Ask the Author: John Wemlinger
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John Wemlinger
Never really had it. But if I did, I think I would be patient, trust my ability, take some time and look for inspiration and then set back down at the computer keyboard and start writing again.
John Wemlinger
Every author is going to answer this one differently. For me, the best part is holding the book in my hands...that sense of accomplishment.
John Wemlinger
First, write. Second, edit. Third, get a professional editor to work with you. Fourth, give it some time and try and find an agent or a publisher to work with. Fifth, if after a diligent try to publish your book the "traditional" way and it isn't panning out and you still believe your work is good enough for the public to read, then consider self-publishing. But be careful here. Get some recommendations as to who to use. I'd be happy to talk to you about my personal recommendation. Simply contact me through my website, www.johnwemlinger.com.
John Wemlinger
Just finished my third novel, "Before the Snow Flies", but my publisher and my friend have told me, "You are only as good as your next project". Writer's must keep writing. So, #4 will be titled "The Housekeeper's Diary" and will be set in the town of Frankfort, Michigan. As far as genre, thus far, I would have to call it a "murder mystery".
John Wemlinger
I live now in northwestern Michigan, but sneak off to the Florida Panhandle every January and February. Both of these places are quite beautiful and that natural beauty inspires me to write stories. As to the stories themselves, they come about by people whom I have known who have inspired me.
John Wemlinger
So, I'm assuming that you are referring to "Operation Light Switch". The idea for this book came to me when I was stationed in Tokyo, Japan in the early '90's. The Japanese economy was on the verge of eclipsing that of the US. They were a manufacturing juggernaut and while touring one of their many industrial plants, the idea came to me, "what would happen in the US if the Japanese suddenly decided not to trade with the US any more?" I did not like the purely hypothetical answer that I came up with.
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