Ask the Author: Harold Cloninger

“I'll answer any questions about my books anytime. Whatever your question I'd love to hear from you.” Harold Cloninger

Answered Questions (7)

Sort By:
Loading big
An error occurred while sorting questions for author Harold Cloninger.
If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Harold Cloninger That's a tough one. I love Robert Jordan, Raymond Feist and R.A. Salvatore, but their worlds are kind of brutal. While I love medieval fantasy I'm not sure I'd last very long in those worlds. Asimov's universe is really vast and fascinating. I'd love to find out what happened to the 50 spacer worlds, other than the few he touched on in Foundation and Earth. So I think I'll go with that route, provided I have a spaceship.
flag
Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?
Harold Cloninger It was a calm night, the sounds of crickets filled the air. Then the murders began!
flag
What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Harold Cloninger Right now I'm reading author's Mike Evans (Orphans series), Joey Dursky (Fallen) and Brian Darr (The Troll).
flag
By attending a book bash recently made me wonder where and how far authors travel to promote their books. I am a passionate reader of many different styles. Reading is my coping tool to take my mind into another world. I will read a different story depending on the type of distraction I need. Are there certain events that you participate in to meet fans? Any in Minnesota?
Harold Cloninger I do intend to expand my travel in the near future. I've been looking into getting a table at the Renaissance Festival in Minneapolis. There are also comic conventions that I've done locally that are sometimes hit and miss. There's nothing definite in Minnesota yet, but will keep you updated.
flag
What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Harold Cloninger For me writing is a stress reliever. I can step out of my day and escape to another place or use my stress as inspiration. I really enjoy it when I get in the "zone" and the words just flow.
flag
What are you currently working on?
Harold Cloninger I have books 2 and 3 in the Terranum series in the works. Book 3 started out as book 2, but I realized I needed to flesh out certain characters a bit more. I actually had a logical breaking point so I broke the book into two. So book 3 is only a couple chapters away from being done and book 2 is only about half done. I also have another ghost story I'm a couple chapters into. I'd been wrestling with how to present something and I had an moment of clarity so I wrote it down before I forgot it.
flag
Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Harold Cloninger I actually worked at the Grand Theater over a Thanksgiving weekend and heard the stories about "The Grand Phantom" that haunts the place and how Al Capone used the theater as a hide out during the prohibition era. So after some research and a little embellishment of my own, I made my own story.
flag
Harold Cloninger
7 followers
To ask Harold Cloninger a question, please sign up.

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more