at jkelly2020@outlook.com.
Website: www.kellywritings.com
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Thanks for this interview, James. Congratulations on your new book! Would you
say it’s been a rocky road for you in regards to getting your book written and
published or pretty much smooth sailing?
Can you tell us about your journey?
My name is Jim Kelly. This is the 8th book I’ve written,
seven are fiction; everything is self published. Writing and publishing is the
easy part of the equation. Marketing seems to be the main problem. It takes considerable
time to market and in most cases it’s not successful. There are a lot of scams
outs there for the author to navigate
If you were to pen your own autobiography, what might the title
be?
MUDDLING THROUGH. It has been published.
When not writing, what do you like to do for relaxation
and/or fun?
Duplicate bridge and golf
What makes your book stand out from the rest?
Characterization
Can you give us the very first page of your book so that we
can get a glimpse inside?
As
soon as the seven southern states seceded from the union, their sons and
relatives in the Union Army and Navy resigned their commissions and became the
elite officers of the Confederacy. They were euphoric; they threw parties and
prided themselves on their great fortune. They didn’t stop there; they became
aggressive. The state of South Carolina,
one of the first to secede, claimed that Forts Moultrie and Sumter in the Charleston
Harbor belonged to the Confederacy;
therefore, the Union Soldiers in the fort must vacate. General PGT Beauregard,
the former Superintendent of Cadets at West Point, who
immediately switched sides, was in charge of that state’s militia, but was
taking his orders from Jefferson Davis in Montgomery,
the interim Capitol of the Confederacy. Whether Jefferson Davis’ request to Lincoln
to turn over the forts was rejected because it lacked merit or Lincoln
took too long to respond, is mute in the long run.
The
firing on Fort Sumter
on April 12, 1861 began a
war that had no reason to happen. It was as though a disagreement between
father and son had escalated way beyond what either wanted. At some point, each
realized that they had gone beyond the normal barrier of good behavior and
tried to step back and assess their actions. The father made every effort to
try to explain to his son why his actions were unacceptable, but a sense of
freedom to do as he wished, made that view almost impossible for the son to
accept. He and his friends were caught up in a wave of excitement, which
escalated into a cause. The normal civility between father and son was met with
obstinacy and imprudence. Consequently, neither could see how to rectify a
situation that continued to fester and finally got out of control. There seemed
to be no common ground, no mediation and no chance for reconciliation. Just
like a family, a nation was splitting apart.
So
too, did the distance between two childhood friends from Charleston, South
Carolina, widen even though in the early stages, they tried to maintain a sense
of decorum and respect, ignoring all outside influences. But it was not to be.
The tension had grown from anxiety to acceptance, on both sides; their views
were incompatible.
On
that fateful day, James Stephen Harris and his wife Claire were sitting at the
dining room table in their rented Georgetown Residence in Washington
DC. The lights on the black wrought iron
lamps on their porch illuminated their entrance steps and their beautiful white
slump stone exterior.. They were hosting four of their closest friends to
celebrate Claire’s thirtieth birthday. Her mother and step-father planned to
attend, but the situation was such that they wanted to see what would happen
next before they crossed the Atlantic to be with the one
they raised.
James had
spent the busiest two weeks of his life getting acclimated to his new position
as Special Advisor to the newly elected President of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln. All six friends
looked solemn; the neighborhood outside
If your book was put in the holiday section of the store,
what holiday would that be and why?
July 4th
Even though the civil war divided the country, it also unified it and
made it more cohesive
Would you consider turning your book into a series or has
that already been done?
No, though I’ve written three westerns that are a series and
three murder Mysteries that are also a series.
When you were young, did you ever see writing as a career or
full-time profession?
No
Did any of your books get rejected by publishers?
Yes
What is your view on co-authoring books; have you done any?
No and I don’t want to share
What’s next for you?
I’m finishing a book about an aviator who escaped from Vietnam.
during the war and had to contend with suspicions that he collaborated with the
enemy.and the unfaithfulness of his wife
Thanks for this interview, James. Congratulations on your new book! Would you
say it’s been a rocky road for you in regards to getting your book written and
published or pretty much smooth sailing?
