1. What is your name and where do you call
home?
David Englund. I currently live in Fargo, North Dakota.
2. Do you have a pen name?
I don’t but I thought about it for a
long time. My main character’s name is
Clark Jackson. I was going to go with
Jack Clarkson myself to have some fun with it.
3. What is the name of your most recent
book and if you had to sum it up in 20 or less words, what would you say?
Upsetting The Tides. How would a normal person with no military or
scientific training deal with finding a portal to other worlds?
4. Do you have plans for a new book? Is
this book part of a series?
Actually, I have already written the
next two books which are now in editing and I have started the fourth
book. There are so many worlds out there
to visit, I think I could write Clark stories for the rest of my life.
5. What or who inspired you to start
writing? And how long have you been writing?
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching and
reading stories my entire life. I found
it to be an absolute blast to make up my own stories.
6. How did you come up with the cover? Who
designed the cover of your book?
John Berdahl was great to work with. I wanted readers to get the impression that
there is an abundance of worlds for the character to venture to.
7. Which is your favourite cover of all the
books you have written?
I really like the cover for the upcoming
third book in the series (displayed on my blog). I am extremely excited about that story line
and I feel like the cover conveys the image that I want (The first two stories
are exciting too).
8. How did you come up with the title for
your book?
I made a list of about 150 possible
titles and I kept coming back to this one.
I must have asked a hundred people for their favorite off of the list. There was no consensus so I finally decided to
go with my favorite one.
9. Is there anything you would change about
your book? And why?
I think I will always lament over
aspects that I could have done better or differently, especially now that
reviews are starting to come out. The
thing is, I liked the energy that went into that story. I had so much fun writing it and I think it
shows. I didn’t want to overdo the tinkering
and possibly lose that feeling.
10. Are you a self-published / Indie author?
Yes, I am self-published. I am learning that self-published books are
getting a bad rep for not being professionally edited. That’s too bad. Everyone needs editing. I would be embarrassed if readers were to see
the mistakes I make before Wanda goes through my work.
11. Have you ever read a book more than
once? And if so what was it?
I have read Tom Clancy’s Clear and Present Danger twice and L.
Ron Hubbard’s Battlefield Earth a
couple of times. I could read both of them
again.
12. What book are you reading at the moment?
And in what format?
I am finally reading The Hunger Games in paperback. So far, I am thoroughly enjoying it.
13. Do you have any advice for other
writers? And what’s the best advice that you have been given when it comes to
writing?
I’m guessing that there aren’t many
existing writers out there that need my advice but I would like to say
something to everyone in general. Don’t
be afraid to write. We all have a story
inside us. Let it out.
14. Where can your readers follow you?
Goodreads author page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/215495.David_Englund
Amazon:
http://amazon.com/dp/B005ZLLU8U
Thankyou so much for taking the time to do this interview and allowing us a glimpse into your writing world!
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