Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
J K Winn has many stories to share. After years of working in the “real” world, including a job teaching college, working with the Indian Health Service, performing evaluations for the New Mexican courts, and even a stint on a hospital dialysis unit, she decided to reinvent herself in mid-life and pursue her love of story.
She has three published novels, a play produced by the Actor’s Alliance Festival in San Diego, poetry anthologized in, For the Love of Writing, by the San Diego Writer’s Workshop and a play, Gotcha!, selected for a reading at the Village Arts Theater in Carlsbad, California, May 2012
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Spirit Seekers was inspired by my stint as a social worker on a Pueblo in New Mexico. Being exposed to rituals and cultural phenomena few outsiders are, I felt compelled to share what I learned through story with others. Hope you enjoy.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am not one of those writers who works all day long. I have to exercise in the morning in order to make sure I have the strength and stamina to sit by the computer the remainder of the day.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many it’s hard to say, but for this series, The Spirit Series, I was primarily influenced by Tony Hillerman. His books on Navajo culture and mystery are fascinating to me. Although my subject matter is unique from his, Pueblo culture, there is an overlap in location and the fact my books are mysteries, too.
What are you working on now?
I am researching my next subject, a tragedy that takes place in the middle east. The working title is The Wall. Stay tuned for more.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Persistence is the name of the game for new writers. Don’t let anything or anyone discourage you.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading Slammerkin by Emma Donogue and The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Please see what I wrote about my next project above.
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 ones I’m reading now along with One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Master and Margarita, anything by Tony Hillerman and books with magic realism.
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