Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a late comer to writing novels. I knew I had something specific to write about in historical fiction in 2007. After years of research I felt ready with the information required about the subject matter but lacked the confidence that I could actually write. For practice I wrote an autobiographic tale of coming of age with a four legged companion and used Amazon Createspace to self publish. It lack any decent editing and is hard for me to read today but it got the job done. I finished that in April 2018 and jumped into my novel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“White Bird” Book One: Among the Nez Perce is an epic novel of historical fiction based in west central Idaho. It was destined from the beginning to be named White Bird although I had no idea what the content would be. As a boy of eight years of age I crossed over White Bird Pass and my mother who is a very nervous driver panicked so badly that it made a big impression on me. As a child and an adult I gravitated to the wilderness, and particularly to the mountains and rivers of Idaho every time I could return to visit. A campfire along a fast flowing river with a million stars overhead is my idea of heaven. All this and so much more made it into the novel. My character is born to an ancient Nez Perce bloodline and is a child of destiny with a renewed bond to the re-awakened “Great Spirit Animals”. It would be a better question to ask me how the writing of this novel inspired me. It was simply the greatest of spiritual experiences, opening me to the great mysteries in this world. Believe in something with all your heart and you can make it so.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
It is interesting that I have written so much on my computers and am still a hunter and pecker when it comes to typing. It works for me though because my typing speed is often perfectly matched with the speed in which I am able to decide how to express my current thought process.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have many favorites and many genres. My favorite authors are the ones that show much of what is within themselves in the telling of their tales. Nelson DeMille taught me much through his introspective narrative within the scope of his Military novels. Upcountry is a particular jewel and I cannot read that final page without shedding a small tear.
What are you working on now?
Book Two is about my character (Daniel Knight) entering the world of 1968 Vietnam. I needed to show the 1965 Vietnam perspective and Daniel would not yet be old enough so I am writing “Return Of Coyote-A white Bird Novella”.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far my Facebook page is best because it can take you to all the other pages. Here are two links. One to my Facebook page and one to my website.
https://www.facebook.com/Blainewright.Idaho/
https://blainewrightidaho.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be ready to do a lot more than write a book. No matter which way you go you have to be your own marketer and that means you need to research the unexplainably numerous aspects of getting your book placed and heard about. If you have money there a so many people out there who want to show you how to do each and everything and you still have to know enough to understand which of them can really help. I ( for example) have no budget for this at all so have to do it all myself. This right here is an example of me
-searching for a way-.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Understand yourself. It is critical to know what it is you want to share with the world.
What are you reading now?
The Deserter by Nelson (and Alex) DeMille
What’s next for you as a writer?
Starting my series late in my life I will need to finish this long tale and that should encompass least 3 or 4 thousand pages. I majored in politics and would not mind writing opinion based geopolitical papers.
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?
Nelson DeMille- Upcountry, Word of Honor
Charles Dickens- A Tale of Two Cities
Stephen King-Green Mile
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