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Interviewed appeared May
1, on
www.joanreeves.com/
Go to the site and click on ‘reading’
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL
HASKINS
May 2009
This month we have mystery author Michael Haskins as our
guest. Michael is the author of Chasin the Wind published by
Five Star (Gale/Cengage). His book is the first of the Mad
Mick Murphy Mystery series.
Though Michael's book is
sold out, you can find some copies on Amazon or visit his
website for more info. I'm looking forward to another Mad Mick
Murphy Mystery. I hope you'll visit his website and blog.
You'll like what you find.
The Standard 10
Joan: How many years from first manuscript to first sale?
Michael: My first full manuscript was written in the late
'80s, however, Chasin' the Wind took a year to write
and year to sell and almost two years until its publication
date.
Joan: What has been your best experience as a published
author?
Michael: My first book signing in Key West where friends
and strangers actually showed up and bought the book.
Joan: What has been your worst experience as a published
author?
Michael: The hard work of promoting the book.
Joan: What has surprised you most as a professional
writer?
Michael: That writing the book was the easy part,
promoting it is the hardest part.
Joan: If you could write any story, without regard to it
selling or any of those other business issues, what would you
write?
Michael: I would like to write a story where James Dean,
Ernest Hemingway and Che Guevara meet and discuss the '50s and
'60s and they picture the future.
Joan: What do you love about your career?
Michael: Seeing my imagination come to life on paper.
Joan: What do you hate about your career?
Michael: I can't make a living at it.
Joan: If you got a big 6-figure advance for a book, what's
the first thing you'd buy for yourself?
Michael: A bigger sailboat!
Joan: What is the best advice you can give beginning
writers?
Michael: Erase the words give up from your vocabulary and
then read a lot and write daily.
Joan: What would you like readers to know?
Michael: That writing, creating life on paper, is fun and
after you're done and rewrite and edit, you think you know how
God felt once.
Thanks, Michael. I enjoyed your book, and I appreciate your
taking time to visit with us.
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