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The Interview - Gordon Blitz

The Interview - Gordon Blitz

https://www.wroteby.me/gordonblitz

How did you become an author and get published? Share your experience.

After I retired in 2017, I became a writing machine and submitted over 600 short stories and novels since then. Luckily my first novel Shipped Off was published by Running Wild Press and since then I've been published by Tofu Ink Arts Press and the Shortish Project in addition to self publishing.

When you're working on a book and a new idea pops up, should you pursue it immediately (also known as 'UP syndrome') or finish your current project first? What do you think is the best course of action?

I never work on two projects at the same time.

Which character do you enjoy writing the most as a writer and why? If choosing a favorite character is like choosing a favorite child, which character do you find requires the most attention and detail from you as a writer?

Characters that become empowered due to an emotional crisis in their life.

Can you explain your writing process? Do you prefer to create an outline and plan beforehand, or do you prefer to write more spontaneously and organically?

I write organically and spontaneously. Two hours a day in the morning when I am most productive

What are some books or authors that you would recommend to our readers?

A Little Life- by Hanya Yanagihara

Tell us what you enjoy most about writing [genre].

Mystery

What have you found to be most challenging about writing in [genre]?

Although I love writing mysteries--making all the pieces work is difficult. I don't outline mu novels. I let the characters go where they naturally want to. In a mystery this causes a problem so I can have to constantly rewrite beginning chapters.

Have you been able to incorporate your previous experience in [jobs/education] in your writing?

yes-working as an accountant for 40 years gave me organizational skills and problem solving-two characteristics that have helped my writing

Do you identify with your main character or did you create a character that is your opposite?

I identify with my main character based on my journey of feeling shammed by being called a sissy until I learned to love my feminine qualities.

Describe the [book/series] in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it.

Discover what is the impact of growing up in a household where laughter is forbidden.

Share some advice for aspiring authors. What advice would you give to your younger self?1. What is your favorite line from your book?

Write every day. Don't be self critical.

To date, what is your favorite (or most difficult) chapter you have ever written?

Last chapter of It's No Laughing matter because it made me and my editor cry

What is your take on book boyfriends? Do they actually exist? Or do they set the bar for “real life men” impossibly high?

if a book boyfriend lets himself cry than that is a win-win

Was there anything you had to research for the book?

What are you reading right now?

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

What can we anticipate from you moving forward?

Focusing a playwrighting but I am tweaking my only historical fiction novel-Converso Jews- for my next publication

Do you have any movie or tv adaptations in the works?

Ship Happens is an adaptation of my first novel Shipped Off as a full length feature film

How long did it take you to write this book?

three months

Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what kind of music do you like to listen to?

love all types of music-opera, classical, pop, r&b, hip hop

Do you have any personal connection to the story or characters?

Yes. My father died immediately after my bar mitzvah. My first lover died of AIDS in 1989. I married my current partner in 2008. These milestone events form some of basis for my characters.

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Gordon Blitz

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