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Claire Gager Interview

12/30/2014

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I'm happy to introduce to you Claire Gager.  She is another author publishing through Fountain Blue Publishing. 
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Please tell us a little about yourself.
I am a forty one-year old woman of Filipino heritage, living in southern California all my life. I consider myself to be a Renaissance woman – someone who is naturally talented in different areas of work and fun, lives a very full life, and a person with diverse and eclectic interests. I have been married to the same man for eight years, and we have two adorable, loving, Autistic young sons (ages five and four). 

I am a public university mid-level administrator for a pre-college program by day, but by night I am a writer, storyteller, author, and artist. I call myself a social justice advocate, and became one since my husband was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, and my two sons with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am fiercely passionate about all I undertake, whether it is writing, helping low-income families find options for education, or speaking up and out for children and adults with disabilities.

Tell us about your latest book.
The Last Prophet, Raphael’s Journey, is book three of the series and is currently in the editing process with my publisher. The Last Prophet, Raphael’s Journey, continues to tell the story of Dr. Sophia Randall, the chosen last prophet of our time, as she delivers her messages of hope and redemption from God. In this third installment, we see another archangel emerge as a guardian protector for a special young man who is dealing with recovery and healing. 

The archangel Raphael is sent to a former sailor named Cody who is in need of healing from past addictions to painful sensations, as well as reconciliation with his family and his past. Throughout the book, we see a change in Cody as his faith grows, and he learns to trust his angel, and he discovers a greater purpose for his life. In this book, we see an increase of spiritual warfare as the forces of darkness have sent an ancient enemy of the archangels to bring the downfall of humanity. It is a rather fast paced book with confrontations between good and evil increasing, and readers who have not caught up with the series would most likely need to read at least book two (Michael’s Mission) in order to understand some of the references made about the archangels included in this third book.

What do you have coming out in the future?
I am currently working on book four of The Last Prophet series, Uriel’s Light, and hope to have it sent off to my publisher before Christmas, with the hopes of a Valentine’s Day release (or close to that date). That is my “hope” but sometimes life happens, especially with kids with special needs and a busy work schedule. I take it one day at a time, so I keep plugging away until I get closer to the goal. 

Since The Last Prophet is a five-part series, book five, Raziel’s Revelation, will tie all the previous books back together and close out the series, while at the same time introduce the follow-up series. Some of the information on upcoming projects is available on my Weebly author’s page.

Do you ever base your characters on real people in your life?
Yes, I do actually. One of the things I love to do is meet new people and as I get to know them and let them get to know me, I ask them to tell me their story. Books two, three, and four of the current series I am writing were based on elements from people I have met or people who have told me their stories through Facebook or in passing conversation. You never know where the next story may come from. 

One person was simply telling me of an unusual encounter she had that she believed was an angel to help lighten her heart. From that person’s story came book two. Book three’s characters were based on a young man I met last year at a retreat. He shared his story and the rest was history. Book four is a mix of a tragic event that happened to an old college friend, and the loss of an old church friend of her husband to brain cancer. Each of the characters and the stories are inspired or based on real experiences either I have been a part of or whom others have shared with me. It’s one of the ways I write.
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What authors inspire your writing?
While I love reading different genres, the authors who inspired my spiritual fiction series were Frank Peretti, and Terry Brooks. They inspired me because of their storyline, and their writing style. They both write in a way that pulls at the heart strings and draws out your feelings for the story, but especially for the characters. I try to emulate that style in my own writing, but use my own talents for storytelling to develop a style of my own.

What kind of books do you like to read?
Since I write in spiritual fiction, I do a lot of reading on spirituality, both western and eastern, as well as spiritual fiction. I have developed an interest in reading paranormal fiction because I’m curious about why it seems to be such a fascinating subject to readers both young and old. Most of my reading on spirituality and spiritual fiction is more like research and for my own edification. However, I have been a fan of romance novels since I was in college. It got me through many a stressful day when I was going through rough patches in my twenties and early thirties. I have written two self-published books in the romance genre, which were my first attempts at writing seriously. They seemed to be rated well from those who bought the books, so I may look into including something romantic in future books not related to spiritual fiction.

