Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Interesting you should ask that twofold question. Who am I? I’m an author who writes from a small, Civil War era cottage in the Missouri Ozarks. The cottage floors are pine; there are twin fireplaces in the writing room. I like words and the messages I can make by linking them together. I’m a Message Maker.
I’ve written one book, which can be read as two. That is, the main book is titled Messages from Estillyen: A Novel of Redemption of Human Worth. It is 432 pages in length, and tells two stories at once. It’s true. So we also offer the book divided in two smaller editions—titled The Point and Redemption.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Shall I be honest with this question? The title is Message from Estillyen. The reason for writing—I wanted to say a bit about God’s messaging of Redemption, God directing his own drama, telling and entering his own story. That is, Scripture as Divine choreographer.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I like to move words about, change their normal order of presentation. Linking words is also a passion. Linking any two words changes the meaning of both, even if the words are as simple as one and two. The phrase one two is different than the words one and two set apart. Together, they start counting; apart, they enumerate.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Not as many as one would suppose. I’m not fond of academic work. I like C.S. Lewis, Shakespeare, and odd forgotten works, like Malcolm Muggeridge’s Christ and the Media.
What are you working on now?
Of course this interview. But seriously, I will soon begin writing a novel titled the Kingdom and the Netherworld.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
There is no best method or website. There are only methods and websites. We are leaning on Goodreads because we believe avid readers will appreciate Messages from Estillyen.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write with passion true. And be leery of platforms. It is a very dangerous and dissipating notion. It’s the tyranny of modern man.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“My words are not my own,” spoken by Jesus Christ.
What are you reading now?
I’m re-reading The Wounded Healer, bu Henri Nouwen.
What’s next for you as a writer?
The novel titled: The Kingdom and the Netherworld.
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, a commentary of the Bible, and the complete words of William Shakespeare.
Author Websites and Profiles
Willaim Jefferson Website