Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Adam Gillrie had the unique experience of being home schooled and turning out socially acceptable. His home schooling gave him eight hours a day to write but left him horribly behind in math. Do not buy a book by Adam Gillrie for his math skills.
After nine years of home schooling, Adam Gillrie was thrust into the public school system in his senior year of High School. Sadly, his socially acceptable skills were not able to save him as the only senior who rode the bus.
High School ended and Adam majored in Creative Writing at the prestigious University of South Florida. It was here that he gained a distinct hatred for Edgar Allen Poe (Sorry Poe fans). After a year, Adam served a full-time mission for 2 years for his church and upon returning to college he became a respectable Business Major.
Upon graduating Adam did many of the “respectable” things a talented, socially acceptable person does with their life. He started a family, had four wonderful children and became astute at consulting.
Unfortunately, Adam’s mid-life crises came early and he found himself leafing through the no less than 600 book outlines and short stories that had he’d written during his home schooled upbringing. Realizing that he had made a terrible mistake being “respectable”, Adam quit his job as a famous consultant and locked himself away to rewrite his book Silent Intrusion.
Three years later (and many many editors later), Silent Intrusion was complete. Remarkably, it rose to the top of its category in Amazon at its release (which, of course, has gone straight to Adam’s head). Adam is currently working on the sequel as he slowly makes his way through the 600 books he would like to publish before he dies.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Silent Intrusion. It was not inspired by Independence Day or Men In Black. Those movies came out after I had written two successive versions of Silent Intrusion.
The focus of Silent Intrusion morphed from a general alien invasion story after Independence Day came out to a greater focus on the men in black. Unfortunately that movie came out soon after my second major rewrite. So the next version of Silent Intrusion focused on a more personal level and tried to give better definition to the bad guys. Why would people waste their time with a back water society like us? I’ve never been satisfied with Hollywoods answer to this question which usually is: they are like a Hive/stupid or really really bad.
So in a nutshell terrible writing inspires me to not be as terrible.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes. I am okay writing in a crowded room as long as I have my head phones on. I write in all places but I usually have a huge mechanical keyboard that I type on.
What are you working on now?
Book 2 of Silent Intrusion and I’d like to apologize now for not writing the whole series simultaneously. I am working as fast as I can to get it done. I would also like to point out the death threats have not been helpful (I’m just kidding they were merely bodily harm related).
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of mouth is still king. Most of my sales come from people telling others about my books.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
The usual advice. Get a good editor. I had written 11 books before I got a good editor and I learned far more writing one with a good editor in tow.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what you love.
What are you reading now?
Mary Poppins. Okay don’t judge I just saw the new movie about it and it drew me in. I read all kinds of things.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am exploring a book tour to High Schools but I haven’t ruled out world domination.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Enders Game. The Bible. The Book of Mormon. And Building a Satellite phone from coconuts for Dummies.
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