Originally posted at Author Interview with Mackenzie Brown
Hello everyone, today I have the great pleasure of introducing Mackenzie Brown the author. Mackenzie is originally from Liverpool UK (my home town) Some of you will be aware that I am reviewing one of Mackenzie’s books “The Book of Souls” in this month’s book reviews. You can find this month’s reading list on the sidebar on the right. I asked Mackenzie some questions to give you all an insight into who he is, as a person. If there are any further questions you would like to ask him, please do this through the comments section. So without further ado, here is the Author Interview, of Mackenzie Brown.
(1) When did your love of writing begin?
It began when I started to read some decent literature (in my early teens). I’ve always been good at sketching and in all honesty writing won out in the end. I begun by writing (some pretty awful) short stories and progressed from there.
(2) What inspires you?
I’m inspired by many things. Good writing, something somebody might say, stories about the past I’ve heard, plus certain genres excites me. I also try to write at least one passage in any of my stories that is as near perfect as I can make it.
(3) What would you like readers to take from your writing?
I’d like them to be moved and entertained. I don’t expect anyone to read my work and think this bloke is a genius.
(4) Who are you favorite writers?
I like lots of different writers across a wide variety of genres. I like Stephen King and Dickens. I love the hardly mentioned British author Howard Spring, but equally love the works of Raymond Chandler. For short stories I don’t think there is anyone better than F Scott Fitzgerald.
(5) Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
If you start a story, finish it, even if you think it is the biggest pile of rubbish you’ve ever written. Rewriting is a massive part of the process in my view. Use your first draft to mould your story.
(6) Tell me about your books?
My new release, Lost Boys, charts the search for missing boys over a twenty year period and is set during the political upheaval of early 1970’s Liverpool. The story is told through the eyes of 13 year old Carol Blake. I was partly influenced by Peter Straub’s Mystery, but opted for a female narrative to try and soften the rather serious and distressing subject matter. Infamous retired detective Delbert Walsh is at first a rather mysterious character, but Carol and her friends soon learn he is conducting his own investigation into the disappearances that started when he was searching for his own missing son five years before.
My first release, The Shifting is soon to be re-released after proof reading and some reformatting. The story involves the discovery of a boy who has been missing for ten years but nobody can understand why he hasn’t aged one day. The boy is suffering from memory loss, but is certain his life is in danger. A band of paid killers seek to silence him before his memory returns.
My second release is a young and adult fantasy originally written for my own children. Imelda Stone has always known she was different from other children, but on the eve of her father’s disappearance she learns a little about her extraordinary gifts. Her father is presumed dead, but she knows different and when she hears a voice calling to her from the old dry well at the bottom of the garden, all her hopes and fears are realized at once.
I’ve also become involved with a group of indie writers on both sides of the Atlantic and we’ve put together three volumes of short stories, with all proceeds to charity, they are; Out of Darkness, A Festive Feast and Love Is In The Air
(7) Are you writing anything at the moment?
I’m writing a sequel to The Shifting, I’m calling The Burning.
(8) Where can people find you?
Twitter @mackbrownbooks, Tumblr (blog) http://mackenzie-brown.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MackBrownBooks?ref=tn_tnmn, Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6434456.Mackenzie_Brown, linkedin http://www.linkedin. My Website http://mackbrown.moonfruit.com/)
(9) If you had to leave your house in a hurry and could only take three things, what would they be?
My Kindle, my treasured copy of A Sunset Touch by Howard Spring and my laptop.
(10) How will you be promoting your new book and when will it be launched?
My book was launched 20th March.The book is also available in paperback to buy in the UK and the USA via Createspace with Amazon. I am running an online launch on Facebook and Goodreads. I’ll also be promoting the book via Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, LinkedIn, Goodreads and my own website.
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