Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Vincent Witcher is a freelance artist, writer, musician, animator, and Christian speaker. He is also animating some of his stories and has uploaded them to you Tube. He has a b.a. in art from Bob Jones University, an associate in multimedia arts from the Art Institute of Charlotte and a Master of Divinity form Liberty University. Vincent started writing as a teen. Vincent has written several books, but the book ,”Timmy Learns to Make Friends” is the first book that has been published. At present he is working on a sci-fi/fantasy novel entitled “The Fall of Telgar” which he hopes to publish by the end of the year. He is single and lives in the beautiful rolling hills of Southern Virginia.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Timmy learns to Make Friends” is the name of my latest book. I remember reading a really cute Christian children’s book called, “The birds of Wington” when I was growing up. The book inspired me to write my own story. I have been writing stories since I was a teenager. I looked into publishing my stories over 20 years ago, but back then self publishing was just not feasible for me. It takes a lot of work to get a publisher and I din’t want to wait 3 or 4 years to find a publisher so I chose create space, which is a free service for self publishing owned by Amazon. Now I can publish all the stories I want w
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know if you call this unusual or not but I am also an artist and musician so both my art and music influence my writing and visa versa. While most people sit and veg out while watching tv or a movie I usually think about how to improve the story line or the visuals or how I would change the music or try to add the techniques I see or hear in the movie/ t.v. show i am watching and incorporate it into my latest project.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Wizard of Oz books, The Ring Anthology, The Chronicles of Narnia books, The Bible, Madeleine L Engle’s book, “A Wrinkle in Time.” The Time Machine, 1984, Fahrenheit, The Martian Chronicles.
What are you working on now?
A science fiction/fantasy book that I also plan to make into an animated movie series. The Star Blazer animated series was a big influence on me as a child growing up in the 70’s and 80’s ass well as Star Wars and Battle Star Galactica. The book is entitled, “The Fall of Telgar.”
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This is my first self publishing experience so all of this is new to me. I’m learning as I go.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read and study about character development and how to develop conversations between characters as well as developing a good story line. These are the hardest areas for authors to grasp and get right. If your characters are flat and you really can’t get them to converse in a natural way then this tends to put people off from your stories/ books.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up and keep working on your craft.
What are you reading now?
Hyperion, Dune, I Robot.
What’s next for you as a writer?
A full blown novel instead of just short stories and children’s books. I also want to write a self help books and books on religious topics.
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 Bible, War of the Worlds, From the Earth to the Moon, The Time Machine.
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