Books Are Keys That Open Many Doors

Generally, If You Preface An Interview Request With, 'i'm An Author Writing A Book,' For Some Reason, That Seems To Open A Lot Of Doors.

Andy Harp's Retribution Is A Stunner: A Blow To The Gut And Shot Of Adrenaline. Here Is A Novel Written With Authentic Authority And Bears Shocking Relevance To The Dangers Of Today. It Reminds Me Of Tom Clancy At His Finest. Put This Novel On Your Must-read List-anything By Harp Is Now On Mine.

Fiction Writing Was In My Blood From A Very Young Age, But I Never Considered Writing As A Real Career. I Thought You Had To Have Some Literary Pedigree To Be A Successful Author, The Son Of Hemingway Or Fitzgerald.

The Turning Point Was When I Hit My 30th Birthday. I Thought, If Really Want To Write, It's Time To Start. I Picked Up The Book How To Write A Novel In 90 Days. The Author Said To Just Write Three Pages A Day, And I Figured, I Can Do This. I Never Got Past Page 3 Of That Book.

I Think The Worst And Most Insidious Procrastination For Me Is Research. I Will Be Looking For Some Bit Of Fact Or Figure To Include In The Novel, And Before I Know, I've Wasted An Entire Morning Delving Into That Subject Matter Without A Word Written.