Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Brennan McMahon and as I like to say, “I grew up in a small town and did small town things.” What that means is that I had a yard to play in, a world to explore, and life wasn’t all “hustle and bustle” like the city can be. It was also the 1980s and life was more relaxed. This was before public access to the Internet, smartphones, and social media, so news was delivered on paper or through a handful of TV channels. It seemed easier and less dramatic – even if it really wasn’t.
I’ve written a few books (a YA Christian novel and a fun little science-fiction short story collection), penned a few produced screenplays, and I’m currently writing a dystopian novella as I simultaneously continue to build a crazy world around the Professor Peppercorn character.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“The Irregular Inquests of Professor Peppercorn” is a series of experimental poems where I chucked the rules aside and went with an AAAAA rhyming scheme as opposed to a more traditional ABAB or AABB set up. It was a challenge I issued to myself: Rhyme every line in the stanza and still make interesting stories.
The inspiration came from a love of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and a love of writing in general.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t do outlines. I know where I want to start and where I want to end, but the story comes alive and dictates our course. I’m like a boat Captain at sea that isn’t too concerned with how I get somewhere, just that I’m entertained along the way.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Edgar Allan Poe and William Shakespeare
What are you working on now?
The next adventures of Professor Peppercorn, and a dystopian novella I’m hoping to finish sooner than later.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far? Reddit, Twitter and some SEO magic.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write for you. If you do, your passion will shine through and draw in the readers that you want to read your work.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Procrastination is the thief of time. My great-grandmother Muey told me that.
What are you reading now?
Google results for “Amazon book promotion”
What’s next for you as a writer?
More Peppercorn.
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?
A complete works of Poe and Shakespeare. Something with Star Wars stories in it. If they had an anthology of all the combined canon books that’d be sweet. And then something funny. Maybe a Dilbert or Pearls Before Swine book.
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