Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Thomas Hollyday (1942-present) was born in Easton, Maryland. His father was an acclaimed photographer and his mother a brilliant teacher.His father’s family were active in the history of Maryland since its settlement while his mother’s family were prominent in Democratic Party politics. His grandmother’s family descended from a well known German industrial family of Baltimore. He grew up in the southern atmosphere of the Eastern Shore with its maritime and military heritage. He studied writing with Elliott Coleman at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and with C.Michael Curtis of the Atlantic Monthly. He served with distinction in Vietnam and became a successful international businessman.He also drew illustrations for national magazines and published maritime and Civil War history. He currently edits popular video blogs on you tube for animal water rights and for book reviews. He draws the popular humorous Animal Viewpoint Cartoons for newspapers. He continues to please his fans with new novels in his River Sunday Romance Mysteries collection. In his fiction he describes his recurring theme that human settlers since prehistoric times in the Chesapeake region have left a mist of legend and history that permeates its modern stories with a certain compelling truth. At the same time he incorporates the stories of machines with those of their human owners. Each novel, located in the small town of River Sunday, Maryland, also records the continuing beautiful nature of the area. His writing portrays today’s problems, conflicts, and memorable local characters with their loves and their combat with evil.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My most recent book is Easter Sunday, the story of a father trying to rescue his son from a mud cave. I wanted to write about the swamps of the Chesapeake and the Native American heritage.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write notes and put them into books. As a cartoonist I have always filled my journals with touches of future jokes and of course of stories and characters.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Many authors but I tend to come back to current authors rather than past.
What are you working on now?
Myt latest book covers the impact of social media on mobs.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Continue to write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do the research so you will not lose credibility. In other words, know the caliber of your weapons.
What are you reading now?
The new book by the creator of Downton Abbey.
What’s next for you as a writer?
A cartoon book to add to my two existing ones.
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?
Probably the Bible, a good encyclopedia, and a collection of English Literature over the ages.
Author Websites and Profiles
Thomas Hollyday Website
Thomas Hollyday Amazon Profile