Interview With Author J. Henry Tate
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Echoes of Betrayal: Protocol Clean Slate is my first published novel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Echoes of Betrayal: Protocol Clean Slate is a novel inspired by true events. I worked as a private investigator for a little while, in Huntsville, AL, in the early to mid 1980s. One of the simple domestic cases turned into an international espionage case, requiring the State Department’s involvement.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, I usually start the story in my head while I am doing other things. So, when I sat down to write, I filled in the details. I am not productive when I sit down cold with the intention of writing.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Grisham, Mark Dawson, Lee Child, and Cindy Dees.
What are you working on now?
I have two at the formulation stage. The first is a physiological thriller, a murder, mystery involving a political prisoner held in an Alabama mental hospital.
The second is the second book to the Echoes of Betrayal: Protocol Clean Slate novel. Jack Campbell starts a new journey.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am just starting to promote, Facebook has been my go-to until now.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
The words of a local newspaper editor come to mind. I was bragging to him that I was a writer, however, I had not written anything since college. What he said next was like a wake-up slap in the face. He handed me his business card, looked into my eyes, and said, “Writers write.” That was all he said and walked off. His newspaper published everything I wrote for the next year.
So, with all of the challenges of life, and whatever shortcomings you may have, just remember, “Writer writer,” figure the rest out as you need to.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Write!”
What are you reading now?
I do mostly audiobooks now, I am ready to start my next Mark Dawson book.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Learn how to promote the book that is now in print.
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?
The Bible (NKJV), something on building shelter, how to identify eatable plants and a John Grisham novel.
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