Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I wrote one novel that took way too long and turned out very bad. I was trying to write about love before I’d been in love. I found a niche writing about comedy and technology. I wrote one screenplay (the Singularity) which I published on Amazon. I’ve also published a satirical get-rich quick pocketbook.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Singularity (the Screenplay), is my latest book. It is in movie format, but easily readable. It was inspired by what I could imagine could go wrong with artificial intelligence and how that could be funny. I ultimately thought, “What if the AI was politically correct?” That would be funny. So I wrote the story.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I go long periods without inspiration, but that seems pretty common.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Victor Hugo
Ayn Rand
Larry David
Charles Bukowski
What are you working on now?
I’m trying to keep an active blog at johnjrehill.medium.com but I am also trying to come up with a more realistic AGI novel. Still funny, but a tad more realistic than the Singularity (the Screenplay).
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still new and trying to discover the best methods for promotion. I’ve been trying to gain exposure on social media (instagram: @johnrthewriter) (johnjrehill.medium.com).
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write through the crap. I recently reread my first novel (unpublished and unpublishable) and it was so horrible I laughed. It was good to see I’ve improved even if just a little. Write through the pain.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I don’t know. I think it’s always you who knows best for you, but sometimes it takes hearing something from someone else for you to be sure.
What are you reading now?
Rereading Atlas Shrugged.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Continue writing and grow an audience that appreciates my work. Work with others.
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?
A Short History of the World, HG Wells
Harry Potter (Whole Series in one book), JKR
Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway
Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
Author Websites and Profiles
John Rehill Website
John Rehill Amazon Profile
John Rehill’s Social Media Links
Goodreads Profile