Here is a special treat for you all. I haven't been available for a while for an author spotlight, but there are those who shine and you make the time. This author is one you make time for. So grab your coffee and get yourself settled in while we meet Mister Jmi and his latest book release, The Glory.
Do you do
anything to get you into the zone to write?
Yeah
definitely. I put together a couple hours worth of songs into a playlist aptly
titled, "The Zone" and those songs just kinda calm me down and clear
my mind. That and I also make a cup of homemade hot chocolate. It's kind of a ritual of going to the same
process and listening to the same songs that trigger my brain to know it's time
to focus and get to work. The only problem with it is now I can never listen to
a particular song without wanting to make hot chocolate. (laughs)
Which
authors inspire your writing?
There wasn't really an author that inspired me to pick up
the pen. I've known I wanted to be a writer since I was 12 years old. So I've
been building and sharpening my abilities since then.
What is your favorite
book, character and why?
You know, I don't ever tell anybody what my favorite book is. It
says too much about me. (laughs). Sorry, folks.
Do you prefer to write
erotic or sweet?
Uhhh...neither. I write sci-fi books populated with multiple
alien races and I don't think the world is ready for that just yet.
Which famous person,
living or dead, are you drawn to?
I'm sure a lot of people would say William Shakespeare or Leonardo
Da Vinci but I'm definitely going to have to say Muhammad Ali. He was amazingly
physically and athletically gifted, intelligent, wise and overwhelmingly
charismatic. What else do you want in a person? Ali probably was that great of
a painter or a writer but he could definitely kick The Bard and Da vinci's ass
with ease.
Where do you see
yourself in five years?
Filthy rich and famous. (laughs) I mean, that's the dream
right? Um, besides that I see myself in the same place that I am now, giving
everything I have to create a fantastic story that people will love and
appreciate for years to come.
Finish this sentence: I
know I’ve made it when_______________?
I'll know that I've made it when people get into arguments
on the internet over my book. That...that is true success, ladies and
gentleman. (Laughs)
What advice would you
give aspiring writers?
Believe in and cultivate your own voice. Don't feel the need
to write in the style of those that came before you or those you look up to.
Develop and champion your own style.
What do you see yourself
writing in the future?
One of the thirty-thousand stories that I have stuck in time. My
fingers just can't move fast enough. It's sort of depressing.
If you could have one
superpower what would it be and why?
Is time travel a super power? Because, I would love to back in
time and just watch all the major and minor historical events take place. I
wouldn't intervene but sit off in the distance and watch the pyramids be built.
If time travel isn't a super power then I choose the ability to
fly. Because well....flying.
What time of the day are
you at your best to write?
Deep in the jaws of the night. The world has stopped ,the
distracts are gone, your mind is more active at night and there is nothing to
watch on tv. (laughs)
And now for something
completely different…
What do you look at
first with an attractive man or woman, face, body or smile?
.....Her...personality? Yup that's what I'm going to go with.
(laughs) Her personality. Her nice, round, firm, shapely personality.
Explain your
perfect day.
I don't believe in the concept of a perfect day. That idea was
dead to me when I came to grips with the fact that I'll never be able to ride
into battle on the back of a T-Rex in defense of my kingdom.
What is the most
decadent desert you can’t say no to?
Come on now, it's chocolate. I don't even care what form it is in,
I want it. I doesn't have to be good chocolate or even real chocolate. As long
as it reminds me of chocolate, I'll take two.
Do you have a favorite
holiday what is it and what makes it special to you?
At the risk of sounding narcissistic (which I am) I'm going to say
my birthday. Why? I feel like the day I
was born is pretty special date.
What key words describe you
best?
There is no way to answer this question without sounding like a
self-absorbed, pompous, prick so...pass. Describing yourself is kind of like
giving yourself your own nickname. It's obviously going to self serving to your
ego in someway.
Now here is a bit about his release The Glory.
The
Glory
The first in a new series, The Glory is a fun, funny and exciting
character-driven sci-fi adventure that follows Adam Whitlock, a young, brilliant,
fiercely determined boy who gives up everything to join the United States Space
Force in hopes of becoming captain of the fabled and prestigious warship, The
Glory.
On his rise to the top, Whitlock gains
a great friend and ally in Nathaniel Oaks, as well as a bitter rival in Omar Baptist.
Despite his extraordinary talent and dedication, Adam Whitlock’s path is
riddled with opposition from naysayers and nonbelievers.
Meanwhile, Admiral Douglas C. Calhoun is tasked with
quelling the rising tensions between mankind and the Kelzmisians, a group of alien
races, as their long-standing Cold War is about to turn hot.
Stargaze.
Trail Blaze. THE GLORY
