Hi! I am
Carolyn Howard Johnson, your trusty New Book Review blogger and author of the
multi award-winning
HowTo Do It
Frugally Series of books for writers. This blog has heretofore been
exclusive for reviews but I thought I’d do a special series of interviews after
I chatted with Jeanie Loiacono, President of
Loiacono Literary
Agency – Where ‘can’t’ is not in our vocabulary! I
thought sharing the interviews would help the many subscribers and visitors to
this New Book Review blog, including authors, reviewers, and, of course, readers
who just might find a new favorite author among the featured books and
authors.
So, today
welcome J.J.
White.
J.J. White is an award winning author who has had articles
and stories published in several anthologies and magazines including, Wordsmith, The Homestead Review, The Seven Hills Review, Bacopa Review, and The Grey Sparrow Journal. His story, “The Adventures of
the Nine Hole League,” was published in the Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Volume
13. His novels published by Black Opal Books are: Prodigious Savant (2014), Deviant Acts (2015) and Nisei (2016). He was recently
nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short piece, “Tour Bus.” He lives in
Merritt Island, Florida with his lovely wife, Pamela.
- What is your genre? Is it
fiction or nonfiction? Crime.
Fiction
- What made you want to be a
writer? It
seemed the best outlet for my creative talents without applying too much effort.
- Of all the authors out there,
who inspired you most? James M.
Cain.
- What is your writing style?
Do you outline? Linearly? By scene? Why? I know the beginning and the
end of the story. From there I outline a chapter using bullets and refer to
those bullets as I write the chapter.
- Do you write every day? How
much? How long? Only on weekdays for two
hours after watching Jeopardy with my
wife. I can’t type, so I usually eek out ten to fifteen hand-written pages a
night.
- Do you think reading is as
important to writing for an author? Why? You can’t write anything of
quality unless you read prodigiously. I listen to sixty or so books a year and
read about ten. I have a long commute to work.
- What are some of the things
you would like to share with budding authors? Learn how to paint, instead.
J Seriously, though, if you
insist on self-flagellation, write and read whenever you can and the breaks will
eventually come your way.
- Do you have any marketing and
promotional advice, referrals, tips you would like to share? Try to entice the employees
and vendors in your workplace to buy, read, and review your book. If your book
is good, they’ll spread the word.
- Do you think conferences are
beneficial? If so, what have you learned? Which ones do you frequent?
Conferences
are the best place to find a publisher or agent or both. I’ve learned to attend
a variety of conferences in order to get different perspectives on similar
subjects. I like the Killer Nashville and Thrillerfest
conferences.
- Where can we find you, your
books and when is your next event? My website is at www.jjwhitebooks.com My latest novel, Deviant Acts, was released in
November by Black Opal Books. I will be interviewed on CrimeFiction.FM, December
10, at 11 am Eastern Time. Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency,
Jeanie Loiacono www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com/authors/jj-white
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ABOUT THE SPONSORING AGENT
Jeanie Loiacono, President, Loiacono Literary
Agency
A facilitator of dreams, Jeanie Loiacono represents over eighty authors. Her
forte is mystery, romance, thrillers, historical/military/southern fiction, and
all quality fiction/nonfiction. Her passion is to see her authors
succeed.
“There is nothing more rewarding than to hold one of my author’s books and
know I helped bring it to fruition. I am so blessed and privileged to be able to
work with some of the most talented writers in the world.”
Jeanie.L@llallc.net www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com
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