Michelle here. We’ve got an excellent interview for you this week, but you’ll have to bear with us and get up an hour earlier than normal time!
The show will begin about an hour early this week due to our guest being in the military and me not wanting to cross him! We’ll talk to him about being tenacious, and finding the time to write, no matter where you are or what time constraints you THINK you have. He’s written his books, and make his own book covers, all on his phone. From his phone! And I whine about not having enough pillows under the laptop…..
Drew Avera is an active duty navy veteran and science fiction author. After growing up in rural Mississippi, Drew joined the US Navy at the ripe old age of seventeen. It required parental consent and only ten days after high school Drew was in boot camp. It wasn’t fun, but it was a necessary obstacle that taught him how to commit, and achieve something so challenging. After graduating in the summer of 2000 his career started as an aviation electrician working on F18s. Since then he has met his wife and had two awesome daughters, he’s seen the world, and he’s achieved one of the dreams he had as a kid; to be a published author.
www.facebook.com/authordrewavera
www.twitter.com/DrewAvera
www.drewavera.wordpress.com
Here 🙂
Evening
MrJohnRead Why even bother to wake up?
I was talking to the ships computer…he hates me.
ACK! I totally didn’t know we were an hour early this week! I forgot to check the schedule. *sad face*
CateMorgan I should’ve messaged you! Sorreeeeeeeeeeeee
michelleread No, it’s my fault–I’m a grown up (allegedly). I shoulda checked.
I downloaded a writing app on my phone a few years ago for this exact thing. I never wrote a book on it, but I have done plenty of chapters and blogs….
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) Look at you – mr fancypants
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) We should race to see who can write a book faster on their phone. Loser buys the winner a beer.
Poor michelleread! My husband’s on spring break, and he’s totally been invading my writing time (generally without meaning to, but STILL.)
CateMorgan michelleread Oh my word – but we still love them!
michelleread Poor guy. The Gollum in my head keeps shrieking at him.
CateMorgan michelleread Yeah I was pretty shrieky today. It wasn’t pretty.
Shit. I’m not late. You’re early.
RobertChazzChute It’s true! I was going to tell you but I thought you’d get on to me for missing the meeting again this week 🙁
michelleread Husband: Hey, I think I’ll watch TV with you today instead of the man cave. Me: What? No. WRITING. NO DO NOT TURN ON THE TV. NO NETFLIX. NO NO NO. *sigh*
Any questions for Drew?
michelleread Yeah, does being a military guy help him write action scenes in any way?
Oh how many times I’ve said that
Have you ever thrown your linemans at anyone?
MrJohnRead Only you – only you would say something intelligent <3 What’s a lineman
Evening all.
Hello Darren
MrJohnRead Hello chief.
Darren Wearmouth I thought you were going to bed?
MrJohnRead Oh yeah! I knew that.
My son came in to sit on my lap during the show! So cute : ) He says hi.
michelleread Darren Wearmouth Not yet 🙂
Respect to Drew as a fellow serviceman.
MrJohnRead Awwwwww <3 My boys!!!
I’m here. Give me an invite when you wrap up. 🙂
MrJohnRead how cute!
writerwade Yes sir 🙂
Darren Wearmouth Hello Darren, thanks for doing the interview last week.
MrJohnRead Is that a double knife hand?
CateMorgan michelleread Your hubby a teacher?
Yep
writerwade michelleread Nope, actually in school, Plus, he’s not working at the moment so he’s just dying for human interaction as soon as I walk in the door after work.
We should blog about our contest.
CateMorgan michelleread Yeah………….
AFTER PARTY? If you want in let us know!
xgranville I can do 30 mins.
Didn’t know it was ol’ Drew on or that it was early.
Carl Sinclair It was! And it was.
michelleread RobertChazzChute Secret meeting?? Why wasn’t I invited?
I can’t see any info about the short story contest you mentioned. Any genre or length in mind? Does it matter if previously published? Thanks for the show guys.