Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Over the years, I’ve been an itinerant radio and TV personality and an advertising copywriter. I’m a graduate of Lamar University in Texas, and I have an MS in mass communications from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. My books include Back Home Blues, The Morning Man, The Great Pretender: Confessions of a Semi-Incorrigible Southern Catholic Boy, AA in SA: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous in San Antonio and The Healing Power of Connection. He lives in San Antonio.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I just finished Back Home Blues, a kind of coming-of-age novel about a young man coming home after several years and trying to find himself. It’s a sequel to The Great Pretender, a book that gave me a lot of joy to write.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I just try to sit down every day and write for at least a couple of hours. I’m a slave to my habits, so I’m grateful I have a few good ones.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
More than I can count. Richard Ford, Philip Roth, Ian McEwan, Anne Tyler come to mind.
What are you working on now?
I’ve never written a novel with a woman’s POV, and I’m toying with that notion.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I wish I were better at marketing my books. That’s something I should ask you!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write, come hell or high water.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just write, come hell or high water 🙂
What are you reading now?
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Another novel, I’m sure. But right now I’m concentrating on promoting Back Home Blues.
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?
Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johanssen…oh wait, you said books!
Author Websites and Profiles
Robert Randall Amazon Profile