Featured Interview With Marie D. Jones
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in a small town in Rockland County, New York. I’ve been writing and telling stories since I could hold a crayon and open my yapper. I currently have a strange chihuahua that looks more like a fruit bat (we worry about interspecies mingling) and a diva cat who is my last of three named after famous dead people.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was reading by age two, and writing shortly after. I actually wrote a book at the age of five about living on Mars, which at the time I spelled “Marse.” Creative license…I have been an avid and voracious reader and writer ever since. As a kid, the library was my best friend, along with my sister! I would take out a dozen books at a time and read them five times before going back for more. I began selling my work in my teen years, writing movie and video reviews for a few magazines, and horror and science fiction short stories. I eventually began writing screenplays and non-fiction books, of which I now have 15 to my name. I just recently made the transition back to fiction and writing for film, but still plan to put out a non-fiction book perhaps once a year.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorites are Stephen King and Charles de Lint. In a cage fighting match, I am afraid I’d have to root for both. I just discovered an awesome writer named Sarah Lotz. Her novel “THE THREE” blew my mind. I love reading science fiction and horror, but also thrillers and supernatural mysteries. Both my reading and writing preferences tend to be more masculine. I write science fiction, horror, thriller, conspiracy thrillers…and my non-fiction focuses on paranormal, cutting edge science, UFOs, conspiracies, metaphysics, human consciousness…that kind of thing. Currently, I am watching a lot of long form TV series because that is the direction my writing is moving in. I also write screenplays and currently have a science fiction adventure optioned. I inspire myself, something every writer must do. But my kid also inspires me. I have to feed him. My agent, manager and TV agent inspire me, because they give me these awesome things called “deadlines.”
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest non-fiction book is about the history of mind control, social engineering and domestic surveillance in the United States, called “MIND WARS.” It was published by New Page Books about six months ago and documents the history of behavior modification and manipulation programs, cults, shooter syndrome, conspiracies vs. realities, MK Ultra, media manipulation, advertising, political and religious coercive persuasion, non-lethal weapons and drone/satellite/camera surveillance, as well as how your computers and cell phones allow your every action to be tracked. Nope, it’s not tin foil hat stuff. My books, eight of which are written with my co-author Larry Flaxman, are all very well researched and as objectively written as possible! My latest fiction is a novel called “EKHO – EVIL KID HUNTING ORGANIZATION,” a middle grade sci fi series that is actually written with my son, Max, and based in part on his real life spy group he formed in grade school to stop bullies. It was published last July by Open Road and book two is on the way! I have a number of novel series debuting in 2016, so that is going to be a crazy year!
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