Interview With Author Frank Thomas Smith
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, I’ve lived most of my adult life in Europe (Switzerland, Germany) and South America (Argentina). During my career in the Airline industry, I moonlighted in education (Waldorf), translating and writing. What was once moonlighting is now full-time. Currently I live in the mountains of Argentina. As to books I’ve written, there are several! I started out self-publishing, but now my publisher is Anthroposophical Publications. You can see a list of the translations and fiction here: https://AnthroposophicalPublications.org/RSPubs/Collections/FrnkTS.php?m=1
There is an e.Zine I edit called, Southern Cross Review. It is a quarterly publication featuring articles, poetry, book reviews, opinions, and topical articles that are interesting reads. On-line since 1999, you can find it here: https://SouthernCrossReview.org/
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Reincarnation Blues. It is a compilation of poens that I’ve written over the years, and is scheduled for publication in September, 2023. Upcoming titles are: Intergalactic Reincarnation, Passing Away in Boca Raton, Don Antonio’s Last Meeting, and Tales of Anthroposophy in Argentina.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
All of my habits are unusual! As the ideas mature, I can embue them with feeling and start putting them into words.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Rudolf Steiner: who wrote 28 books, gave over 6700 lectures, and penned several hundred articles, essays, verses, and meditations. You name the subject and Dr Steiner has spoken or written about it. He developed Waldorf Education (a world-wide pedagogy), Biodynamics (the mother of Organnic Agriculture), Eurythmy (Art as Visible Speech), Anthroposophic Medicine, and more. All of this was given to humanity over 100 years ago, and is still relevant today.
What are you working on now?
Polishing the coming publications, and readying the myriad works I have written over the years that have yet to be published
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Having the books available at as many Book Stores and book outlets as possible Availability is the key. Also, my Southern Cross Review.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep creating! Never retire!!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Love is all there is!
What are you reading now?
The new material that is being considered for publication in my Southern Cross Review.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Short stories! And putting them into compilations … or gettinng them published as individual books. We’ll see …
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?
Philosophy of Freedom,
The Agriculture Course,
A Streetcar Named Karma