I’ve had my first official review. And my first official interview.
In five years of writing, I finally had my first
interview.
And it
was a blast!
Susan Keefe, of Audiobook Monthly Magazine,
interviewed me last month for the August edition.
Audiobook Monthly also reviewed my short story, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, beautifully
narrated and brought to life by Phillip J. Mather, of BritTexVoice.
The review for The
Lion Sleeps Tonight can be seen by clicking this link.
My interview can be read by clicking this link.
Now, I’m going to shed some insight into myself
here.
I am my own worst critic.
Deep down, I keep thinking to myself, “Is the
story good? Is it entertaining? Is it fun?
Will other people like it?”
I know, I know…I’ve said many times to write to
please yourself, and if others like it, that’s just icing on the cake.
But it does lurk in the back of my mind.
A close friend told me that she was reading Jackie Blue – A Justice Security Novel
for the first time, and that, in the space of about fifteen minutes, it made
her laugh, it made her cry, and it made her grimace, and that it was the most
heartfelt of the stories that she’s read so far. Now, that’s
high praise!
My friend also pointed out that she sees a lot of
me in that book, and she sees…well, some other close people in the book,
too. I denied it at first, but…I wound
up thinking that she may be right. Some
of the characters, and I won’t name them, believe in many of the things that I
do.
I’m going to reveal something to you: There are lots
of copies of my stories in the hands of
readers, and most have written only positive reviews and feedback (except for Mama Told Me Not To Come – A Justice
Security Novel…people either loved it or hated it, with very little
in-between), but I still have nagging doubts in the back of my mind. When I consider how many copies have been
distributed, and how many good reviews that have come from those copies, I must
be doing something right.
But, sometimes late at night, I still have these
lingering thoughts: Am I writing crap?
If you didn’t click the link to the review at
Audiobook Monthly, let’s just say that they liked the story.
I needed to hear that. So, now, I can point to Audiobook Monthly,
and tell myself, “Yeah, I’m doing something right.”
I will drop a hint about my secret Justice
Security story: I have 65% of it done. Another hint:
It has all the characters you expect.
Not much of a hint, is it? I hope
to get a lot more done today, but we’ll see!
Meanwhile, whether you prefer Audiobooks,
Paperbacks, or eBooks, pick one up and…
Keep reading!
Michael (T. M. Bilderback)
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