What do you like to do when you are not writing?
I’m a busy mom, so I do my best to spend as much time with both my sons. This is especially important because of their Autism, and special needs that come with that diagnosis. I love going out with my family, whether it’s a simple outing to eat somewhere, going to the park and playing with my sons, or driving around with no particular place to go and taking in the scenery 

That is actually a quite loaded question. My career in education administration keeps me busy, even in off hours. However, my writing career also keeps me busy with trying to market and promote my books, keep up my blogs and websites, and maintaining professional network relationships with fellow authors through social media, emails, and forums.

Is your book a stand alone or a series?
The Last Prophet is a series, but the first two books can be read as stand alone books. As you move into the third, fourth, and fifth books, you may want to get background information from the first two books to make sense of the bigger picture.
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What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?
That’s easy to answer – finding actual time to write. However, I tackle this issue on a daily basis. I dedicate several hours on the weekends, and at least one or two hours per weeknight to straight writing on the current series. I discovered that waiting for time that would never come was a bad idea, and now carve out that time as if it is my second job. In essence it really is, except that it is not motivated by a need to pay bills, but rather a desire to tell the story inside me. When life happens with my family, I deal with it in stride and simply devote more time when there is time to the writing.

What is the easiest part of the writing process for you?
Actually writing the story. Once I have a story in mind, the words and the story just seem to write themselves with the help of my keyboard. 

What is your preferred writing environment?
My preferred writing environment is wherever I can find myself at ease and relaxed. It doesn’t really matter where, so long as it is comfortably lit and at a table or desk with my cup of coffee (hot or iced) next to me. I’ve been using my laptop to type out my stories as opposed to a desktop computer because I tend to be mobile. I have written at a Barnes & Noble cafe, Starbucks, at home at a writing table, in the comfort of my hotel room when away at conferences for my “day job,” and at my university office. I think the only thing these places have in common is free Wi-Fi.

How would you describe your writing style?
I have mentioned a few times that I am a storyteller, but what I did not mention is that I try to tell the story based on what the character or characters is/are feeling. I focus a lot on describing what is happening to the character(s) internally. What is he or she thinking? What is he or she feeling? I also imagine the story being played over in my head as if it is a movie, and I describe what is happening in my head as I write. I sometimes write an outline when my thoughts go faster than my writing, but most of my writing just comes out as if chapters at a time. When I do create an outline of sorts, it is usually free flowing and fluid so that parts to the story can be moved around. I just need to get the thought or the idea out on paper so I don’t forget.

When did you know you truly wanted to give writing a shot?
I began writing out full novels shortly after finishing my first college degree, just to see what kind of story would come out of me. I had toyed with the idea of possibly having these stories published as early as 1999, but being busy with work and graduate school, I never really thought of it seriously until I had purchased my first Kindle and read several authors who were self-published. I admired their courage for putting themselves and their work out there. I did some research on self-publishing and decided I would give it a shot by using Amazon’s KDP program in 2012. I sent in the first two stories in through that program, and discovered that there were people who would enjoy reading my work and who liked my writing style. I took a chance at sending my favorite story to a publisher who caught my eye, and she liked my work too. That was in 2012 when I contacted Fountain Blue Publishing, and my first book was published a few months after in June 2013. I am so grateful I took that risk of putting my work out there and I don’t regret giving my writing a chance.

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R C Bean Interview

12/19/2014

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I would like to introduce you to an author and poet that uses the pen name of R C Bean. I hope you enjoy getting to know her.
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Please tell us a little about yourself.
I am a person wearing many hats on one head. Sometimes, the hats are too large for my head, but that doesn’t stop me from trying them on. I am interested in everything under the Sun. I believe in leaving a mark, making a difference, and being everything that I can be.

Tell us about your latest book.
My very first book, Winter Leaves is coming out this month. Winter Leaves is a collection of visual poetry, featuring some of my poems along with visual graphics to represent the essence in them. The book is published by Purple Unicorn Media, a budding traditional publishing house based in Swansea, UK.
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What do you have coming out in the future?
I have a non-fiction work slated for a March 2015 release. I’ve titled it Solitaire Melodies. Solitaire (a pun here) denotes two things – a hugely captivating one-player game, and a single piece of gem (usually a diamond) that adorns a jewellery piece all by itself. The subjects of my interest are such women achievers – unafraid to play their games alone, unified by the uniqueness in the ways they have paved their professions and careers, all with a steely determination to make a mark through the walls of time. My book is all about these women who have taken a leap of faith to pursue their passions, and have excelled at it…!

