Featured Interview With robert emery (pen name R. J. Eastwood
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in Bristol, Rhode Island, but have been a Florida resident since 1970. I spent my career writing and directing motion pictures and Tv productions, but turned to writing novels once I retired from active production. This year my work was honored by the 2017 Author’s Circle, Novel of Excellence, for best Fiction, the 2018 Readers’ Favorite award for Book of the Year by Book TalkRadio, and the 2018 Readers’ Favorite Award for best Fiction.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I actually began writing short stories around the age of 13-14 without the slightest clue where it might take my life path. I was with Armed Forces Radio & Television while in the Air Force, and I think that’s when I got serious about writing, which was for movies and television. Writing novels became an extension of that
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
Lee Child, Steven King, Cormac McCarthy. I think Lee Child has the greatest influence on me. His ability to paid a scene is second to none.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Midnight Black was an idea I had about an ex-DEA officer who was sentenced for a murder and placed in total isolation for 20 years. He’s paroled 5 years early and returns to a world on the brink of collapse. His parole calls for him to work in drug enforcement again, until he learns the drug mission of the unit he’s assigned to. I wanted to toss this character in the middle of chaos and see how it might find his way out of it. Initial reviews indicate I may have touched a human button that people can relate to, but hope it never happens. It took 13 months and every page was a discovery since I do not outline my books . I know the main character, his plight, I know the beginning and the end, but that’s all. I go from there and let my imagination take me to that known ending.
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