AUTHOR: Derick Hudson
BOOK TITLE: Dysfunctional
Romance!
PUBLISHER: Amazon
BUY LINK: http://tinyurl.com/cq6cgd8
Tell us your latest news? I have just published my second novel, Unholy Romance, which is a romantic
religious parody. Please do not buy if easily offended!
When and why did you begin writing? About six years ago because it gave me a plausible excuse for avoiding having
to mind the kids or cut the lawn!
When did you first consider yourself a writer? When I received my first royalty payment
from Amazon. I hope one day Amazon will have paid me more than I have given to
them over the years!
What inspired you to write your first book? My ego! I think it was drunk at the time!
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to
grasp? Yes…buy my book so I can give up
the day job!
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your
own life? (Has anyone ever
realized it?) Some misguided people
claim I’m similar to Barry, the main protagonist in Dysfunctional Romance, who
happens to be riddled with phobias from A to Z…but I’m way worse than him!
What are your current projects? My new novel, Unholy Romance! is a hilarious (I promise!) story
about Jesus Christ’s second coming. His task, if he can manage to stay alive
this time, is to conceive a new set of Commandments which are more relevant to
the 21st century than those left behind in stone by ‘old lick-arse’ Moses. Above
all else, this is a tale of an unlikely and ultimately passionate romance between
Jesus Christ and Megan Milligan, a feisty, Irish phone sex operator and devoted
atheist, as they struggle to come to terms with an unplanned pregnancy!
If you had to do it all over again, would you change
anything in your latest book? I’d
probably have published my book under a pseudonym as it is really hard to deal
with all the interview requests, glamorous groupies and pampering! (I wish!)
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your
writing? The fact that Microsoft Word's spellcheck does not pick up words that are correctly spelt but ultimately in
the wrong place at the wrong time…if you ‘no’ what I mean!
Do you ever have problems
with writers block? If so how do
you get through it? Neat alcohol can be
a great tonic for writers block. Just don’t hit the ‘send’ button until sober!
What do you do when you’re
not writing/editing or thinking about writing/editing? Stressing out about life!
What was the hardest part of writing your book? Trying to find a cheap “off the shelf” book
cover to match my book’s storyline!
Do you have any advice for other writers? You need to self-promote aggressively. I
don’t mean you have to beat up your agent…just twitter and blog vigorously to
let the masses know little you and your book exists.
Do
you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers? Buy my next book. It’s even better than the
last but not as good as the next!
Any special appearances or
events coming up that you want to mention? I
haven’t seen my mum in ages so I’m quite liking forwarding to appearing in her
house soon.
Who is your publisher and
how did you connect with them? I self-published
through Amazon after seeing the odd rejection letter or two from THE
ESTABLISHMENT! Anyway, I find it more liberating to be independent and would
hate to work to deadlines (not sour grapes…I promise!).
How can we find you? Website,
Facebook, Twitter, blog, etc. - please share your public links.
I’m lucky in that I have over 30,000
crazy (but really lovely) followers on Twitter and over 15,000 viewings on my
blog. Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/Derick_Hudson Blog Link: http://derickhudson.blogspot.ie/
DYSFUNCTIONAL
ROMANCE!
Barry Shaw’s whirlwind journey through life was shaped by the growing demands of a multitude of disorders, which meant he tended to clean things repeatedly and aggressively, before they had the chance to murder him!
Barry thrived on routine. If it hadn’t happened before, it was unlikely to happen ever…until he collided into her that is. On that fateful day, as he walked to work, stepping from the center of one pavement stone to the next, he crashed into Sandra Wiggins, who had also been discreetly avoiding the dreaded cracks. It was lust at first sight...love would have to wait. Apart, they were just weird, but together, they were pure mental!
This is the bittersweet, hilarious story of two human lovebirds destined to spend their calamitous lives together…until something extraordinary occurs that threatens to decimate what remains of their limited sanity. Welcome to the New World Order created when Barry met his Miss. Match!
Barry Shaw’s whirlwind journey through life was shaped by the growing demands of a multitude of disorders, which meant he tended to clean things repeatedly and aggressively, before they had the chance to murder him!
Barry thrived on routine. If it hadn’t happened before, it was unlikely to happen ever…until he collided into her that is. On that fateful day, as he walked to work, stepping from the center of one pavement stone to the next, he crashed into Sandra Wiggins, who had also been discreetly avoiding the dreaded cracks. It was lust at first sight...love would have to wait. Apart, they were just weird, but together, they were pure mental!
This is the bittersweet, hilarious story of two human lovebirds destined to spend their calamitous lives together…until something extraordinary occurs that threatens to decimate what remains of their limited sanity. Welcome to the New World Order created when Barry met his Miss. Match!
Nice interview of another quirky author!
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