Gordon Gravley

Gordon Gravley has been making up stories all his life. As a child, they would take the shape of rudimentary comic books, and Super-8 movies. As he was drawn to stage-acting in high school his stories became one-act plays, and then feature-length screenplays - none of which ever saw the light of the big screen.

It wasn't until his thirties that he finally decided to take the plunge, and like a real writer he made his stories into, well...stories. And just like a real writer, his efforts garnished multiple rejection letters.  Twenty years later, those efforts would culminate into his first self-published novel, Gospel for the Damned.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Gordon moved around - California; Colorado; Alaska; Northern Arizona - before eventually settling in Seattle, Washington. Having called the Northwest his home since 1998, he doesn't expect to be moving elsewhere anytime soon. There, he continues to make up stories, write novels, and lives with his wife, Jenna, and their son, Zane.

Book(s) By Gordon Gravley

Interview

1. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? 

I was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but spent a good deal of my life moving from one place to another - San Francisco, CA, Boulder, CO, Fairbanks, AK, to name a few. I've been writing, or I should say, I've been making up stories for as long as I can remember.


2. Describe your book ‘Gospel for the Damned’ in 30 words or less. 

San Francisco is under quarantine! One young journalist is chosen to find out who released the deadly virus. 


3. What was the hardest part of writing your book? 

My two greatest challenges were: my inexperience at writing something as daunting as a novel (there were many rewrites!); and finding the time, having to work full time to pay the bills.


4. What books have had the greatest influence on you? 

For this first one in particular, Fahrenheit 451 was the most influential. 


5. Briefly share with us what you do to market your book? 

Mostly word-of-mouth, right now. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gordon-Gravley/537843332916956. Giveaways on Goodreads and Bookbuzzr. I also have a blog: http://ggwritinglife.blogspot.com/.


6. How do you spend your time when you are not writing? 

Working. Taking my dog to the park. Reading, as time allows.


7. What are you working on next? 

A novel about a pair of out-of-work cowboys seduced by the silent film industry. And a sequel to "Gospel for the Damned."

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