I am also working on a short-story collection, Two to Tango, slated for the second half of next year.

From where do you draw your inspiration?
A very accomplished artist once happened to look at a painting of mine, and observed “If not for pain, there would be no artists, would there?!” The statement has stuck to me ever since. I think that’s where I draw my inspiration - from the pain of the world around me.

What authors inspire your writing?
Although I would love to proclaim how brilliant a writer I am, my sense of realism prevents me from being falsely boastful. Given the fact that my writing isn’t earth-shattering, naming authors as inspiration for my writing would be a gross injustice to their talent!
However, I can name authors who have inspired my thinking - indirectly influencing my writing… I grew up reading Shakespeare and Jeffrey Archer. The restlessness of the transition from the late teen years to the early twenties needed some grounding from writers such as Ayn Rand and Iris Murdoch. Richard Bach’s writings have answered many of my questions arising from internal conflicts.

What kind of books do you like to read?
Almost all genres. In particular,
Fiction -- to see this world afresh and anew
Fantasy -- to forget this world altogether and transcend into another
Romance -- because the world is never the same once romance touches it
Memoirs -- to gather lessons on how one deals with what the world inflicts on them

How have your real life experiences influenced your writing?
My real life experiences reflect all over my writing - my poems, the chapters of my non-fiction work. All of these are heavily studded with my observations on life, people, and humanity itself. What I have seen and experienced have paved the way for who I am today - including my choice and style of writing.

What do you like to do when you are not writing?
Definitely not be idle! I never cease to get interested in different pursuits and on any given day, I am doing at least five or six of these. Singing, painting, photography, graphic design, writing, blogging, cooking, reading and much more! I am pretty mediocre at most of these, and I am terrible at the rest. But not being good at something is no reason for me to not do something.
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What was your road to publishing like?  Tell us about it.
I’m afraid I haven’t had enough experience with this to make it a fascinating story. I’m just one of those fortunate ones to have got the interest of a good and supportive budding publisher.

How did you come up with the title of your book?
Here is my thought-train on Winter Leaves...

Abiding with nature’s stipulations, Winter faithfully trails Autumn. Conforming to what has been their obligation since time immemorial, most leaves wither away to the call of Fall. All, except a few. Some which determinedly defy age-old conditioning and hang on, clinging on with all their might to the frosting trees, the loving homes where they were once welcome. With no inkling of awareness about if and when Winter will end at all, they hang on – for whom?

The thoughts that make up this book are also similar leaves hanging on after Autumn – seeds of mentation left behind long after the mind has been beaten to numbness… Words that do not want to wither away despite all efforts to erase them.  

What celebrity would you chose to play the main character(s) in the movie rendition of your book?
Mine aren’t fiction books yet, and so do not qualify for this question. However, if I ever make them to be audio books, I would love to have them narrated by Morgan Freeman! I have been enticed by his voice ever since Shawshank Redemption, as many of us here I am sure are. I see no better voice to help a reader unravel a book.


What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?
Making the writing concise and precise. Anyone talking to me would know I’m a huge chatterbox and I use up a 100 words when 10 would suffice. Give to me a notebook, a pen and some coffee, and you’ll probably have a 1000 pages on nonsense in no time. To make sense out of all that babbling later and put some shape into, is a mammoth task for me and I fail at it big time.


What is your preferred writing environment?
The sun, the sand and the sea - with a cup of coffee. There's not much of the first three where I live, but I make sure I get loads of coffee!
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Lauren Boehm Lynch Interview

12/15/2014

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I'd like to introduce you to Lauren Boehm Lynch. She is another Fountain Blue Publishing Author.
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What do you have coming out in the future?
Snutter Butter Kittens & Whispering Willows The Dark Winter

What genre do you enjoy writing the most and why?
The most I would say is young teen/adult. It is a great feeling when a teenager ask When is the next book coming out, I loved the first one! I love the telling of the story, no matter how long the story is!

What kind of books do I like to read? 
Mystery, Crime Novels, Romance!


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What do you like to do when you are not writing? 
I love just being with my animals on the farm. Cooking, I love to cook!

Is your book a stand alone or a series? 
The Cookbook, Cooking on The Broken Road Farm I hope will be a series! Whispering Willows is book one of a series. My Children's books are based on our dogs on The Broken Road Farm each book is another adventure!

