Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
A former itinerant radio and TV personality, I am a graduate of Lamar University and have an M.S. in mass communications from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. I am the author of The Great Pretender, Confessions of a Semi-Incorrigible Southern Catholic Boy and The Healing Power of Connection. I live in San Antonio.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My new book is called The Great Pretender: Confessions of a Semi-Incorrigible Southern Catholic Boy. The 1940s and 50s in America was a fascinating time and place. More importantly for me, it was the place where I came of age.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so. I just sit down and write.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Hundreds of writers–from Faulkner to Phillip Roth, Anne Tyler to Richard Ford–too many to count.
What are you working on now?
A new novel about an alcoholic radio personality in the 1960s, tentatively titled The Morning Man
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I try a variety of venues, have had some success with Goodreads.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Commit to writing everyday. No excuses. That falls under the category of: Take my advice–I’m not using it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t wait for inspiration to write. Writing provides the inspiration.
What are you reading now?
Carry Me, a novel by Peter Behrens
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing the novel I’m working on.
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 Sound and the Fury, Goodbye Columbus, Rabbit, Run and The Accidental Tourist
Author Websites and Profiles
Robert R Randall Amazon Profile