Interview on BooksGoSocial

BGS: Today we are chatting with K. M. Oddeck  the author of Intrinsic Encounters. K.M, Tell us something unexpected about yourself!

K.M: I speak and write fantastic German. Nevertheless, I would never dream of writing a novel in this, as it is a most recently acquired second language. The finer nuances would take quite some doing to nail down.

BGS: What novels affected you the most growing up?

K. M: A good number of very fine novels shaped me, including some I happened upon by chance. Primarily though, John Grisham and Robert Ludlum lead the pack.

BGS: Where did the idea for your current book come from?

K. M: The idea came to me while I was warming myself out in the garden on a particularly rosy sunday morning. I remember thinking how lovely it would be, to weave a story out the many funny moments and bizarre incidents I have witnessed over the years. This is how Intrinsic Encounters came into being. Of course, an over-abundance of imagination played a big role in the finer details of the story.

BGS: Do you think there’s any way you could ever run out of ideas for books?

K. M: Absolutely no way. Not as long as I have time to think and muse over the world. There are millions of untold stories just waiting to bubble out into the open.

BGS: What is your routine for writing and has this method changed over the span of your career?

K. M: My writing career is still relatively young. Nevertheless, I have established a modus operandi. This entails creating a detailed plot plan before I commence with the actual writing. Of course, spontaneous bursts of inspiration during the actual writing phase help to nicely fill out the story.

BGS: How important is marketing and social media for you?

K. M: Without marketing, a book probably won’t sell much, regardless of how good it may be. So marketing is very important to me. Social media helps in keeping one’s fan-base engaged. As such, it plays a fundamental part in the continued success of an author. Bottom line, the two are my very lifeline. I wouldn’t care to guess what would happen to my book without them.

BGS: What advice would you have for other writers?

K. M: A good plot is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent hard work. One simply just cannot get around the hard work.

BGS: What are you reading now?

K. M: Dark matter.

BGS: What’s your next step?

K. M: Marketing Intrinsic Encounters. I believe everyone who comes across it will love it. It’s that kind of book. At some point, I will sit down to write my second novel.