Cari has asked about my forthcoming novel $1 AND $100, which begs the question, how do you relate to money?
Where did the idea
come from for the book?
I wanted to write a novel about money and how we all relate
differently to it. I took it one step further by making it pretty much the
protagonist in that it is the one constant throughout the book and it drives
how each person handles it when in their hands. I also wanted to use both a $1
bill and a $100 bill because they draw and don’t draw different responses from
different people.
What genre does your book fall under?
While my Journals from the Heart series is chick-lit/women's
lit, this one is straight up literary fiction. It will appeal to men, women,
and most demographics. Well, anyone who can relate to money should be able to
relate to $1 AND $100!
Which actors would
you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
There are several characters throughout different periods in
life from a mother and son in the mid-seventies to a divorced, wealthy man and
a high school girl in the 80s, to a college aged couple in the 90s. Think LOVE
ACTUALLY and I could probably use that cast.
What is the
one-sentence synopsis of your book?
How do you relate to
money?
Will your book be
self-published or represented by an agency?
I've been both traditionally and independently published,
and I'm considering submitting this one to agents just because of its broad
appeal and to see if an agent would be drawn to it.
How long did it take
you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
This is one I'm still working on. I work on it when I'm not
ghostwriting for clients, so the time I can devote to it ebbs and flows.
However, I just joined a great writing group and that alone is encouraging me
to plug away on it.
What other books would you compare this story
to within your genre?
Perhaps THE LAST CONVERTIBLE.
Who or what inspired
you to write this book?
Anyone who has held money inspired me! Also, I'm always
guided by a higher power when I come up with ideas for and write my books. I am
considering doing a documentary on the same topic where I'd interview (on
camera) different people about how they relate to money. So, people of all
demographics and locations inspired me.
What else about your
book might pique the reader’s interest?
My goal is to make people think about how they relate to
money. What their beliefs are around it. What they learned about it from
parents and elders and other influential people in their lives. My intention is
to start a dialog through fiction about something that impacts our lives on a
daily basis, for good or not.
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The great thing about this blog event is passing the torch
onto other writers.
I've chosen three very
different, yet equally fabulous, authors to pass the torch on to…
Van Heerling:
-As a writer-
I don't just make stuff up.
I imagine new worlds and the people within them. And then quietly and with a curious eye, I spy on them to see what they will do next.
~VH~
Van Heerling is one of the great literary novelists out
there today as well as being one of the most original thinkers I know. Check
out his website at: www.vanheerlingbooks.com/
Jewels Moss is a published author of science fiction books, and
paramormal romance novels. She keeps her true identity a secret because it is
fun to be Jewels. This is why she created her for her naughty side. She enjoys
writing erotica, especially if she can create erotica from a story you wouldn't
expect it from. Her works include The Siren's Song, Naughty Tales, and the soon
to be released Why Yellow Jackets can't find the Hole. She enjoys being an
author with Midnight Fire. Check out her website: http://naughtytales.webs.com/jewelsreleases.htm
Paul Hoffman was born in Madison, Wisconsin and was raised in
Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee. He is a 1981 graduate of Wauwatosa East High
School and attended both the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, graduating in 1985 with a bachelor's
degree in Mass Communications (Radio/TV) and a minor in English.
His nearly 30-year career in journalism consists of working as a sports writer at the Milwaukee Sentinel; assistant sports editor at Pioneer Press newspapers in the Chicago area; sports editor and news editor in Shelbyville, Indiana; news editor in Columbus, Indiana; and has been special publications editor at the Daily Journal in Franklin, Indiana for the past 12 years. Paul is a member of the Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County and Wisconsin historical societies. He is married and lives in Columbus, Indiana. He has three daughters, a son and two stepdaughters. Visit Paul's website at: www.paulhoffmanauthor.com
His nearly 30-year career in journalism consists of working as a sports writer at the Milwaukee Sentinel; assistant sports editor at Pioneer Press newspapers in the Chicago area; sports editor and news editor in Shelbyville, Indiana; news editor in Columbus, Indiana; and has been special publications editor at the Daily Journal in Franklin, Indiana for the past 12 years. Paul is a member of the Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County and Wisconsin historical societies. He is married and lives in Columbus, Indiana. He has three daughters, a son and two stepdaughters. Visit Paul's website at: www.paulhoffmanauthor.com