Can you tell us about your journey?
My name is Jim Kelly. This is the 8th book I’ve written,
seven are fiction; everything is self published. Writing and publishing is the
easy part of the equation. Marketing seems to be the main problem. It takes considerable
time to market and in most cases it’s not successful. There are a lot of scams
outs there for the author to navigate
If you were to pen your own autobiography, what might the title
be?
MUDDLING THROUGH. It has been published.
When not writing, what do you like to do for relaxation
and/or fun?
Duplicate bridge and golf
What makes your book stand out from the rest?
Characterization
Can you give us the very first page of your book so that we
can get a glimpse inside?
As
soon as the seven southern states seceded from the union, their sons and
relatives in the Union Army and Navy resigned their commissions and became the
elite officers of the Confederacy. They were euphoric; they threw parties and
prided themselves on their great fortune. They didn’t stop there; they became
aggressive. The state of South Carolina,
one of the first to secede, claimed that Forts Moultrie and Sumter in the Charleston
Harbor belonged to the Confederacy;
therefore, the Union Soldiers in the fort must vacate. General PGT Beauregard,
the former Superintendent of Cadets at West Point, who
immediately switched sides, was in charge of that state’s militia, but was
taking his orders from Jefferson Davis in Montgomery,
the interim Capitol of the Confederacy. Whether Jefferson Davis’ request to Lincoln
to turn over the forts was rejected because it lacked merit or Lincoln
took too long to respond, is mute in the long run.
The
firing on Fort Sumter
on April 12, 1861 began a
war that had no reason to happen. It was as though a disagreement between
father and son had escalated way beyond what either wanted. At some point, each
realized that they had gone beyond the normal barrier of good behavior and
tried to step back and assess their actions. The father made every effort to
try to explain to his son why his actions were unacceptable, but a sense of
freedom to do as he wished, made that view almost impossible for the son to
accept. He and his friends were caught up in a wave of excitement, which
escalated into a cause. The normal civility between father and son was met with
obstinacy and imprudence. Consequently, neither could see how to rectify a
situation that continued to fester and finally got out of control. There seemed
to be no common ground, no mediation and no chance for reconciliation. Just
like a family, a nation was splitting apart.
So
too, did the distance between two childhood friends from Charleston, South
Carolina, widen even though in the early stages, they tried to maintain a sense
of decorum and respect, ignoring all outside influences. But it was not to be.
The tension had grown from anxiety to acceptance, on both sides; their views
were incompatible.
On
that fateful day, James Stephen Harris and his wife Claire were sitting at the
dining room table in their rented Georgetown Residence in Washington
DC. The lights on the black wrought iron
lamps on their porch illuminated their entrance steps and their beautiful white
slump stone exterior.. They were hosting four of their closest friends to
celebrate Claire’s thirtieth birthday. Her mother and step-father planned to
attend, but the situation was such that they wanted to see what would happen
next before they crossed the Atlantic to be with the one
they raised.
James had
spent the busiest two weeks of his life getting acclimated to his new position
as Special Advisor to the newly elected President of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln. All six friends
looked solemn; the neighborhood outside
If your book was put in the holiday section of the store,
what holiday would that be and why?
July 4th
Even though the civil war divided the country, it also unified it and
made it more cohesive
Would you consider turning your book into a series or has
that already been done?
No, though I’ve written three westerns that are a series and
three murder Mysteries that are also a series.
When you were young, did you ever see writing as a career or
full-time profession?
No
Did any of your books get rejected by publishers?
Yes
What is your view on co-authoring books; have you done any?
No and I don’t want to share
What’s next for you?
I’m finishing a book about an aviator who escaped from Vietnam.
during the war and had to contend with suspicions that he collaborated with the
enemy.and the unfaithfulness of his wife
Two young men grow up in the south, become great friends and love the
same woman. One moves north as the civil war nears and becomes
Administrative Asst to Abraham Lincoln The one who remained in the south
vacates his office of US Senator to become the south’s chief spy. Both
men are pitted against each other during the war. As the war ends, they
try to renew their friendship but will the presence of the one they both
love be an impediment.
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