What is the hardest part of the writing process for you? 
That first page, after that I am good!


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Do you read the genre you write? Yes

How did you come up with the title of your book? 
The cookbook is based on my website The Broken Road Farm. The two children's books Night Critters and Snutter Butter Kittens, my husband came up with. Whispering Willows, it just came to me!
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What authors inspire you to write? 
James Patterson, I love his books!

All my books are available online everywhere
Barnes & Nobles stores and Books A Million stores
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June Bourgo Interview

12/10/2014

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I'd like to introduce all of you to June Bourgo. She is one of my fellow Fountain Blue Publishing authors.
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Please tell us a little about yourself.

Greetings all. My name is June Bourgo. I first want to thank Dante for this interview. I was born and raised in Montreal and moved to British Columbia at the age of nineteen. My journey to writing has been a long one. Life had other plans for me and took me down other paths than the writing one. At age thirty-six, I wrote some articles for a magazine and this is where my writing journey began. But it wasn’t until I was fifty-three that I started writing my first novel. 

Tell us about your latest book.

My first book, Winter’s Captive, Book1 of the Georgia Series, was released by Fountain Blue Publishing on October 3, 2014. This story was a labor of love for me. Although a tale of fiction, I wanted to give back to the reader lessons learned after I left a nine-year abusive first marriage.
I chose to do so in a fiction story, based not on the subject of abuse, but the expectations and myths we carry into marriage.

Winter’s Captive is a story of a pregnant, urban woman’s journey to survive, lost and alone in a vast, harsh wilderness. Georgia Charles is a heroine who faced with adverse conditions, must make decisions to save herself and her unborn child in a foreign environment. Through this experience, she examines the role she played in the demise of her marriage. 
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What do you have coming out in the future?

Chasing Georgia, Book 2 of the Georgia Series should be out in a couple of months. A continuing saga of Georgia’s life, this story takes place five years later. It is a story of redemption, forgiveness, and the knowledge that a family is not born of blood, but of communion, love, and respect.

What genre do you enjoy writing the most and why?

I enjoy writing women’s’ empowerment stories. Because of my own past experience, I want to see my characters come into their own as I did. The world has come a long way in the past sixty years, but the plight of women has a long way to go. There’s still a high rate of domestic abuse against women in western culture, not to mention the atrocities to women in third world countries.

From where do you draw your inspiration?

Great question. I draw my inspiration from my past experiences and from people I read about. There is another aspect apart from people. I love nature. My second husband, Dennis and I live in the interior of B.C. surrounded by raw land and ranch lands with two head of cat, Marbles, our calico diva, and Picasso, a sub-servant gray tabby. The purity and spirituality of this great expanse is a huge inspiration to my writing.

Do you ever base your characters on real people in your life?

No. I take bits and pieces of people’s personalities and mold them into a character’s traits. But, I stay away from basing them on people in my life. In my mind, I would see that person instead of the character I’m creating, which would get in the way of my creativity. I, also, don’t ever want someone in my life to think a bad character was based on them.   

What authors inspire your writing?

Barbara Delinsky is a favorite of mine. She writes stories of everyday life that we can all relate to. And as a Canadian, I have to say I look up to Carol Shields who won a 1995 Pulitzer prize and of course, 2013 Nobel Prize winner, Margaret Atwood.   

What was your road to publishing like?  Tell us about it.

It took nine years to complete my first novel. I have to say, I’m one of the lucky ones. I invested time looking for an agent and sending my manuscript out to about a dozen publishers. One publisher took the time to write back and tell me that I had a great story, but this is what’s wrong with it and why they won’t publish it. It changed everything. I tore the story apart and sent it out to two publishers in December of 2010. Two weeks later I had a publisher. The book came out in October of 2011. However, my publisher, to whom I will forever be grateful to, had a different vision than I. I received my rights back in February of 2014 and Fountain Blue Publishing picked it up a month later. The story has yet again been rewritten and ten thousand words added. FBP editor, Ron Bagliere, helped me make the story all that it could be. FBP, also, picked up the second book in the Georgia Series.  

Is your book a stand alone or a series?

