Page Turning Books: Author Interview – James Copeland @jamesmcopeland

Author Interview – James Copeland @jamesmcopeland

How do you write – lap top, pen, paper, in bed, at a desk? In 1979 I searched through two hundred used desks and finally settled on one that had been in the Denver mint. When the US Dollar was separated from Gold they cleared out several desk. I found the inventory tag in the drawer along with the date and the desk was prepared for the mint in 1941. That happened to be the year I was born. I have my files and my PC, phone etc. located atop it. I spent over a year refinishing the desk and it has 9 coats of hand rubbed hard wax as a finish.

Where do you get support from? Do you have friends in the industry? KG Books of Alabama!

How much sleep do you need to be your best? I watch the news at nine and rise at 6AM.

Is there anyone you’d like to acknowledge and thank for their support? Miss Tracy Kauffman, owner of KG Books of Alabama.

Every writer has their own idea of what a successful career in writing is, what does success in writing look like to you? The mystery readers of America need to have my work available to them. There are hours of entertainment involved. Who am I to refrain from allowing them to enjoy my work? I struggle to get the words down right and in the correct location to create a mystery, when I see that done, I feel successful. More success will be the completion of the marketing process to insure my supporter is successful and that we can go on with the process.

It is vital to get exposure and target the right readers for your writing, tell us about your marketing campaign? We intend to mount a marketing campaign through the social media as well as point of sales in book signing. I am ready for that process.

Tell us about your new book? What’s it about and why did you write it? Detective Frank Hawthorn works his magic in this crime mystery novel of love, courage and murder. When Hawthorn receives a call from W.J. Fisher, he is more than ready to solve the case of the missing Milford Fisher. He finds his first clue which leads him in all directions, starting at Fisher’s boat near the Memphis, Tennessee branch of the Fisher Granary Corp. To make the story more interesting, Hawthorn is told that young Fisher discovered someone was stealing millions from the company. Hawthorn is ”Blindsided” by different twist and turns, including his affection for Fisher’s sister. Join Hawthorn in this riveting story with a plot you don’t want to miss.

If you could have a dinner party and invite anyone dead or alive, who would you ask? Mark Twain!

When you are not writing, how do you like to relax? A lot of my relaxing is done while working. We have a large property by the lake and it requires a great deal of real work. When I’m not writing, that’s what I do.