Featured Interview With Stan Schatt
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona before central air conditioning. I don’t care how many times I heard that it was “dry heat,” it was hot! I’ve had several different careers including futurist, English Professor, software trainer, network manager, police department administrator, hospital/autopsy worker, market research executive, sales manager, etc. I incorporate what I’ve learned from my various careers in my novels.
I’ve been fortune to travel extensively and have my way paid for the most part by the companies I worked for. If you look at the list of the thirty-three books I’ve written, you’ll see they reflect my interest in almost everything. I’ve written books on career changing, procedures for first contact with extraterrestrials, guides to the novels of Michael Connelly and Daniel Silva, and lots and lots of books on technology. I also have written paranormal mysteries, science fiction, and adventure novels.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
When I was twelve, I sat down with a pad of paper and a pencil and wrote my first novel, a science fiction story about space travel. I always loved books and loved reading. That particular day I had gone to a library and couldn’t find the type of science fiction novel I wanted to read, so I decided I’d write something that I would love to read.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I like to read Michael Connelly, Daniel Silva, Frank Herbert, and Nelson DeMille. I also like to read and re-read books by James Clavell and William Faulkner. My two favorite genres at the moment are science fiction and mysteries.
When I write science fiction, Frank Herbert inspires me because he was able to create an entirely new universe and history in Dune. The fact he could make such a universe highly believable challenges anyone who wants to follow him and write science fiction.
As far as mysteries go, I’m inspired by Michael Connelly, Faye Kellerman, and her husband. All three novelists write about continuing characters. I’ve only written one sequel so far, but I already can see how difficult it is to keep characters growing from novel to novel and still be consistent and entertaining.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Alien Love is based on the premise that Earth today might be very much like Casablanca in the movie of that name –in other words, a place where people (in this case that includes aliens) can be found who have very different agendas they are planning. The question I ask after writing an entire non-fiction book on first contact with extraterrestrials is how can we hope to understand true aliens with completely different codes of conduct. I also asked myself what would happen if a human male fell for an attractive female who just happened to be alien. The other question I asked myself is what if all the conspiracy talk found on the web about an alien presence on the Moon and a secret agreement between our government and aliens were really true. That’s the starting point for this novel. I did extensive research for Alien Love and read hundreds of pages of first-hand “accounts” of encounters with aliens. I also read statements attributed to some of our astronauts.
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