Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
A1. William Grace has been a busboy, a bank messenger, an editor, a trial lawyer, and a United States Marine. A lifelong martial artist, he holds the rank of 4th Degree Black Belt in Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he is currently at work on the Omniverse Chronicles.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing your book “Bloodline”?
A2. The greatest challenge was bringing Charley Floyd into the late 20th Century. How would a man who died in 1934 cope with the world as it was in 1998? Charley was truly “a stranger in a strange land.”
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
A3. To name just a few: Andersonville, by Mackinlay Kantor; Something of Value and The Old Man and the Boy, by Robert Ruark; The Grapes of Wrath and Tortilla Flat, by John Steinbeck; the late Dewey Lambdin’s Alan Lewrie novels; The King Must Die, by Mary Renault; The Flashman novels, and Quartered Safe Out Here, by George McDonald Fraser; Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers; and The Long Ships, by Franz G. Bengtsson.
Q4. What’s your favorite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
A4. Northern California’s Wine Country, where I lived until my family moved to San Francisco.
Q5. What inspired you to write the book ‘Bloodline’?
A5. I wanted a change from the characters and story line of my first novels, and Bloodline was born.
Q6. How long did it take you to write your book ‘Bloodline’?
A6. Bloodline went through five drafts before I was reasonably satisfied with it. From start to finish, the book took slightly more than fourteen months. I am a perfectionist, and I do a great deal of research. I am always searching for le bon mot juste.
Q7. On what platforms can readers buy your books?
A7. Only Amazon at present.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Bloodline’?
A8. The book cover was a collaboration between a very talented Australian artist, a gorgeous model, and myself. Jackie Thornton is Jack Thornton’s niece, and she is mentioned in Eternal Hero. They share the same dark heritage: hence the title, Bloodline.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
A9. I am always learning and open to new ideas. I also find that having other interests is of great benefit. Doing something like Karate clears out the cobwebs and allows me to stay focused.
Q10. What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?
A10. Write, then write some more. Keep writing. Keep writing. Keep writing. Never stop writing.
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