by A.E. Albert
@aealbert23
Actually it was when my wife and I had our first Christmas in 1980 that I told her I wanted to write mystery books. She said to me ‘why not’. So that’s when I began to write the manuscript for my first book, Journey Into The Knight. But because of life and being newly married, I stopped and put the manuscript away. Then thirty years later I decided to take that manuscript and start writing again.
Is there a message in your book and/or books?
There really are no messages in my books. What I have done with my protagonist is to portray his life as realistic as possible. We all have people that come in and out of our lives, tragedies, death, etc., and that is what happens with Andrew Knight.
Is there anything in your book and/or books based on real life experiences?
Is there anything in your book and/or books based on real life experiences?
In my books I have used actual cities, countries, and so on in my books. There is one book in the series though, Snow Angel, which is based on a real unsolved case in western Wisconsin. The case was about a little girl deemed Baby Nicole by the local papers that was found dead in the snow on Christmas Eve. No one in the house that night was ever charged in her death and it remains unsolved to this very day.
What books and/or writers have influenced you the most?
The authors or books that influenced me the most were the Sherlock Holmes books by SirArthur Conan Doyle, The Hardy Boys series, and Agatha Christie.
What has been your greatest challenge when writing?
My greatest challenge has been to find more time to write my books with working full-time, parenting, and the other responsibilities in life.
What are you working on right now?
I am currently writing the eighth book in my Private Investigator Andrew Knight mystery series. The book is titled The Cracksman Door. This book is the second one in the series that has a Steampunk inspired storyline. My book Lost City of Steam was the first steampunk inspired mystery that I wrote. At first it was a challenge to write a steampunk story set in the present day, as opposed to the alternate timeline, or history that most steampunk stories are written about.
What have you learned and do you have any advice for other authors?
Over the years I have learned that you are the best advocate for your book/books. That marketing and promotion are just as important as writing a story that people will want to read; to hold the readers interest from beginning to end. With social media, and other types of networking available, you are able to reach more people than ever before. When opportunities such as this interview are offered, you need to take advantage of such offers.
Title: Lost City of Steam
Genre: Detective Mysteries
On the eve of Queen Victoria’s death, Rory Breckenridge and twenty other families vanish in a terrible storm on the Irish Sea. Some one hundred years later eight college students disappear while exploring the Breckenridge estate. The sister of one of those missing student hires Private Investigator Andrew Knight to find her. What begins as a simple missing person’s case turns out to be much more than that. When the truth is finally discovered, Andrew Knight may be the one who is truly in danger!
Book retailer and personal website links:
My books are available on amazon.com in book soft cover and e-book formats.
Without the cover, the talk about steampunk would've been far more of a surprise.
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Have a nice weekend Aimee.
Lol Thanks Thomas, as usual.
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