Ask the Author: Lloyd Richardson
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Lloyd Richardson
I cannot think of such a couple, sorry. I do love the relationship I have had with my wife of 30 years, so maybe that is always the standard I am applying unconsciously.
Lloyd Richardson
Not having to deal with other people, except when you want to!
Lloyd Richardson
Honestly I don't believe in inspiration. Writing is just work, so I force myself to write 2 or 3 hours per day. That is obviously harder when you have a fulltime job to cover at the same time, but you can pare it back some and keep at it.
Lloyd Richardson
As our friends at Nike say, Just do it! Don't wait to find agents or publishers. Try to write at least two books a year and start by self-publishing. Get them out there and let the market decide for you. Be forewarned that there are a lot of scams out there trying to take advantage of writers. I cannot mention names here, but if you search the internet, you will find plenty of information on these types of people.
Lloyd Richardson
This is a two-part answer. It has been my ambition since high school to write fiction. However, I decided many years ago that I would not write until I had something to write about, based on life experience. I did not see how, as a 20-something, I had much to convey. In terms of writing in the spy genre, while in the Foreign Service, I frequently observed that friends who were not in the Service believed I was working for the CIA in any event, and denial only increased their suspicions. I decided then to write about the often-unappreciated role of intelligence professionals in the development and implementation of US foreign policy. That became an imperative for me after 9/11. While I waited, I continued to work on developing my expository style by writing as a lawyer, as well as writing foreign policy articles and related book reviews.
As for this particular story, it is the second in a trilogy of Adam Chin spy thrillers. After watching the Obama Administration make hash of US foreign policy for six years—and then desperately seeking a “deal” with Iran to make itself look good—I think it is obvious that this president and his cronies have absolutely no clue that we live in a dangerous world. When the most dangerous thing you have ever done in your life is to hang around the faculty lounge, I guess you think that talk solves everything. Too bad it doesn’t work like that.
As for this particular story, it is the second in a trilogy of Adam Chin spy thrillers. After watching the Obama Administration make hash of US foreign policy for six years—and then desperately seeking a “deal” with Iran to make itself look good—I think it is obvious that this president and his cronies have absolutely no clue that we live in a dangerous world. When the most dangerous thing you have ever done in your life is to hang around the faculty lounge, I guess you think that talk solves everything. Too bad it doesn’t work like that.
Lloyd Richardson
The third installment in the Adam Chin-Supriya Lal series, called "Seven Days in August." It is set in East Africa, where I have spent a lot of time. I also have a new series on the drawing board, whose protagonist is Ian Macauley. He is based in St. Lucia and runs a global security company and hostage rescue team serving corporations and governments. Yes, he sails!
Lloyd Richardson
I sit down and start working! The characters generally fix the "blockage" themselves.
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