Mary-ann
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J.D. Barker:
After JK Rowlings wrote her non-Harry Potter books under a pseudonym some professor figured out she was the real author. With your ability to mimic the style of authors and "hear" their voice do you think you could fool the pros if, say, you finished Austen's Sanditon or Dicken's Mystery of Edwin Drood & claim it was their lost works?
J.D. Barker
Oh, geez, I don't know. I'm not out to fool anyone. With DRACUL the goal was to fill in the blanks between what Bram left behind and the tell story he originally wanted to put out there. I've been transparent about who wrote what. I wouldn't want to deceive anyone. Prior to writing my first novel, FORSAKEN, I spent 20+ years working as a book-doctor and ghostwriter. During that time, six projects I worked on hit the NY Times list with someone else's name on the cover. I can't imagine what it's like to take credit for someone else's work, I could never do it. This would be similar, something I wouldn't do. I enjoy sleeping at night.
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Mary-ann
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J.D. Barker:
Now that you are a genuine published author in your own right would you ever again be a book doctor for another's work? You see, I've been trying to write this book for years and I have this manuscript that needs a LOT of help and I was just wondering... (*Wink wink*). Seriously, I did not know there were book doctors. How did you get the job? How did they find you? Do you know of any others you could suggest?
Mary-ann
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J.D. Barker:
When you were speaking at Brentwood library in Pittsburgh a couple months ago you said your next book, which will come out in 2019, will be set in Brentwood, You mentioned the title and I wrote it down but I cannot find it. So--can you tell me the name of the book again and its release date? Is the title a certainty or can it be changed? Looking forward to this book especially as it will be set in my neighborhood!
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