Interview With Author Rex Eloquens
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written three books so far. The first being a dive into the common set of morals in this society, what is deemed acceptable, what is not, etc. It’s really a hard-shell philosophy piece that nobody would get unless they had prior knowledge to thinkers like J. Butler. I published it once a long time ago, and then took it off since I was dissatisfied with it.
My second book, a metaphysical piece, set forth a possible view of reality. I really went my hardest creating this, but in the end, no publisher wanted something labeled under philosophy. One agent even told me he lacked the capacity to read it.
And my final book is my most recent. Inspired by Goethe, The Final Words of T. Harley is my first dabble into a small fiction narrative.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
As stated, Goethe and his “The Sorrow’s of Young Werther” really changed something in me. I told myself I can make my own Werther, a tortured and anguished man who besides himself, loves very little. Of course the ending while not entirely tragic, definitely can leave someone feeling empty or appreciative.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My eye is far too close fore me too see, but I’ve been told I write unusually. As almost a deep-thinking type of philosophy from the old days.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Goethe
Eckermann
Foucault
Derrida
Rousseau
and many more. Classical literature had really raised me.
What are you working on now?
Right now, I’m working on a book about the main character having a doppelganger in a small town off the coast of Italy.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Possibly this one, if not, I’m very active and vocal on Instagram.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Chase your dream, and put in the effort. You will never make it if you don’t even want to try. One most have faith and effort to accomplish their goals.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Too many to type from philosophy books, but from the Eastern mystics, I’ve been told that no matter what we do in this life, it’s only a small blip in existence. Once one stops their worries and anxieties, they realize that life is meant to be playful and enjoyed. Nothing is worth the hair pulling.
What are you reading now?
Walter Kauffman’s Critique of Religion, and Conversations with Goethe by Eckermann
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hold onto my dream, and realize that I will succeed.
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?
Max Stirner’s “The Ego and Its Own”
Faust by Goethe
The Tao te Ching
David Hume’s Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
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