Hunter S. Jones - Author Interview

Good day readers. Today I sit down with author Hunter S. Jones to conduct an up close and personal interview.



(D.R.) Welcome, Hunter S. Jones. It is good to have you here for an interview today and to be able to give readers some insight on you as a person, not just a name on the cover of a book. Will you please tell us a little about yourself, like where you are from and how you started your writing career?

(Hunter) The art form I create when writing is much more interesting than anything you will ever know or learn about me. However, since you ask, I have lived in Tennessee and Georgia my entire life, except for one “lost summer” spent in Los Angeles. I was always a complex kid. My first published stories were for a local underground rock publication in Nashville. I have published articles on music, fashion, art, travel and history. Currently, I have a music blog and published my debut novella, Fables of the Reconstruction, in 2012. I have a fascination with Edgar Allan Poe and Anne Rice, and like any Southern girl, I will always idolize Margaret Mitchell for writing Gone With The Wind. I live in Atlanta, Georgia with my partner, my books and a million dollar view.

(D.R.) I have experienced writer’s block in the past. Have you experienced writer’s block as well?

(Hunter) All the time…Although, some days are better than others.

(D.R.)How did you manage to overcome your writer’s block?

(Hunter) I attempt to get away from the WIP and let my mind roam. Or, I work on another project. Sometimes you just put the work away for awhile and come back to it with a fresh outlook, and some extra research. That approach works as well for me.

(D.R.) Writing for many authors is a way to pass the time or a hobby. Do you write as a hobby or do you write full time as a means to provide an income for you and/or your family?
(Hunter) I am currently writing full time and the pay is…well, let’s just say that there is no money to be made in writing.

(D.R.) Some writers use a pen name to publish their novels, is this the case you for?
(Hunter) What do you think?

(D.R.) Since you use a pen name to publish your novels, do your close friends and family know you write and do they know your pen name?

(Hunter) Yes, and yes and no.

(D.R.) When books are as spicy as yours I guess it is good to keep your pen name a secret from close friends too.

(D.R.) Most writers have been influenced by other authors through the years. Can you tell us the author or set of authors that influenced you the most for your particular genre?

(Hunter) There are just so many writers I have always idolized and admired. This is a difficult question for me. Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, William Faulkner, William S. Burroughs, Margaret Mitchell, Flannery O’Connor.

I’ve always been drawn to any book with a murky, sexy, horrific supernatural feel to it.

(D.R.) If you could pick one of your books to be made into a movie, which book would you pick? Who do you envision playing the major roles in the movie?

(Hunter) Definitely Fables of the Reconstruction. Who would play the major roles? I haven’t made up my mind yet. Let me get back to you on this one!

(D.R.) Do you currently have any works in progress? Can you tell us what the book is about and when readers can expect to find it available in ebook or paperback?

(Hunter) Yes, however I’m superstitious, so I don’t want to say anything until the work is completed. Right now, I’m going ebook only as far as publishing anything which I self-publish. Anything published through Moon Rose Publishing is distributed as they choose.

Most of my works have elements of the supernatural in them. Fables of the Reconstruction is interwoven with Haitian and Creole Voodoo symbolism, one of my vignettes, Tales from a New Amsterdam (The Legend) is about a Cherokee love spell gone wrong. Magic in Memphis, is included in the anthology for Moon Rose Publishing, A Celtic Tapestry. Magic in Memphis is a contemporary romance however the main character is a solitary Wiccan practitioner. A Third Elevation Wiccan Priest worked with me because I wanted to insure that the Wiccan belief system and symbols were given the proper respect.

(D.R.) Are your books currently available in ebook format and/or in paperback? Where can readers find your books?

(Hunter) Currently you can only find my works, Fables of the Reconstruction, and Tales from a New Amsterdam (The Legend) and (Britain) on Amazon.com.

My short story, Magic in Memphis, is included in the anthology A Celtic Tapestry, scheduled for release on March 21. The links, etc., aren’t available yet.

Purchase Links:
Fables of the Reconstruction
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009SCXVMK/r...
Tales from a New Amsterdam (The Legend)
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-New-Amste...
Tales from a New Amsterdam (Britain)
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-New-Amste...

(D.R.) Where can your fans find information on you and your books on the internet?
(Hunter) Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HunterS.Jones
Twitter: www.Twitter/huntersjones101
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Hunter-S.-Jones...

Blog: Exile on Peachtree Street www.thehuntersjones.blogspot.com
Official Website: www.VoodooLoungePublishing.com

(D.R.) Is there anything else you would like to say for your fans and readers before we conclude the interview?

(Hunter) Thank you all so much for taking the time to read and review my works. That really means a lot in today’s competitive marketplace. And, to the guy that emailed me earlier today, thank you and yes.

(D.R.) Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes my interview with Hunter S. Jones. Thank you for sitting down with me and conducting this interview. I wish you the best of luck in your writing career and hope readers will enjoy your books for years to come.

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