Interview With Author William Vassar
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a retired teacher. I taught almost thirty years in public schools and then fifteen years at Lindenwood College as an adjunct professor of education, history, and political science.
Grace as an Echo is my first book with two more to follow in the trilogy. I’ve finished writing the rough draft of the second book In the Age of Geulah.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Grace as an Echo
My inspiration came from both Bible classes I taught and Bible classes that I took. God’s grace truly is amazing.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m very structured. I write from 10 am until 2 pm during the week. I try to refresh my mind over the weekend. Every morning ideas seem to pop up in my head, I record them on my phone, and then spend the rest of the time writing about them during the day. My habit is to write something down no matter how bad I think it sounds, as I believe it is much easier to fix something, rather than having nothing to fix.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a very eclectic reader. I love many different genre, usually reading several different kinds of books at a time. My favorite author of all time, Raymond Chandler.
What are you working on now?
In the Age of Geulah, the sequel to Grace as an Echo. The second book, hopefully, will stand on its own and not be dependent on the first, though certainly very much related to it.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Truthfully I’m in the process of finding that out. I hope this site will prove to be a good one.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
A couple of things. Write. Write. Write. Secondly, don’t get discouraged. I submitted my first book to over one-hundred publishers and agents. After signing with Winged Publications several more offers followed, so you just can’t give up.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Good writers are people who read books, lots of them. By doing that they recognize good writing when they see it, and have something to say, then say it.
What are you reading now?
The Long Obedience
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m hoping to finish my trilogy and successfully promote them. After that, who knows?
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 would only need to take one book, the Bible. It has everything I’ll ever need to know. However, the complete works of Shakespeare would not be a bad companion book.
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