Featured Interview With John J. Zelenski
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in beautiful Northeastern Pennsylvania, and still call valley city of Scranton my home. I live with my wife and two children and we have a long-haired grey cat named Princess and a Shih Tzu/Yorkie mix dog name Dusty (they do not get along too well.) We also have two Betta fish – one named “Thomas” and the other called “Prince.” The do get along well – each in their separate bowls.
When not writing about ghosts, angles, demons, or anything supernatural, you just may find me doing chores around the house so that in my free time I can write about ghosts, angles, demons, or anything supernatural.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I have loved books from an early age. True, they were comic books, but still books nonetheless. I have been writing off and on since about sixteen. That would make me…….years old. I suppose converting my age to dog years would mean that I should be looking at nursing homes! My first novel, Walker’s Vale was published in 2012, and it’s prequel, The Journal of Ezekiel Walker, was just released a few months ago. Both stories are told from a Christian/ paranormal view which I can certainly relate to – literally. Strange occurrences began to happen when my family moved into our then new home in 1977. But that’s a story for another time…..
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite authors have all passed on as I find the Bible to be the greatest work of literature ever created. However, Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is my favorite classic piece of literature as well as her rarely seen, yet hauntingly beautiful poems. On a contemporary level, I enjoy reading Mr. Ted Dekker and Mr. Frank Peretti.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
While my first novel, Walker’s Vale is presently in pre-production with Allegentsia Productions to become a feature film, I decided to give a background to the Walker’s Vale story by releasing the prequel, The Journal of Ezekiel Walker. This story give the backdrop to the eerie town of Walker’s Vale, Pennsylvania and further clarifies the unusual happenings of the even stranger preacher named Ezekiel Walker. Do all “bad guys” wear black? I’ll let you the reader decide that one.
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