Interview With Author Rex Flint
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
The name’s Rex Flint. I don’t normally do these interviews. It’s best to keep a sort of low profile for people like me. There are too many eyes and ears out there watching for a mis-step. I was a cyber operator for the DoD and the intelligence community for 30 years in a past life. Even wore the Air Force uniform for part of that time. I’ve written a the odd short story or two. All “fiction” I can assure you (at least that’s what I tell the brass at the Pentagon when they come calling to make sure I don’t say the wrong thing). I just have the one book…for now.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Shadow Sentinel is my debut novel.
As to what inspired it, I think it’s best if I keep some of that Top Secret, if you catch my drift? Maybe I have an over-active imagination, and maybe I’m trying to get word out there to the general public with my “fiction.” You see things after 30 years with a Top Secret clearance walking the halls of the Pentagon. My life is full of four-letter words and three-letter agencies.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Only one. I have to wrestle with the US government everytime I release something. They are fearful I’ll say the wrong thing, so I stick to “fiction.” They can’t deny my story about genetically mutated monsters if it’s fiction. Get it?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park is one of my all time favorites. I think I liked it better when it was 100% fiction though.
Stephen King is another favorite of mine. He’s the master of a slow burn thriller based on great storie and characters.
I have always admired Voltaire and Mark Twain, for the same reason: their voice and wit.
What are you working on now?
It’s classified…but it involves time travel.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I don’t do websites, and I don’t do “promotions.” There’s a cohort of readers out there who will always find my work, if they’re looking for it.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write a lot.
Learn about writing.
Repeat.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“You’ve got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury
What are you reading now?
Time Travel Science Fiction short stories mostly.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Probably a visit from some uniforms from D.C. if this thing takes off and gets too big for its britches. But pending being hauled off to the Bradley Corridor at the Pentagon to get grilled by some 4-star general or another, I think the next thing will be this time travel piece. It’s going to blow the lid on a few things.
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?
1. Some kind of “how to survive a desert island for dummies” book definitely.
2. The Lost World by Michael Crichton
3. Candide by Voltaire
4. A Kindle Unlimited subscription on my Kindle (I know that’s like wishing for more wishes, but I’m a bit of a maverick and rules are meant to be broken).
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