Seven Story Publishing

Written Author Interview

1. Tell me about yourself. What do you like to do outside of writing. What is a day in the life like for you?
   • I am in my 28th year with Plano ISD as a member of the Student Services and Management team. I’m also a varsity assistant basketball coach, a public speaker and I enjoy fishing.

2. What inspired your first novel? What was the thing that got you into writing in the first place?
   • My first book was the recollections of my college football experiences at the University of Arkansas. My teammates encouraged me to write this experience b/c it was a first for the state and the university, becoming the starting quarterback.

3. How do you come up with characters? Are they spontaneous or meticulously planned?
   • The characters are all teammates and fellow Razorback players.

4. What are some of your favorite genres to read? Are there any books you’d recommend to first time readers or people looking for something new?
   •  I read anything sports related, motivational or criminal intent.

5. What’s the most difficult thing about being a writer?
   • The most difficult thing about writing is getting the information from my head into the pages coherently. 

6. What is your process to completing a novel from outline to final product?
   • I had Covid to thank in aiding my writing process. I scheduled 4 hours a day and stuck to it.

7. What’s the most unhinged thing you’ve written in your novel? Don’t worry, we don’t judge here.
   • I spoke the truth to how I was treated, the racist and bias attitude shown towards me by those who consider themselves fans, was abhorring. I actually did not add stories b/c most people refuse to acknowledge they, their family or friends would actually treat someone in such a manner. 

8. What’s one thing about being a writer that absolutely drives you up the wall?
   • Being grammatically correct and sentence structure. But this is the art of storytelling.

9. What does being a successful writer look like for you? What type of life do you want to live as a writer?
   • Getting a cross section of readers from every genre read the book.

10. Describe your writing journey. If you had to write a story centered around it, do you think you could pull it off?
    • I Did and it was Therapeutic. My memoir’s writing process was 14 months but it took 40 years to tell. 

Connect with Greg Thomas

Website: http://www.gregthomasconnect.com

No Doubting Thomas: “Hawg Whisperer” My Arkansas Memoirs: https://a.co/d/hOdCIxE