Author interview

World of Writing - Author Interview 

We are pleased to offer yet another Q&A interview with a published author :) Today, we are featuring Francis Powell :

 Francis H Powell attended Art Schools, receiving a degree in painting and an MA in printmaking. In 1995, Powell moved to Austria, teaching English as a foreign language while pursuing his varied artistic interests adding music and writing. He currently lives in Brittany, teaching English and history while writing both prose and poetry. Powell has published short stories in the Rat Mort magazine and contributes to the Multi-dimensions website. He has also published 2 books: Flight of Destiny - a compilation of 22 short stories - and Adventures of Death, Reincarnation and Annihilation. Feel free to reach out to connect with Francis via: https://www.facebook.com/francis.powell.90?ref=bookmarks   or

https://francishpowellauthor.weebly.com/

Q: So, Francis - let's start with the path you took to publication...

A: With my latest book, I simply sent a synopsis, bio and some writing samples to various publishers; luckily I had a positive answer.

Q:What is your proudest writer moment?

A: Having a book published, is a special moment. Doing a reading in a café in Paris left me with great memories. Doing an author's evening while living in Paris... a fantastic experience. I recall these moments fondly; they are all particularly good moments to savour.

Q: What is your most embarrassing writer moment?

A:I am yet to have one, but like all writers I live in fear of typos or mistakes of this nature.

Q: What is the important role that writers play in today’s world?

A: They can make people see the world in a different way. They can pass on the legacy of the significance of reading and the basic pleasure of books. They can include important messages in the stories; for example Adventures of Death, Reincarnation and Annihilation, the destructiveness of the human race is a theme that is apparent.

Q: Where do you get your plot concepts? (who/what is your inspiration)

A: An idea can surface at anytime. Something pops into my head and if it is a strong idea, I will pursue it and develop it. I read trashy newspapers sometimes and some story might resonate and I might imagine that a story can evolve from it. Watching films offers a lot of ideas. I could watch a film in a foreign language, so I have to guess what is going on, this in turn might inspire a plot.

Q: When starting a book project do you choose the title first, or does that come later?

A: When it comes to short story writing, titles seem to lead the way for me. One of my short stories in my book Flight of Destiny is called Bugeyes, it is a story about a person with unusually large eyes. A project I am working on at the moment was born out of a title I am the Priest Killer.

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