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Fun facts about Wizard of Ends author, Vanessa Finaughty

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Welcome to Day 12 of the Wizard of Ends virtual book tour!

Riva & Vanessa, July 2025: As you can see, without a fancy camera, it’s impossible to get a clear shot of a German shepherd kissing you.

Here are some fun facts about Wizard of Ends author, Vanessa Finaughty, straight from the horse’s mouth!

  1. If I could have any animal – real or mythical – as a pet, I would choose a dragon-dog hybrid.
  2. I’m addicted to the Fishdom mobile game.
  3. My favourite sandwich is toasted chicken and mayo on brown bread.
  4. When I leave the house, I say goodbye to my dogs – after explaining to them where I’m going and how long I expect to be, and telling them to be good while I’m gone.
  5. I’m not a morning person – I like to sleep in and prefer that no one tries to have a proper conversation with me until after I’ve had at least a few sips of coffee to kick-start my brain.
  6. I’ve always wanted to learn to play drums.
  7. I still have my ‘blankie’ from when I was a young child – mine was actually a stuffed white dog in a red vest with ‘Puppy Love’ written on it in yellow. The writing vanished long ago. I originally kept him in storage ‘in case I had kids one day’, but, by the time my first daughter was born, he was so old that I was too scared to wash him in case he fell apart! Now he just sleeps in storage until the end of time, because I still can’t make myself get rid of him. A bit too sentimental, maybe?
  8. My favourite board game is Balderdash. It never fails to provide endless laughs.
  9. As a teenager, I was guilty of phone pranks. The most memorable was when a friend and I called the same number and asked to speak to Bob. A little while later, a third friend called that number and told the lady, “Hi, I’m Bob. Are there any messages for me?”
  10. This Toyota commercial is my favourite commercial of all time (and Toyota is my favourite car):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAn40128fy8

  1. I believe that aliens exist. I think it’s arrogant to think we are the only intelligent life in a universe teeming with planets and stars.
  2. My primary school library teacher met my doppelgänger while on holiday in the UK. The girl had the exact same name and surname as I did (my maiden name), the exact same face and hair (right down to the hairstyle), and she also wore glasses (identical to mine). I must admit, this double’s existence is a little unsettling.
  3. I write because I enjoy it, and I hope others will too. If I one day make enough to write full time, it would please me to no end!
  4. I’m in favour of dogs being allowed on an airplane with their owners.
  5. I sometimes let my dog kiss me on the lips. (In my defence, I do wash it off immediately after.)

Watch the Wizard of Ends book trailer:

https://youtu.be/_UGdrHxSXCE