Interview With Author Peter Turner
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
After a long career in marketing and sales, I retired in 21012. Since then, I've written 40+ Western Novels. I'm fortunate to have found a great publisher, DSPublishing. DSP is very open to authors' ideas. It feels more like a family than a business.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest Western is about a bounty hunter. The title is "Riff Jackson: Gun for Hire." Jackson is a Civil War veteran who travels West after the war and stumbles into being a bounty hunter. I hope this series is as successful as my current series on mountain men.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, because I'm retired, so I have the luxury of being able to write whenever I want to. My goal is 2,000 words a day. If I do anything that's different, I don't use an outline or plot out a storyline. I'm more of a "by-the-seat or saddle writer." I have a general idea of where I want the story to go. Then, each morning, I wake up to see what kind of trouble my hero has gotten into.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Being a Western author, the authors and books are Westerns. Louis L'amour, Mark Twain, Jack London, and Willian Johnston and their books.
What are you working on now?
I finishing my first draft of "Zach Watkins: The One-Eyed Terror." This is the seventh in my popular Zach Watkins: Mountain Man series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My publisher does most of the promoting. DSP uses Amazon, Facebook, and our own mailing list.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Find something you have a passion for and start writing. Develop credible characters, tell a good story, and plan on turning it into a series.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Discipline yourself to write every day. Even if you have "writer's block," sit down and write! You'd be surprised how the words will flow if you start writing!
What are you reading now?
Ride the Devil's Herd" by John Bossenecker. It's about Wyatt Earp and his brothers.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keep writing Westerns.
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, Mark Twain's Roughing It, and Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty.
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