Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Michael Jack Webb is the author of six novels and one non -fiction book. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with a BA degree in History and American and received his Juris Doctor from the same university. Over the past forty years he has travelled the world in search of adventure.
He’s always been fascinated by the intersection of the supernatural, the historical, the scientific, and the Judeo-Christian worldviews. He writes stories that ignite imaginations and stir souls, edge-of-your-seat thrillers that combine those elements with fascinating characters and suspenseful plots. If you’re intrigued by such things as traditional and forbidden history, the origins of demons and their influence on mankind throughout the ages, quantum physics, and the unseen war in the heavenlies between angelic forces and agents of darkness, you’ll enjoy reading all of his supernatural thrillers.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Infernal Gates. I was driving to an appointment out of town and started thinking about what would happen if my wife and I were on a plane that crashed shortly after take-off. However, in the instant before the crash we blacked out and awakened the next morning dressed in the same clothes we were wearing for the flight. We were the only survivors. How would we explain what happened? Who would believe us? Why were we spared? Those questions and others rattled around in my head as I drove and became the core of Infernal Gates. I wrote the opening chapter and the story unfolded itself as my characters came alive and took over.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a perfectionist. I write, write, and rewrite, sometimes laboring over a single word or sentence until I feel I have it just the way I want it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Victor Hugo, Ernest Hemingway, James Michener, Tolkien, Philip K. Dick, Michael Crichton, Daniel Silva, Tom Clancy, James Rubart, James Byron Huggins, Frank Peretti, To Kill a Mockingbird,
What are you working on now?
Finishing Sequel to Infernal Gates — The Devil’s Cauldron (hope to release late fall 2019 or early winter 2020)
First Chapters of my 7th Thriller, working title — Ghost Hunter
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Just starting out with marketing. So I’m doing the shotgun approach. Trying a variety of mediums to see which works best.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, write and never, never give up.
Write for yourself.
Hone your craft and strive for excellence.
Tell great stories that have lasting impact.
Help others along the way, especially once you’re successful.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From my mother: Life is 10% what you make it, 90% how you take it.
From Scripture: Acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will direct your paths and He will bless the work of your hands.
What are you reading now?
Within the Circle of the Throne by Terry Bennet
The Witnesses by Robert Whitlow
What’s next for you as a writer?
Have 2 nonfiction works I’m researching to complete the trilogy started with In the Cleft of the Rock
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?
Bible, Wilderness/Desert Island Survival Guide, Les Miserables, The Lord of the Rings trilogy
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