The Indie BookSpot Interview
Steven S. Drachman, author of The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh, talks about his approach to writing and his plans for the future.
Why do you write? Is it something you’ve always done, or always wanted to do? Or is it something that you started fairly recently?
I’ve written since before I knew how to read. Happily, I had scribes back then – my mother wrote down stories that I made up as I recited them, and then my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Scott, took an interest. So I always dreamed that I would grow up to be a writer.
Tell me a little about your book.
The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh is a Western sci-fi historical fantasy novel set in the 1870s. Watt O’Hugh is a civil war vet, orphan, former Wild West star and dime novel hero searching for his lost love, Lucy Billings, who disappeared in New York city just as the Draft Riots started to boil over. Of course, along the way there are fantastic adventures, a terrible plot by a sinister Wall Street banker, a 2000-year-old Chinese mystery, a couple of dragons, women of the dark arts, J.P. Morgan, Oscar Wilde, crazy romance, a shoot-out in Nebraska. You know, the usual thing. I tried to make it an exciting fantasy and action story, but with some real history and genuine period atmosphere, with solid research behind it. The response from traditional media reviewers, bloggers and readers has been really gratifying. People who have managed to find it seem to really enjoy it.
To read the whole interview on the Indie BookSpot website, click here.
Why do you write? Is it something you’ve always done, or always wanted to do? Or is it something that you started fairly recently?
I’ve written since before I knew how to read. Happily, I had scribes back then – my mother wrote down stories that I made up as I recited them, and then my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Scott, took an interest. So I always dreamed that I would grow up to be a writer.
Tell me a little about your book.
The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh is a Western sci-fi historical fantasy novel set in the 1870s. Watt O’Hugh is a civil war vet, orphan, former Wild West star and dime novel hero searching for his lost love, Lucy Billings, who disappeared in New York city just as the Draft Riots started to boil over. Of course, along the way there are fantastic adventures, a terrible plot by a sinister Wall Street banker, a 2000-year-old Chinese mystery, a couple of dragons, women of the dark arts, J.P. Morgan, Oscar Wilde, crazy romance, a shoot-out in Nebraska. You know, the usual thing. I tried to make it an exciting fantasy and action story, but with some real history and genuine period atmosphere, with solid research behind it. The response from traditional media reviewers, bloggers and readers has been really gratifying. People who have managed to find it seem to really enjoy it.
To read the whole interview on the Indie BookSpot website, click here.
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