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John Wiley spends most of his time writing and farming.

He and his wife Marie live in central Ohio, on a one-hundred acre farm that is somewhat isolated but happens to be at the center of the universe. They have, in addition to cattle, Ridgebacks and Tennessee Walkers and indoor/outdoor cats, snapping turtles in the pond, turkey buzzards circling overhead, groundhogs tunneling, coyotes calling to each other in the night.

His first novel, An Inconvenient Herd, was published in 2018. Eddy Johnson, Book Dealer, his second novel, was published in 2022.

John likes hearing from readers and invites you to email him directly at upthelane@hotmail.com.

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How did you decide what Columbus area specifics to be honest/accurate about and what to fictionalize? (Example Sutter Park in New Albany)

John Wiley Hi! The fictionalizing of locales was something that happened when I was moving the cattle around. I wanted their movement to be reasonable rather tha…moreHi! The fictionalizing of locales was something that happened when I was moving the cattle around. I wanted their movement to be reasonable rather than fantastical, and found myself bending the world to suit that purpose. So, there is no such bike path and the park was an arrangement of practical details: the hill rising above the pond, the bike path passing through, the maintenance building and parking lot in relation to the pond etc. Same with details of the apartment complex. Otherwise, when characters were driving cars around, it was easy and simpler to just stick with the actual. I scouted out the TJ's on Morse Road before writing about it. The neighborhood around Farmer and Sandy's farm is pretty real--I live on a hundred acre farm just outside Johnstown. The feed mill is a loving memory as it shut down a long time ago. Thanks for asking!(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

John Wiley Write about what you know. Write every day. I think it is important to write "for" or "to" an audience, even an abstract or hypothetical one. In other…moreWrite about what you know. Write every day. I think it is important to write "for" or "to" an audience, even an abstract or hypothetical one. In other words: be genuine and fully present in the work, use yourself up in creating it, but make the work communal: not only available for readers but made with their partnership in mind.(less)

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