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Exclusive Interview with

Neil Perry Gordon

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When did you start writing?

My fiction writing career began in 2017

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What makes writing your passion?

The unbridled creativity

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How long have you been writing?

Including my business writing, over thirty years

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What was the feeling when you published your first book?

An explosion of personal joy

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What’s the story behind your choice of characters?

Based on my interpersonal relationships

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What annoys you the most in pursuing a writing career?

Not something I dwell upon

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How do you get over the “writer’s block”?

I push through mental barriers

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We all know the writer’s path is never easy, what makes you keep going? What advice would you give to new authors?

Keep writing

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If you could go back in time and talk to your younger self, what would you say?

Start writing now

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Do you read your book reviews? How do you deal with the bad ones?

Yes I read all reviews. If the critique is thoughtful, I try to learn from them.

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What is the feeling when you get a good review?

A desire to share

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Have you ever incorporated something that happened to you in real life into your novels?

Yes, through my observations of behaviors

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Which of your characters you can compare yourself with? Did you base that character on you?

Percy Hope in Hope City.

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What do you think, the book cover is as important as the story?

Yes, it is like the overture in a musical

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Do you connect with your readers? Do you mind having a chat with them or you prefer to express yourself through your writing?

I love connecting with my readers.

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How do you feel when people appreciate your work or recognize you in public?

It's a positive confirmation of my writing

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Who is your favorite author? Why?

Dan Brown. He knows how to draw a reader into his tales

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What’s the dream? Whom would you like to be as big as?

Best selling author

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Would you rewrite any of your books? Why?

No - what's done is done

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If you could switch places with any author – who would that be?

I'm happy with who I am

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What would you say to the “trolls” on the internet? We all know them – people who like to write awful reviews to books they’ve never read or didn’t like that much, just to annoy the author.

Pitiful behavior

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What would you say to your readers?

Check out my books at: www.NeilPerryGordon.com

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Share a bit about yourself – where do you live, are you married, do you have kids?

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What is your day job if you have one?

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What are your hobbies? What do you do in your free time?

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Did you have a happy childhood?

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Is there a particular experience that made you start writing?

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Do you have unpublished books? What are they about?

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What do you think should be improved in the education of our children? What do we lack?

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If you were allowed 3 wishes – what would they be?

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What is your favorite music?

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Share a secret with us 🙂

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