Interview With Author Aubrey E Drummond
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been running the same bio in the back of my books for almost three years now; time for an update. I’m as old as the state of Hawaii. The state, not the country. I’m a Black Widow still trying to work out my grief. In doing so, I published a series of books. Six, in the Inside the Circle of the Sun series available on Amazon. These were the poems that my wife enjoyed and encouraged me to publish. Although I did not do so while she was alive, her death shamed me into doing so.
Would I have eventually published those books while she was alive? I have my doubts. Those poems would have probably sat collecting dust and mold in one of my storage bins. Pretty much like some of the other stuff I’ve written. If you’ve read that I have been writing since I can remember, that is true. I’ve written short stories in almost every genre. Comic books, which I used to sell as a kid. Plays and lyrics to songs.
But now I write just to keep going on. To keep what little sanity I have left. My wife said to me once, Why didn’t I write as much when I was with her? She stated that, “I guess you are now too happy to write your poetry stuff.” She didn’t know how right she would turn out to be.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My Lateness book is Welcome Darkness. It is the first book in my new series, Life’s Tree Spins On. While my first series of books featured poems that my wife enjoyed. This new series is poems I’ve written for her since she passed. The celebration of her life, and also a way for me to deal with the grief.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
None that I can think of. I write at about the same time every day. I try to create at least two new poems each day. Which is why, at my age and my current rate of publishing, I will never live long enough to see the end of it. (Of course, I think that would be the same with any age.) Let’s just say I don’t think there will be enough time for me to transcribe everything I want to write about.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Plenty of authors have influenced me. Since I can’t name them all. I will name a few: Edgar Allan Poe (who wasn’t influenced by him?), Emerson, Whitman, and Longfellow. Langston Hughes (the greatest influencer). Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Stephen King, John Updike, Anne Rice, Robert E. Howard, and Ray Bradbury, etc. . .
What are you working on now?
I am working on a new book of poems. A double volume, in fact. Not counting on me living long enough to finish publishing all the poems that I have written. Furthermore, I’ve been working on a book of short horror stories that I hope to publish by October. (No promises there.)
Plus I have many more projects I’d like to do, maybe even a graphic novel or two.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
The best way to promote my books. Which is not easy when you write poetry. (Oh well, you can only make the best of what you’ve got). Is to make it available for free and use promotional sites such as Awesome Gang to promote them.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Simple advice for new authors is just do it. Throw all your worries away and do it
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I guess there are two, in fact: the first of them is a little vulgar; print it if you like. F__k them if they can’t take a joke.
The second: Don’t worry about sanity; everybody’s crazy. If they weren’t, they’d be crazy for being the only one sane. (That last one is mine.)
What are you reading now?
What I am reading now is Dirty Pictures by Brian Doherty. It brings back memories of when I used to collect underground comics. My favorite, of course, was Zap. I was a big Crumb and Trina Robbins fan. Still remember hanging out in head shops buying Kitchen Sink publications and EZ Widers and Will Eisner’s Spirit Mag. The worst day of my life, I thought back then, was when they banned the head shops.
What’s next for you as a writer?
You know, I don’t really think of myself as a writer. As with my art when I used to draw comics, I thought of myself then as an impressionist, not an artist. As with my writing, I think of myself more as a conveyer than as a writer. Why? Because I’m more of a conductor, a lightning rod, if you may. Drawing in the lightning and filling it out on paper. (Now that would have fit more with the weird habits section.)
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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?
Weird question, but I guess it would be three fat Stephen King books.
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