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Ask the Author: John Pearce

“I've just wrapped the Eddie Grant Series of thrillers with The Final Heist, in which Eddie chases a king's ransom in gold bullion to a climax in a running gunfight aboard an old Victory Ship.” John Pearce

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The Rotonde was my headquarters in the early 1970s. I used to run around with Ed Rohrback, the correspondant for the Chicago Tribune at that time. I think that I met you. Do you remember Ed?
John Pearce I don't think so, but it's certainly possible.
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Hi John, In the early 70's did you ever go to a bar called Jacky's Far West Saloon (or the Barbary Coast Saloon) near Montparnasse on the rue Jules Chaplain? Best, Ephraim
John Pearce I missed that one, unfortunately. In the early 70s we lived in Frankfurt and visited Paris when we needed to consult with the editor of the International Herald Tribune.

I do know the rue Jules Chaplain but not intimately. Friends live in that area, but closer to Luxembourg Gardens.

One of our favorite restaurants is La Rotonde
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I've written eight books in 10 years. How did you find an agent for your first novel?
John Pearce I'm entirely independent. I live in Florida but I use a very professional editor who lives in Canada. My covers are designed by a popular cover designer in England, and the proofreader for my most recent book, Finding Pegasus, lives in Australia. I write in Scrivener and format for publication using Vellum. I promote mainly using Amazon ads, and have sold more than 15,000 copies of my three novels since I began in 2012. I seriously doubt a traditional publisher would have done as well.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
John Pearce I'm now working on a sequel to my first novel, Treasure of Saint-Lazare, and one of the neat things about a sequel is that the basic idea and characters are already there. I wanted to expand the story and the action, so I brainstormed with myself (it works) and recorded many, many ideas in Evernote, where I keep everything. Then I filter out the useless ones and write the good ones.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
John Pearce First, try to ignore it. If that doesn't work, a careful re-read of yesterday's work generally helps.

I write longhand, so if that doesn't start well I spend some time typing yesterday's work into Scrivener. Generally that gets the juices flowing.
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