Cold Coffee Author Spotlight Interview With Christopher Hudson
Quote From Author Christopher Hudson: "As on-and-off denizen of cubeville, I have written and produced many corporate videos and marketing projects. As an author, I have two published books, NORTHERN CROSS and HEADWIND, and a couple of screenplays."
Interview:
What makes you proud to be a writer from Michigan? Well, writer or no, I’m a proud Michigander. I just like being from a place where you can use your hand to indicate a location.
What or who inspired you to become a writer? Finding myself unemployed with no other marketable skills.
When did you begin writing with the intention of becoming published? I had written the manuscript for my first book, Northern Cross with no particular goal in mind, until my sister read it and thought I ought to look into getting it published. That led to a long, strange and frustrating trip ... but we managed to get ‘er done.
Did your environment or upbringing play a major role in your writing and why? Not so much my environment, but I’d have to say my upbringing (and later life situations) did. My parents were creative folks who encouraged that element in me. Then there was my ‘day job’... I wrote a lot of videos and other training materials for the corporate world. As uncomfortable as I was in that role, I have to say it honed my writing skills and taught me how accept criticism about my work without taking it personally.
Do you come up with your title (s) before or after you write the manuscript (s)? After ... and no easy task, I might add.
Tell us why you write the genre (s) that you write? Fun stories and interesting characters are my idea of entertainment in fiction ... so, that’s what I try to write. I figure if I’m entertained, maybe someone else will be too.
Tell us your most rewarding experience while in the writing process? I’m not sure how to answer that question ... writing for me is hard ... not tarring a roof on a 90 degree day type of hard ... but a finish your homework before you can go out and play ball type of hard. I’d usually rather be playing ball. That said, I do enjoy creating the dialogue between my characters ... I really don’t know what they are going to say or do until they are responding to something somebody said or a situation ... that part is fun.
Tell us your most negative experience while in the writing process? Forcing myself to focus for extended periods of times ... I’d usually rather be playing ball ... well, now of days, that be watching a ballgame.
Tell us your most rewarding experience in your publishing journey? Seeing my books in print (and, later on Kindle).
Tell us your most negative experience in your publishing journey? Marketing. I hate it, and, either because of that or some other innate deficiency, I’m terrible at it.
What one positive piece of advice would you give to other authors? Write about stuff you enjoy and stick to it ... even kicking out few hundred words a day. Sooner or later you’ll end up with a book. Hey, if I can do it, anyone can.
Who is your favorite author? That’s a tough one ... kinda like choosing your favorite child ... but if pressed, I’d have to say Elmore Leonard (Hey, he’s from Michigan too ... hmmmm).
Is there anything else that you would like to share with us? When I’m not writing (or watching a ballgame), I’m messing around with music. I play guitar and sing (well, I call it singing) whenever I get the chance.
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Featured Selection: Headwind - by Christopher Hudson
If you're on vacation, fly coach. If you're on business, fly first class. If you're on a mission, fly with Mickey. Tony Boccaccio is after a bag of cash that he believes is his. Max Burke thinks otherwise and has hired two couriers to take the money to California. Mickey Soto is a commercial pilot hauling freight and instructing students from a small, Florida airport. Tony hires Mickey and his airplane to go after the couriers. Mickey thought his days of flying illegal cargo were behind him, but the lure of easy money and his policy of 'don't ask/don't tell' cause him to add to his history of poor decisions. Tony's cousin, Gina, jumps in to help, and the three of the end up in a desperate cross-country race that leads to a West Coast pier and a fateful decision by Tony that impacts their lives in ways that none of them could have foreseen.
Genre: Mystery Thriller Suspense
Book Excerpt:
http://www.northerncrossonline.com/ww...
Amazon Customer Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Headwind-Christ...
Amazon Print Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1453...
Amazon Kindle Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004...
Audio Audible Audio Edition Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B...
Barnes and Noble Purchase Link:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/headw...
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Second Selection: Northern Cross - by Christopher Hudson
Private pilot George Ashton seems to have it all: the dream job, the beautiful wife, the lovely home...and twenty-five years of guilt from a college caper gone murderously wrong. When his past catches up with him in the sinister form of Brady Keyes, it's all too clear that the visit is about more than just sharing old times. Brady is looking for a pilot to fly a very special--and highly illegal--mission. Manipulated and exploited, George piles betrayal on betrayal in a desperate attempt to reclaim his life--and as the stakes escalate, he discovers that to challenge the forces ranged against him, he must dare as he never dreamed.
Genre: Mystery Thriller Suspense
Amazon Customer Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Northern-Cross-...
Amazon Print Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1905...
Amazon Kindle Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003...
Barnes and Noble Purchase Link:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/north... christopherhudson/1008262819?ean=9781905605095
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Author Christopher Hudson’s Website and Blog:
http://www.northerncrossonline.com/ww...
http://soc-awkward.blogspot.com/
Please Visit Author Christopher Hudson At Cold Coffee Press:
http://www.coldcoffeepress.com/christ...
