Ask the Author: Austin Gisriel
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Austin Gisriel
I would venture to the farm house in Shoeless Joe, sit on the porch swing, and stare out at the cornfield. And wait.
Austin Gisriel
I have just published The Secret of Their Midnight Tears and am already working on the sequel. It has no title as of yet (none of the characters has yet to suggest one!) but it begins on New Year's Eve, 1942 and will end on or about D-Day.
Austin Gisriel
The idea for The Secret of Their Midnight Tears actually arose as I was researching the life of major league pitcher, Boots Poffenberger. Boots, a Williamsporter, was a United States Marine from 1943-1946 and routinely received the town’s newsletter, The Dugout which often contained news about Boots, as well as correspondence from him. I read the other letters and articles, too and somehow that period of time came alive to me. The world was falling apart, but boys and girls were still attending dances and graduating and falling in love, all while being asked to save that world. Writers gotta write and I was fascinated by the characters who stepped out of this world of history and into my imagination. The characters came to life for me: Indeed, the title comes from a line of dialogue that I had no idea was going to be uttered until the character said it.
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