Although my books are a series, they can still stand alone. I’m currently working on A Missing Thread, Book 3 of the Georgia Series. I’m not sure that a fourth is coming. I think it’s time to leave Georgia to her life and move on to another series. I have ideas floating around in my head but nothing concrete as yet.

Do you read the genre you write for or do you prefer other genres?

Mostly, the genre I write in, but I have writer friends who write in other genres and I will read their works.

What is the hardest part of the writing process for you?

Being disciplined. Being your own boss is wonderful, but writing is a business and has to be worked at to be successful.

What is the easiest part of the writing process for you?

Research! I love doing research, especially if it means learning things I know nothing about. There’s a certain satisfaction in reading a scene you’ve written about a subject you knew nothing about previously and then seeing the story flow with this newfound wisdom.  

Do you have a careful plan when plotting your stories or do you just go with the flow?

No careful plan for me. I go where the muse takes me. The story and the characters lead me. Sometimes I write the end first, back to the beginning, then the middle. In my first novel, I had no idea how to start Chapter 1. It was the last chapter I wrote. My new favorite word is ‘Panster’. I never knew that I was a ‘Panster’ and not a ‘Plotter’ until I took one of my publisher’s workshops LOL.

Thank you again, Dante, for having me. Here are the links to my sites for anyone who would like to follow my blog, purchase a book, or visit me on my Facebook Author page. My book is available in paperback and e-book format. 
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Christopher Heard Interview

12/5/2014

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Today marks the beginning of a new adventure. This is the first installment of Interviews by Dante. I'd like to introduce you to Christopher Heard. He'e one of my fellow Fountain Blue Publishing Authors. 
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Please tell us a little about yourself.
I was born and raised in Southern Ontario, Canada – currently residing in Toronto. Ever since I was a kid I dreamed of being a writer, and author – I was one of those geeky kids who skipped class to go read in the library! The realization of my dream of becoming an author was a circuitous process – I began writing for our local newspaper right out of high school and ended up as a television host first on a local movie themed talk show I co-created, then on a national show on the arts that won us a slew of awards – it was only then that I was able to finally become the thing I dreamed of – an author.

Tell us about your latest book.
My latest book is my first foray into the realm of books for kids, it is called Isabelle, The Butterfly and it was written in collaboration with my eight year old daughter Isabelle. It is a little story about recognizing the magic that exists all around us, even if we aren’t aware of it.
The book came about as a spark of an idea when Isabelle and I were browsing in a bookstore in the city where she lives, Windsor, Ontario – we happened upon a copy of my previous book, The Suite Life – The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living, we looked through it and Isabelle casually mentioned, “maybe we could write a book together some time…” and it all started right there and then.
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What do you have coming out in the future?
My next book is called In Hemingway’s Room and it is about the hotels around the world that Hemingway loved and had adventures in and wrote his books in – I am a big hotel guy myself and have written a lot on hotels, so the idea of tracing the footsteps of a literary idol of mine during his adventures in hotels was something I found irresistible – it will be my second book for Fountain Blue Publishing.

What genre do you enjoy writing the most and why?
I don’t know that I have a specific genre that I enjoy more than another – my first eight books were biographies, my ninth a kind of a memoir, my tenth is a kid’s book – so I am open to any kind of writing. I have to say that through my writing in book form and as a journalist I do enjoy writing about adventure travel a lot.

From where do you draw your inspiration?
I draw inspiration from anywhere and everywhere – from the books I read and the people I meet, the films I have loved and the extensive travel I had done – I think a true writer is inspired by life itself and all its mysteries and wonders. You just have to leave yourself wide open and be accepting of ideas and inspiration from anywhere because you really never known from where it will come at you.

Do you ever base your characters on real people in your life?
As I mentioned above – my first eight books were biographies so they were not just based on real people but about them – and I have never written a book on anyone that I haven’t met and spent time with, so the answer to your question here is yes!

What authors inspire your writing?
I am inspired by many different authors and the list changes all the time – whenever I am exposed to a writer I have never read I am all of a sudden hit with another wave of inspiration by their work – currently I have been reading a few of the earlier books from writer-chef Anthony Bourdain whose writing I find enormously entertaining and interesting.

What kind of books do you like to read?

Again, I read anything and everything – I love biographies, I have a fascination for books on Ancient Rome – I read lots of books on fitness and health, I love reading cookbooks – I have a fondness for old pulp noir crime novels, especially the lean and tight works of guys like James M. Cain and Jim Thompson. I have enjoyed following the career of Stephen King and Lee Child…so the answer is – just about anything!

