Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Nice to meet you. My name is Justin Fulkerson. I was brought forth into this world in the year 1976 in the city of Lubbock, Texas. I’ve been married for 17 years and have two children. While working at one of the worlds largest retailers for the last 20 years, I’ve tried to set aside time to focus on my writing whenever possible. Since first getting published in 2012, I have have 6 books in print with several more in the works. My last three book and the forthcoming Hallowed Ground are published through GenZ Publishing.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Hallowed Ground will be available in October. It’s hard to explain exactly where the inspiration came from. I had this idea for a while. What would two nuns and an ex-soldier do to survive during a zombie apocalypse? But, I knew I couldn’t just write a typical zombie story, so I had to throw in one of my trademark twists that I hope blindsides the audience when it happens. I don’t want them to see it coming.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I try to write at the same time everyday but that doesn’t always happen.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I know it is cliche, but Stephen King has done the most for me as a writer. I started reading his work at the age of 12 and never stopped. When I look for inspiration, I just grab one of his off the shelf and pick a page.
What are you working on now?
Here’s the first line of Freckles the Clown:
Freckles the Clown always loved children, especially prepared with a nice rue. That’s why Jim hated him. Jim watched everything he did, every vile thing. Jim couldn’t tell him to stop. It wouldn’t have done any good anyway. Jim certainly didn’t have the power to stop him. So, he just sat back and tolerated the horrors that Freckles enacted when he came around.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Lately, I’ve been trying to post to Facebook groups and on Twitter in an effort to attract attention. The hardest part of this craft is dealing with the disappointment of promotion. You know you have a good story, it’s just getting it into the right hands.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t stop because someone tells you it is a waste of time. If it makes you happy, who cares? Sometimes I get frustrated watching television and movies thinking to myself, instead of watching the creations of these people, I could be creating on my own. Just do it. If you have an idea that you don’t think anyone has done before, get it down on paper.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
After reading On Writing, I was determined to finish my first novel. The best advice in that book, in my opinion, was when Stephen King said (paraphrasing) ‘if you write three pages a day, you have a novel in 90 days.’ Hands down the best advice. Make yourself write everyday, no matter what it is. After 90 days, I ended up with over 500 pages because some days three pages wasn’t enough.
What are you reading now?
Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Contemporary Americans by Malachai Martin.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Completing the three novels I’m working on at once and continue to touch people with my words. I want to write stories that linger in people’s subconscious for years to come.
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?
It, Stephen King
Head Full of Ghosts, Paul Tremblay
The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King
Libra, Don Delillo
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