Interview:
What makes you proud to be a writer from Michigan? Well, writer or no, I’m a proud Michigander. I just like being from a place where you can use your hand to indicate a location.
What or who inspired you to become a writer? Finding myself unemployed with no other marketable skills.
When did you begin writing with the intention of becoming published? I had written the manuscript for my first book, Northern Cross with no particular goal in mind, until my sister read it and thought I ought to look into getting it published. That led to a long, strange and frustrating trip ... but we managed to get ‘er done.
Did your environment or upbringing play a major role in your writing and why? Not so much my environment, but I’d have to say my upbringing (and later life situations) did. My parents were creative folks who encouraged that element in me. Then there was my ‘day job’... I wrote a lot of videos and other training materials for the corporate world. As uncomfortable as I was in that role, I have to say it honed my writing skills and taught me how accept criticism about my work without taking it personally.
Do you come up with your title (s) before or after you write the manuscript (s)? After ... and no easy task, I might add.
Tell us why you write the genre (s) that you write? Fun stories and interesting characters are my idea of entertainment in fiction ... so, that’s what I try to write. I figure if I’m entertained, maybe someone else will be too.
Tell us your most rewarding experience while in the writing process? I’m not sure how to answer that question ... writing for me is hard ... not tarring a roof on a 90 degree day type of hard ... but a finish your homework before you can go out and play ball type of hard. I’d usually rather be playing ball. That said, I do enjoy creating the dialogue between my characters ... I really don’t know what they are going to say or do until they are responding to something somebody said or a situation ... that part is fun.
Tell us your most negative experience while in the writing process? Forcing myself to focus for extended periods of times ... I’d usually rather be playing ball ... well, now of days, that be watching a ballgame.
Tell us your most rewarding experience in your publishing journey? Seeing my books in print (and, later on Kindle).
Tell us your most negative experience in your publishing journey? Marketing. I hate it, and, either because of that or some other innate deficiency, I’m terrible at it.
What one positive piece of advice would you give to other authors? Write about stuff you enjoy and stick to it ... even kicking out few hundred words a day. Sooner or later you’ll end up with a book. Hey, if I can do it, anyone can.
Who is your favorite author? That’s a tough one ... kinda like choosing your favorite child ... but if pressed, I’d have to say Elmore Leonard (Hey, he’s from Michigan too ... hmmmm).
Is there anything else that you would like to share with us? When I’m not writing (or watching a ballgame), I’m messing around with music. I play guitar and sing (well, I call it singing) whenever I get the chance.
**************************
Featured Selection: Headwind - by Christopher Hudson
If you're on vacation, fly coach. If you're on business, fly first class. If you're on a mission, fly with Mickey. Tony Boccaccio is after a bag of cash that he believes is his. Max Burke thinks otherwise and has hired two couriers to take the money to California. Mickey Soto is a commercial pilot hauling freight and instructing students from a small, Florida airport. Tony hires Mickey and his airplane to go after the couriers. Mickey thought his days of flying illegal cargo were behind him, but the lure of easy money and his policy of 'don't ask/don't tell' cause him to add to his history of poor decisions. Tony's cousin, Gina, jumps in to help, and the three of the end up in a desperate cross-country race that leads to a West Coast pier and a fateful decision by Tony that impacts their lives in ways that none of them could have foreseen.
Genre: Mystery Thriller Suspense
Book Excerpt:
http://www.northerncrossonline.com/ww...
Amazon Customer Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Headwind-Christ...
Amazon Print Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1453...
Amazon Kindle Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004...
Audio Audible Audio Edition Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B...
Barnes and Noble Purchase Link:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/headw...
**************************
Second Selection: Northern Cross - by Christopher Hudson
Private pilot George Ashton seems to have it all: the dream job, the beautiful wife, the lovely home...and twenty-five years of guilt from a college caper gone murderously wrong. When his past catches up with him in the sinister form of Brady Keyes, it's all too clear that the visit is about more than just sharing old times. Brady is looking for a pilot to fly a very special--and highly illegal--mission. Manipulated and exploited, George piles betrayal on betrayal in a desperate attempt to reclaim his life--and as the stakes escalate, he discovers that to challenge the forces ranged against him, he must dare as he never dreamed.
Genre: Mystery Thriller Suspense
Amazon Customer Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Northern-Cross-...
Amazon Print Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1905...
Amazon Kindle Purchase Link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003...
Barnes and Noble Purchase Link:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/north... christopherhudson/1008262819?ean=9781905605095
**************************
Author Christopher Hudson’s Website and Blog:
http://www.northerncrossonline.com/ww...
http://soc-awkward.blogspot.com/
Please Visit Author Christopher Hudson At Cold Coffee Press:
http://www.coldcoffeepress.com/christ...
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