lets chat about you and your books
Do you plot
or let the story unfold as you write?
I tried plotting everything once,
and I found I was not having as much fun in the act of writing. Now I only plot
minimally. I always come up with an ending first, to provide direction, then
have at it. Later, as I realize I’m juggling too many ideas in my head, I jot
them down, but only as beats along the way. The details I save for the moment.
Are your
characters based on real people?
Yes and no. I have actual people in
my supernatural series, notably William James , the father of psychology in
America & brother of the famous writer William James (author of Turn of the
Screw). William James heads the team of ghost hunters followed in The Eidola
Project novels. He was actually a paranormal investigator and wanted to apply
the scientific method to a search for the afterlife.
What's your
favorite book you've written?
So far it’s the second book in the
series, which involves a werewolf, titled Moonlight Becomes You (I’m
hoping to have it out before Halloween of this year). I’ve always been
interested in werewolves and wanted to be one as a boy!
How did you
do in English as a kid?
It was a mixed bag. I always
struggled with spelling (hey, I hear that F. Scott Fitzgerald did too!) so I
was always dreading spelling bees and would only advance due to attrition at
the top. When I finally got an English teacher in junior high who loved my
creativity I was in heaven. (In fact, the idea for The Eidola Project
began as a story I wrote for that teacher!) I was always a voracious reader.
When did you
decide to become an author?
I flirted with it earlier in life,
but set it aside in favor of music, raising a family, and my career as a middle
school history teacher. Once the kids were grown, I realized how much I wanted
to put writing back into my live. I decided to pursue becoming an author about
seven years ago. I first began writing pilot scripts for television and did
well in several contests. I had lots of script requests from agents and
producers, but didn’t get much further. A former television writer and
showrunner suggested writing a novel as a way of breaking in. As it turns out,
I love writing novels. I’m having a ball!
now for a bit of fun
What's the
most blatant lie you've ever told?
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Who do you
see as a hero/heroine in your life?
Especially in this time of the
coronavirus, my wife, who runs a homeless women’s day program in Seattle and is
exposed to many people daily. Likewise, healthcare workers and the local
checkers at the grocery. Heroes all.
What did you
want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a werewolf. As I
mentioned in my bio, when it snowed, I would walk halfway out onto neighbors’
lawns and then make paw prints with my fingers as far out as I could stretch. I
would then work my way backwards out to the street and fetch the neighborhood
kids, trying to convince them someone had turned into a werewolf right here on
this lawn. Most were skeptical.
Alas, I never became a werewolf, but
came as close as possible by growing a beard as an adult.
Do you have
a favorite quote?
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s
best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” Groucho Marx
If you came
with a warning label, what would it say?
WARNING: Incurable punster.
Do you have
any hobbies?
I play saxophone and flute in a
local blues group. I collect albums, especially jazz or those with wacky covers
(e.g., Snack Attack by Godley & Creme). I also collect books, toys
and cultural oddities.
Where can we find out more?
Website: https://robertheroldauthor.com/
Twitter: https://robertheroldauthor.com/
Download The Eidola Project on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Eidola-Project-Novel-ebook/dp/B07YRB4F99
and other online retailers
6 comments:
Love reading about everyone. Keep having a blast! And my kudos and prayers to your wife - be well!
Wanted to be a werewolf! Hilarious and adorable.
So enjoy these bios. Thank you for your years as a teacher, and to your wife for her current work. Love you still want to be a werewolf. Getting lost in the fog delivering pizza sounds like a good idea for one of your books.
Enjoyed learning more about you. I think it would be so cool to be a werewolf! Maybe that's because I love canines so much
Enjoyed learning more about you. Thanks for your years as a teacher and bless your wife for her selfless work. Tough times. Good luck and stay safe!
Yep being a werewolf was on my list. LOL
Thanks, all, for your comments. As it turned out, my wife contracted COVID-19. Fortunately, she is recovering and is past the danger phase of the disease. 'Still no sense of taste (of course, she married me!) or smell, and she still tires easily.
Be well!
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