Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have four books but three of them didn’t make it. Well, one has downsized itself to an article. Also a book of poetry on Amazon called “Bliss Pigs” with Linda Stitt
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book and the one that made it is called The Stain. It is inspired by the treacherous nature of material existence and its repetitious nature; it promotes itself as a “Book about Karma, Reincarnation and the Release from Suffering,” but is really just a good story about three women, separated by centuries bound by a single horrifying event. Each replays parts of that event until one of them releases herself. Can she release them all?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have almost no habits about writing. I write a great deal it seems from the filled note books in my room. When I write not much else enters or leaves my mental space.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have been influenced by James Joyce, Dostoevsky, Jane Austin, Neitszche, Carl Jung,
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a memoir called My Impossible Life. Because it has been, you know…impossible. As it were.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I really found ebooksGOT (Grow on Trees) to be the best
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing and learn your abc’s. Study the craft, spelling, grammar, punctuation. Learn to create parallel sentences.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It is no sign of good mental health to be well adjusted to a sick society.
What are you reading now?
Plus Ones, and Red Alchemy by Robert Bosnak
What’s next for you as a writer?
Lots more writing
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?
I’d bring the ones in my head, including the poems I know by heart. I’d bring Dr. Seuss, “O the Places You’ll Go”. I’d bring Cloud Atlas.
Author Websites and Profiles
Charlene Jones Website
Charlene Jones Amazon Profile