Somewhere Over the Sun

Yesterday morning, I received an email from the literary development company in Los Angeles informing me that their agent is skeptical about the manuscript I’ve been working for them and the project will be abandoned. Today, I released my collection of short stories, The Calvin Sky on Amazon as an e-book.

Rejection is deeply ingrained within this profession. It’s not a matter of if it will happen, but when, and how many times, and to what extent.

Rather than lament on a closed door, I open a new one. I believe in myself, in my abilities, and that sooner or later, someone in the right position will see them all, too. It takes time (there’s a reason why The New Yorker has a list of the best 20 writers under the age of 40, and not 30, or 20). Meanwhile, all I can do is continue to write, and put my writing out for the world to read.

The Calvin Sky is now available on Amazon Kindle for $1.99. Enjoy!

Hello my dear and wonderful readers. Today, I welcome fellow author L.M. Stull for a quick interview. Her debut novel, Memoirs of a Monkey, will be released in the spring of 2011, so be on the look out for that. 

Let’s start with a difficult one. What’s your favorite sentence from your upcoming book, Memoirs of a Monkey? No cop outs, you must choose. 

“Glowing in the dark was not something you wanted when trying to surprise your opponents in the middle of the night.”

For us writers, inspiration can come from anywhere, at any time, any place. For some reason, showers always prove to fuel my writing fire. Any place or activity that does the same for you?

I get inspiration when I’m around people; I love observing.  Sitting in a park or coffee shop usually gets the words flowing for me.

Who is Memoirs of a Monkey dedicated to? 

It is dedicated to everyone who ever wanted to go after their dreams.  Writing this novel is me doing just that.

What do you think will play the biggest factor in determining your book’s success?

Marketing, especially as an indie author.  You don’t have a big publishing company out there doing it for you.

This is one of my favorite questions to ask anyone at all and it usually yields incredibly interesting results. So, as the first fellow writer that I’m asking, I’m eager to hear how you answer. If you had to choose between being a banana and orange, which would you be? Elaborate as much or as little as you’d like.

A banana…you’ve seen my book cover, right? :)  I think bananas are sexy.  Oranges are just a mess and too difficult to deal with.

The people we know in real life always work their way into our fiction. Talk about one person who’s made their way into your writing in one way or another.

Actually most of the characters in this book, as well as the whole idea of the book, came from my co-workers.  I work for lawyers….need I say more?

What’s your song of the day and why?

Daft Punk’s Adagio for Tron ~ soul moving music.

Favorite English teacher throughout your education? 

Virginia Manczuk.

Last question, to make this a quick interview, what question do you really wish I would have asked you?

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?

 You can find L.M. Stull on Twitter, Goodreads and on her personal site, where I will be appearing soon as the tables are turned and she interviews me.