Tom’s Interview With Douglas
Sandler.
Tom: Let’s start off by introducing
you to everyone. Tell us your name. What is your age?
Douglas: douglas
sandler
Tom: Where are you from? Brooklyn,
ny
Tom: A little about your self
(ie, your education, family life, etc.).
Douglas: graduated
from Fla state univ, gulf coast state college and gulf coast community college.
Dysfunctional family life, served in the us navy 1984-86 before non-service
related injury ended career.
Tom: Tell us your latest book news.
Douglas: I am waiting to be able to afford the book cover to the last
book in the Bad Memories series which is the prequel to the first book. The
only reason it is the third book in the series is that it deals with the abuses
that occurred at Pennhurst, Letchworth Village and Willow Brook and to have a
protagonist fight for the patients that did not happen in real life.
Tom: When and why did you begin
writing?
Douglas: I started writing 1999 and only started publishing my books in
2015. I wrote essays, papers and reports in college which helped my overall
writing skills. I want to write as I can express myself better in writing that
verbal, but I am getting better at public speaking.
Tom: When did you first consider
yourself a writer?
Douglas: when I wrote my first poem in 1973
Tom: What inspired you to write
your first book?
Douglas: I
don’t know I just decided to write it.
Tom: How did you come up with the
title? The Bad Memories title came from the events the
actual people suffered at those places and during the dark ages of mental
health care and I realized that they would have bad memories. The A Kiss Before
Strangling, well that came from the first book.
Tom: Do you have a specific writing
style? Is there anything about your style or genre that you find particularly
challenging?
Douglas:
I just write and occasionally I do an outline but rarely and finding new stuff
that I find interesting. I am focusing now on book sales and short stories.
Tom: How much of the book is
realistic and are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own
life?
Douglas: The
Bad memories series is based on real life events that happened and the western
and A Kiss B4 Strangling is just fiction
Tom: To craft your works, do you
have to travel? Before or during the process?
Douglas: The
A Kiss B4 Strangling series the first two books were set in a fictious city I
created from my mind. At the end of book 1 I had characters, city and
background so I did book two in same city. I then realized that another author
told me he wrote his books set in his home town, so book three I wrote in
Panama City making my detective retire, but soon the serial killers find him
again.
Tom: Who designed the covers? I
buy pre-designed covers and just add title and my name to them
Tom: Is there a message in your
novel that you want readers to grasp?
Douglas: No
not really I just want them to enjoy the stories and escape from their dull
lives.
Tom: Are there any new authors that
have grasped your interest? Who is your favorite writer, and what is it
about their work that really strikes you?
Douglas:
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Tom: Outside of family members,
name one entity that supported your commitment to become a published author.
Douglas: no
one does
Tom: Do you see writing as a
career?
Douglas: no I don’t
Tom: If you had to do it all over
again, would you change anything in your latest book?
Douglas: no
Tom: Did you learn anything during
the writing of your recent book?
Douglas: no
Tom: If your book was made into a
film, who would you like to play the lead?
Douglas: don’t know
Tom: Any advice for other writers?
Douglas: do
not quit and get a degree as when you have to write essays, research papers and
a thesis statement it helps you learn to write and say what you mean to.
Tom: Anything specific you want to
tell your readers?
Douglas: please
buy my books. If you’re not an author, you don’t understand the sweat and tears
you put into a book and that it is not easy to find a subject that hasn’t
already been covered by others.
Tom: What book are you reading now?
Douglas: nothing
now
Tom: Do you remember the first book
you ever read?
Douglas: where
the wild things are
Tom: What makes you laugh/cry?
Douglas: can’t
think of anything
Tom: Is there one person, past or
present, you would love to meet? Why?
Douglas: William
Shakespeare to find out how he wrote his stuff and still remained popular for
600+ years.
Tom: Do you have any hobbies?
Douglas: stamp
collecting and painting
Tom: What TV shows/films do you
enjoy watching?
Douglas: Babylon
5, Burn Notice, Wiseguy, Count of Monte Cristo, Kill Bill
Tom: Favorite foods, colors, music?
Douglas: Chinese,
Mexican, Greek food. AC/DC, Kiss, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osborn, Meatloaf, Led
Zeppelin
Tom: Imagine a future where you no
longer write. What would you do?
Douglas: can’t
think of anything
Tom: Lists your blogs or websites
below where readers can visit for updates, events and special offers?
I am on Facebook as
douglassandlerauthor
I am on twitter as @douglas5102
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