Interview With Author Lou Marich
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Lou Marich
Founder & Author | Marlet House Productions
I have been a lifelong fan of suspense based historical and nautical fiction. I have lived in Cleveland Ohio my entire life and a diehard Cleveland Browns fan. I enjoy drawing, illustrating, 3D modeling, mixed media arts, and of course writing. I’m always learning new things now in my early 60’s, I’m finally getting started on a new career! 😉
Founded in 2005, Marlet House Productions has been involved in a number of web, multimedia and ITS projects over the past decade spanning government, banking, and healthcare industries while we continue to grow in our literary offerings such as, “The Nautilus Journal,” and “The Mystery of the Poe Toaster.”
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I recently finished book one of the “The Aleutian Voyage” Series to add to my list of projects.
I originally wrote this story in 1996, but this past year, I created the new “Illustrated Special Edition” which is going to expand the series to four books for today’s marketplace following the travails of our hero’s mysterious and supernatural encounters.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write late at night. Sometimes when I have a thought in my head, I have to at least get the outline of it on paper until I can flush out the scene or the dialogue I want to convey, amf then comeback to it later.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Dave Stevens, Edgar Allan Poe
What are you working on now?
The Aleutian Voyage II should be coming out early spring 2023. The Aleutian Voyage III is in pre production and concept art.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use my own website that I designed and coded the motion graphics trailer. I also use Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Booktopia.
http://www.marlethouse.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write it down. Whatever it is, write it down. Draw it, if you can, or even a concept of what your thinking about. That prompt may be all you need to develop your story and bring it to life.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
There are a few things that stand out for me, mostly advice from my father;
“Do the work. Dig in and do the work. Whatever your passion is in life, do it. Don’t forget to be kind to people, they are all on the same journey!”
What are you reading now?
The Psychology Workbook for Writers by Darian Smith
What’s next for you as a writer?
I will be moving forward on the book series and drawing and getting the word and the work out there. I’m not a professional artist by any means, but I hope my small expression will prompt those who find my work some inspiration that they can do it and should do it to.
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 (I still haven’t finished yet since 8th grade) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, The Rocketeer series by Dave Stevens, and The Art of Walt Disney by Christopher Finch, and anything Edgar Allan Poe.
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