Location:
Illinois / U.S.A.
Question:
How long have you been writing?
Nine
years.
Question:
What was the name of the first book you ever published, and when
was it published?
“MP” (Stands for Military Police)
Published – Dec 23, 2012
Question: Was this book published by a publisher; or did you self-publish?
Published
through Amazon Createspace
Question:
Tell our readers about this very first book. (For example: What was the inspiration for writing it, and
what was it about)?
It
was a semi-autobiography. I felt it had to be written, and that some part of me
would be lost if I didn’t write it.
Question:
Can a person still buy this book?
If so, where?
Yes,
at Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, and online bookstores.
Question:
How many total books have you published?
I've
published two books.
Question:
List all of your titles
“An American MP in Korea” This second
book was picked up by a publisher. It is an exhaustively edited and
pace-adjusted version of my first book, with advice from a NY TIMES best-selling
author.
Question:
Any future writing projects in the works? If so, tell us about it, and any pertinent
dates to go with it.
Yes,
I’m about 100 manuscript pages into a new novel rough draft. I expect to be
finished by end of 2014. However, expectations are often fickle.
Question:
What is the title of your current book, and tell us a little
about it.
"An American MP in Korea" is the story of a young American military
policeman’s personal growth and struggles in mid-1960s South Korea, during the
reign of North Korean premier Kim Il-Sung. Known as the “Great Leader” and
father of the communist movement in North Korea, Kim was the grandfather of its
current leader, Kim Jong-Un.
Sex,
murder, suicide, espionage and love are all intertwined in this work, based on
true events during the “cold war” era.
The
story unfolds as the protagonist is drafted into the army, trained as a military
policeman and shipped off to South Korea. He believes that fate has spared him
the horrors of a burgeoning war in Vietnam. Instead, he is thrust into a
different kind of war; one that shakes his core beliefs and cripples his
ability to deal with the tragic and deadly consequences.
Last
question,
if someone comes across this article and reads it, what would you like to tell
them about why you think they should try reading your book?
(So—do a sell-job). People are smart enough to know that every author thinks their work
is simply grand. What I can say, in all honesty, is that after years of
laboring over it and literally thousands of edits, I was
concerned that it might seem chopped-up. So, I read it through one last time
before its release. I put it down and said to myself, “Hey, that’s not bad!”
Anything
else you'd like to add that I didn't ask you, but you would like to share with
our readers?
In
"An American MP in Korea", I hope my words serve to paint a
backdrop for escalating tensions in the world today and to suggest that there
is always room for optimism.
You can Follow me on Twitter:
@richard_cezar
You can meet up with me on Facebook
at:
Blog Writer's Note to Author: Your books sound really interesting. I always find that books that have some basis
of fact surrounding them, generally have high value. I will definitely check your two books
out. Good Luck and much success to you
on your current and future writing endeavors.