How have your real life experiences influenced your writing?
Yes, my real life travels and adventures literally inspired my ninth book, The Suite Life – The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living. My history with a particular hotel and my fascination with the world of hotel living and hotel culture was the subject of that book – the book I had been wanting to write for a number of years.

What do you like to do when you are not writing?
When I am not writing I am an avid runner with three marathons, so far, completed – I love long walks, I enjoy watching sports – everything from European soccer (I am a huge Real Madrid fan) to NASCAR (my drivers are Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick).

What was your road to publishing like? Tell us about it.
Well, I became a published writer out of high school when the entertainment editor of my local newspaper asked me to fill in for him. Seeing my thoughts and words in print was intoxicating, as I knew it would be when I dreamed of being an author as a kid. I wrote for the paper for a few years before ending up as a TV host – after being in New York interviewing James Cameron for my TV show I was approached by Doubleday-Random House to do a book on James Cameron and his work. I was thrilled to the high heavens that I was going to get that opportunity to be an author finally and jumped at the chance – that was followed by books on John Woo, Johnny Depp, Mickey Rourke, Johnny Depp again, Kiefer Sutherland, Britney Spears…but I have to say that all throughout the TV stuff and everything I always thought of myself as a writer – I wrote every day no matter where I was or what I was doing.

How did you come up with the title of your book?
To be honest, I don’t know! We decided to call our main character Isabelle because I like the name and calling it Isabelle, The Butterfly seemed cool because in our story the little butterfly calls herself Isabelle as well because she is so fascinated by the little girl named Isabelle – so it just seemed a simple and true title.

Is your book a stand alone or a series?
Well, it was written just as a stand alone – but there is no reason in the world why we couldn’t revisit this character with another story or adventure is the inspiration grabs us!

Do you read the genre you write for or do you prefer other genres?
I read kid’s books to my daughter when she was a baby and a toddler for sure but I never read kid’s books with the idea that I would one day want to do one. But in terms of adventure travel and biographies, I most certainly read them all the time.

What celebrity would you chose to play the main character(s) in the movie rendition of your book?
I don’t know – I guess since my daughter Isabelle has appeared in a couple short films I would suggest to the director or casting person that she be given a shot! But, if such an opportunity were to arise I think given the nature of our story a non-celebrity would serve it best – a fresh face that we may not have seen before.

Have you joined any writer’s groups?
No, I have never formally joined any writers groups.

Have you won any awards for your writing?
I have won awards for my TV stuff but not for writing – I honestly see the greatest reward for me as a writer as just seeing a book published and out there to join all the other works in bookstores and libraries  - one of my biggest thrills as a writer came the first time I saw one of my books in a second hand bookstore – I knew the circle was complete then as it was used bookstores where I got most of my education and inspiration as a writer.

What is the easiest part of the writing process for you?
The easiest part of writing for me is the first draft – I always do my first drafts in hand writing with one of my favourite pens – either a Waterman or a Caran d’Ache – I just love filling notebooks with ideas and passages and research and then putting it all together like a great puzzle.

What is your preferred writing environment?
My preferred writing environment is a comfortable hotel suite.

How would you describe your writing style?
My writing style is fast and loose – I love to just pour it all out and then whittle it back – I just write with a kind of wild abandon, leaving no idea unexplored – then once I have exhausted myself that way and sift and sort through what I have and with the help of an editor we try to get it to where it was supposed to be.

Do you have a careful plan when plotting your stories or do you just go with the flow?
Go with the flow, baby – just pour it all out there.

With many publishing routes available today, which felt the most reliable to you when it came to the many choices? 
For me I have tended towards no having a preferred route – I have found that the work finds the publishing avenue that it was meant to be presented through – some books need big time publishing houses, some require the intimacy of a small publishing house – I have written for newspapers and magazines and on-line publications – all have their benefits and strengths – it is a matter of what the appropriate avenue is for the particular piece you are working on.

When did you know you truly wanted to give writing a shot?
That was never a conscious decision for me – I believe a writer is what you are, not what you do. I have loved writing and books since I could write and read – there was never a choice for me.

Christopher can be found on twitter:  @AuthorCHeard

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