Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing in 1997 after retiring without using the typing skills I learned in high school. In those days, I was one of two boys in a class with girls learning to touch-type under the instruction of a teacher that could easily have worked in a prison due to her demands of perfection. I have written 9 books.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I recently published a novella in the genre of Literary Fiction>erotica>humorous, and I was inspired to write in this genre to experience the effort required to research and write a manuscript dealing with the subject of respect and equality due members of society in general.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Writing often requires thinking while in bed, while walking a dog, while shopping for groceries, and sometimes makes sleeping difficult.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; The Great Gatsby by F.S. Fitzgerald, and Glenn Miller & His Orchestra by George T. Simon — is a favorite because my dad worked in his orchestra.
What are you working on now?
I just published on Amazon & Kindle the title: Cathouse Photographer and I am anxious to learn the reaction of readers to this short read.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang – of course and telling my college classmates about my writing. Many of them have claimed to have read them.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
The vocation of writing is a difficult field that requires a commitment to hard work. One must realize that a vast audience of readers depend on receiving value for their money when purchasing a book.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just keep writing.
What are you reading now?
I am reading The Grand Budapest Hotel by Matt Zoller Seitz. The book documents with photos the scenes used during filmmaking, and it presents with comedy a message re the evil of autocratic rule based on historical events.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Relax for awhile.
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 would bring all my own works with me.
Author Websites and Profiles
Charles Frankhauser Amazon Profile