Ask the Author: J.D. Trafford
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J.D. Trafford
Grisham is the master. Can I be the love child of Grisham and Elmore Leonard? That would be cool.
J.D. Trafford
Thanks. All my books are available on Amazon. "Good Intentions"---my newest---just came out a week ago. I hope you enjoy it!
J.D. Trafford
Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, of course! Not sure if I could resist drinking from the chocolate river, however.
J.D. Trafford
I know you're not going to like this answer...but I don't know.
I have a spin-off of the series partly done, which has Michael and Kermit as secondary characters. I also have a fourth full Michael Collins book in my head, in which he goes back to Florida and partners back up with Jane Nance his love interest from "No Time To Die" because he needs the money.
Thanks for asking! And, I'm glad you want more.
I have a spin-off of the series partly done, which has Michael and Kermit as secondary characters. I also have a fourth full Michael Collins book in my head, in which he goes back to Florida and partners back up with Jane Nance his love interest from "No Time To Die" because he needs the money.
Thanks for asking! And, I'm glad you want more.
J.D. Trafford
Telling stories that, hopefully, entertain and make people think about something in a different way.
J.D. Trafford
I can't say that I have writer's block. I just write. Sometimes I take a brief break to ride my bike or go on a walk to sort through the messy middle of the book. I don't think this is writer's block. This is just taking a moment to figure stuff out in your head before tapping the keys on the keyboard.
It also helps to write first thing in the morning, before, as Hemmingway said, the critics in your head wake up. When you are semi-conscious and trying desperately to get coffee in your system, ideas tend to come more freely in this hallucinogenic state.
It also helps to write first thing in the morning, before, as Hemmingway said, the critics in your head wake up. When you are semi-conscious and trying desperately to get coffee in your system, ideas tend to come more freely in this hallucinogenic state.
J.D. Trafford
Write what you yourself would like to read, a story that will entertain and challenge you. If you try and follow the trends or "write a bestseller," I think you'll be disappointed and probably won't finish.
Once you have your 75,000 words, step back and come back to it with a fresh eye...and then ruthlessly cut every extra word.
Once you have your 75,000 words, step back and come back to it with a fresh eye...and then ruthlessly cut every extra word.
J.D. Trafford
Little Boy Lost, which will be available in the summer 2017 and published by Thomas & Mercer, features Justin Glass. He is a character that has been with me for a long time and has been in search of a story.
The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, questions about our justice system, and explicit/implicit racial bias finally provided the context and a world for Justin Glass to come alive.
I went back to Saint Louis and Ferguson shortly after the Michael Brown shooting. Boards were still on some of the burned out buildings downtown. The memorial of stacked stuffed animals and messages was still on the curb where he was shot. I decided that this was the story I needed to tell, not necessarily or specifically about Michael Brown, but of a city that is struggling and has always struggled with who it is. Saint Louis is where North and South, East and West collide.
The rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, questions about our justice system, and explicit/implicit racial bias finally provided the context and a world for Justin Glass to come alive.
I went back to Saint Louis and Ferguson shortly after the Michael Brown shooting. Boards were still on some of the burned out buildings downtown. The memorial of stacked stuffed animals and messages was still on the curb where he was shot. I decided that this was the story I needed to tell, not necessarily or specifically about Michael Brown, but of a city that is struggling and has always struggled with who it is. Saint Louis is where North and South, East and West collide.
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