Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Steve Alex Demas is a media producer with more than twenty-five years of experience in television production, corporate communications, and medical education. He endeavors to offer readers an assortment of genres – each laced with copious amounts of irony and farce. Sex, Drugs, and Starships is his first science fiction work. As Steve puts it, “Space Opera is ideal for someone who refuses to fly. There is ample opportunity to see the universe (but without the Traveler’s Diarrhea), and you can board every spaceflight without a government-mandated rectal exam.” Steve’s other works include TUT: A NEW MUSICAL, for which he penned the lyrics, melodies, and book, The Price of Magic, a fantasy/horror anthology, and Glib: Fun with Selective Sociopathy. He lives in the Northeast with his wife, a mortgage, and two cats.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Glib: Fun With Selective Sociopathy is a series of interviews with a self-professed, selective sociopath. He recounts years of plots, ploys, scams, and schemes – all while maintaining an otherwise normal lifestyle. The tales are both humorous and sobering. I was inspired to pursue this project after recovering from an episode of identity theft.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write atop the roof of my building. The drone of air conditioners and the solitude are conducive to thinking.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been solely influenced by the “characters” I’ve met over the years, many of whom frequented the diners I used to patronize.
What are you working on now?
Interview Number Three for GLIB.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have a substantial word-of-mouth following, with a website in the works.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Make the time to write. Steal the time to write. Take a sick day. Write on vacation. Keep it front and center.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I’ve discovered that life is ironic. Irony is my writing partner.
What are you reading now?
I’m in-between reads pending the completion of GLIB.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working with a third composer who is penning a piano/vocal demo for my musical “TUT.” We hope to solicit next year for an option opportunity.
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?
I’d bring blank pads instead – no laptops without power!