Interview: Gray Rinehart
This week’s interview is with Gray Rinehart. My first experience with Gray was at LibertyCon, where he was the toastmaster. He performed a fun filk of Major Tom so I listened to some of his other music. It’s very good, and even appeared on the Dr. Demento show. I intend to add some to my booth in future events.
He’s also a writer and editor, currently serving as Baen’s ‘Slushmaster General’ while publishing a number of short stories and a novel. Oh, and he was in the Air Force, serving a career that sounds fascinating, though probably the kind of thing he can’t entirely discuss.
Anyway, let’s hear from the man himself.
Interview: Gray Rinehart
What is your quest?
I seek the Grayl … it’s a bit like a Grail … no, to be honest, it’s nothing like a Grail … it’s uglier, and less useful.
More seriously (perhaps too seriously?), my writing quest is to write things that ring true. Obviously nonfiction ought to do more than “ring” true, and the “truth” of music is something a bit different from the truth of a text, but we’re mostly talking about fiction. In my fiction, I want the story to feel real, to feel true, to the reader even when it’s obviously not true. I want to convey a sense of reality even in the unreality of the story.
Gray RinehartWhat is your favorite color?
Grey! No, wait: orange! [Aaaah….] (Rob’s note: Finally, someone with the right answer 
