Ask the Author: Robert Drews
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Robert Drews
The personalities and gamesmanship in Bingo halls.
Robert Drews
A novel about a man who embarks on a trip in memory of his mother.
Robert Drews
Using your imagination.
Robert Drews
I never get it. I write when I am ready to sit down and write. Why waste time staring at a blank screen.
Bob Drews
Why my mother picked July 2 instead of July 1 for my birthday.
Bob Drews
Why my mother picked July 2 instead of July 1 for my birthday.
Bob Drews
I believe I'd spend time beside Robinson Crusoe to see if I were able to live by my own wits and instincts of survival.
Bob Drews
After reading novels, biographies, autobiographies, and political chest thumpers for many years, I believe I will start re-reading some of those books I waded through in high school and college for grades but not for enjoyment and insight. So my list for the spring, summer, fall, and winter includes Moby-Dick (may take me a while) and the writings of Arthur Conan Doyle and Jules Verne.
Bob Drews
This is not exactly an answer to the question but it is still an intriguing idea. My sister loves horror movies; I hate them and told her once I find them too scary. She said, "It's not the horror movies that are scary, it's life itself that is."
Bob Drews
Road trips form the framework of my books, and the people, places and circumstances take off from there. My current novel involves a man who decides to go on a Bingo road trip in memory of his deceased mother who loved the game.
Bob Drews
Don't take it personally when no one reads your stuff or agents/publishers reject/don't respond to your submissions.
Bob Drews
I shut off the computer for the day.
Bob Drews
Letting your imagination work without letting it run out of control, plus being in control of beginnings and endings.
Bob Drews
My most imaginative ideas come (1) during attending Mass in-person or now virtually attending Bible-based services (2) lying in bed when I invariably awake around 3 a.m. (3) sitting on city buses (4) observing people and places while traveling by car or airplane.
Bob Drews
I am still hunting for a publisher/agent for my two latest novels. The first was inspired by the random idea of two friends taking parallel road trips and how the different experiences changed them. The second was inspired by my mom's passing and her love of Bingo.
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