| Author Interview with Stephen John French interviewed by Melody Ravert Title of Book: HEALING STICKS Q. Is this your first published book? A. Yes. Q. Where do you get your ideas, inspirations from? A. While praying and reading my Bible. Q. Who are your favorite authors? A. Bob George who wrote Classic Christianity. Major W. Ian Thomas who wrote The Saving Life of Christ. Hal Lindsey Bible Prophesy books. CS Lewis who is inspiring. Q. How did you get your start in writing? A. As a teenager I started writing poetry after I became a Christian. Later on I wrote short stories and a fully illustrated children's book. I have also written a biography entitled, "Escape from Vietnam." All my books are copyrighted. Q. How does your faith in God inspire you in your writing? A. My faith in God is and has been from the beginning the reason I started writing. When I think about all that Jesus has done for us there is so much to write about and I have a very creative mind so with God's inspiration I am able to come up with storylines quite easily. The only thing holding me back is time to work on them. Q. Where can readers, fans contact you? A. Send E-Mail to: Back on homepage click Send E-mail. Q. What is your next project? A. I have already submitted my children's book and Escape from Vietnam to Publish America. I am hoping they will also publish both these books. I am now in the process of gathering up ideas for Healing Sticks II. Q. Any words you would like to say to unpublished writers? A. I tried for many, many years to get a publisher to read my books. I know it seems like an almost impossible task, especially when you're an unknown author. Keep on trying if you truly believe your have something that would be of value to people. Most of all pray for God's blessing and He will give you the desires of your heart. Q. Where can readers purchase your book(s)? A. www.PublishAmerica.com and http://wwwpublishedauthors.net/StephenFrench/index.html and http://www.authorsden.com/stephenjohnfrench Visit Stephen's website at www.healingsticks.com |