Interview With Author Zwahk Muchoney
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an Eclectic witch from the Seattle area, I’ve only recently published my first book which is essentially a collection of spells and recipes I’ve found work over the last 20+ years of working in the craft.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Arcane Delights”, I wanted to make a witchcraft book that had a collection of delightful things for the reader, my work not only feature spells and recipes but also very is witchcraft movie reviews, short story reviews and a bonus Cosmic horse at tire at the end short story reviews and a bonus Cosmic horror satire at the end. The term Arcane is normally associated with the occult and I’ve used the book as a kind of basket of delights so the name made sense.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I wrote the entire book with nothing but voice activation and one finger on an Android phone, does that count as unusual?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
When I was younger I went through a William Burroughs phase, I found him to be more interesting that a lot of the other beatnik writers although the obsession with Heroin to get grating after a while. When I’m in the right mood for it I greatly enjoy the works of Lovecraft, even if he does occasionally right things that make me cringe as a modern person. Lately I’ve been getting back into the Dune series, I’m currently reading the third book and I’m looking forward to the fourth book “God emperor of Dune”
What are you working on now?
What will likely be a novella, it’s a kind of Science Fiction dystopian story oh, many years ago I went through a terrible experience where I couldn’t sleep for 8 days due to the effects of a drug that my doctor put me on. During this period of time I had the most Vivid hallucinations no, they went away after the medication was out of my system but during this. Of time I had incredible visions of a horrific place were collectivism is a literal way of life in the most cellular manner
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This is my first book and I only got it printed up a few days ago so that remains to be seen.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
When you’re editing your book read it aloud as if you were reading the book to an audience. This method will allow you to get a better grasp of which sentences sound right and which words don’t fit.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Cash up front
What are you reading now?
“Children of Dune”
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to take a very short break to focus on producing some digital art for my Instagram, meanwhile I’ve already started working on an outline for my next story.
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?
Well, regardless of what books I took with me I would become completely bored with them after reading each of them a dozen times and short succession but I suppose I would pick War and Peace because I’ve never read it and it would take a long time to get through.
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