony writes as regularly as he can given his busy schedule as an elementary educator. Aside from writing, Tony dabbles in theatre and filmmaking. He has starred/costarred in several community theatre productions in and around Birmingham, AL. A couple of his favorite roles were Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities and the Dromio Twins in A Comedy of Errors. Tony had a cameo in the web-series Bug Spoon from Background People Productions. In January 2017, Tony created a new web-series based on an idea for a one-act play that he never wrote: the Park bench. As of May 2017, the web-series consists of eight written episodes (co-written with fellow author Susan M. Shuman), and production is slated to begin in June with the show currently in the casting phase.
Tony has a deep love for music, movies, television, Grey's Anatomy, tacos, Greek yogurt, and Yankee Candle candles. He resides in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, with his husband, Mark, and their five fur-babies: their cats Sookie, Flo, Pink, Koontz, and their dog Sheldon.
Tony has a deep love for music, movies, television, Grey's Anatomy, tacos, Greek yogurt, and Yankee Candle candles. He resides in a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, with his husband, Mark, and their five fur-babies: their cats Sookie, Flo, Pink, Koontz, and their dog Sheldon.
