Interview with Mackenzie
Brown
Author of Prince of
the City
Interviewed by Author
Roy Murry
A little about myself:
I was born and raised
in Liverpool, UK, and these days live just outside the City with my wife, two
daughters and pet cat.
My inspiration for writing was borne out of wartime stories shared with me by my grandfather and personal hero, Angus Mackenzie Brown, a character featured in a book I hope to release in 2014.
I have many interests including running that helps me keep mind and body together. Literature is my passion though and I love to read and write.
I've published four novels to date and I’m soon hoping to release part two of the Prince of the City series – Nine Lives, after the process of proof reading and editing has been completed.
I feel genuinely humbled by the help and support afforded to me by fellow authors and feel part of a global writing community.
Do I remember the
first story I wrote?
The first proper story
I wrote was called ‘The Bearded Man’ and it charted a particular story my
grandmother shared with me. It was a traumatic incident from her childhood and
features in a book about my grandparents due for release in 2014.
Was I inspired by
something or someone?
As stated above I was
inspired to try and write after hearing my grandfather’s wartime stories.
Previously I’d favored sketching as a pastime and was told I was rather good
at it.
What do I like about
writing?
I think I’m an
improving story teller and I love a challenge. But my favorite part of the
process is reading and editing the first draft. A rough first draft means I
have a raw material to work with and I enjoy trying to improve upon it.
Can I tell you about
my book?
Prince of the City is
a homage to the works of Raymond Chandler and the like. It’s a nior thriller with a nod to the United States, but set firmly in the City of my
birth, Liverpool. Vic Prince is the great grandson of a man brought to
Liverpool on the last ever slave ship and he lives in the black community
during wartime 1940.
Unable to enlist because of flat feet and asthma, Prince works as a private investigator and becomes embroiled in case that involves national security. Five books are planned in the series, the second to be released in early 2014, but this book introduces
Prince and a variety of characters featured in forthcoming releases. Prince is a man of high moral standards, who often finds himself dealing with those who do not always follow the same code. I’m pleased with the finished article and early reviews have been very good.
Unable to enlist because of flat feet and asthma, Prince works as a private investigator and becomes embroiled in case that involves national security. Five books are planned in the series, the second to be released in early 2014, but this book introduces
Prince and a variety of characters featured in forthcoming releases. Prince is a man of high moral standards, who often finds himself dealing with those who do not always follow the same code. I’m pleased with the finished article and early reviews have been very good.
What genre fits best
for the book?
Pulp fiction,
detective story, crime thriller series, historical fiction, hard boiled
thriller.
Am I working on
something new at the moment?
Once Prince of the
City #2 – Nine Lives is released, I plan to rewrite a book charting the early
lives of my grandparents. The Book is called Annie’s War and takes place
between 1914 and 1945. Then I plan to write part three in The Prince of the
City series.
Do I have any tips for
aspiring writers?
If you start
something, particularly a first draft, complete it, even if you’re unhappy with
the results. Once the first draft is completed, then the real work starts,
honing and improving your raw material.
Get someone you trust to give you an honest review before you release it and take criticism on the chin, trust me it will make you a better writer in the long run.
Get your work proof read, edited and formatted before release. If you want somebody to pay for your work, they’ll expect all the three mentioned as a minimum, and even then they still might not like your work.
Where can people go to
read my work?
Go to my website http://mackbrown.weebly.com/ where
there are links to my books. Alternatively all of my books are available for
Kindle at the following worldwide links;
Prince of the City #1 – The Cat’s Whiskers viewBook.at/CatsWhiskers-B00FJ6MT3G
Lost Boys (The Black Knight Series #1) viewBook.at/B00BUVICVW
The Shifting viewBook.at/TheShiftingTheShiftingTrilogy
The Book of Souls (An Imelda Stone Adventure #1) viewBook.at/TheBookOfSoulsAnImeldaStoneAdventure
They’re all available
in paperback format at Amazon. US links for the USA are as follows;
Prince of the City #1
– The Cat’s Whiskers
http://www.amazon.com/Prince-City-1-Cats-Whiskers/dp/1491285397/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381082204&sr=1-2&keywords=prince+of+the+city
Lost Boys (The Black
Knight Series #1) http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Boys-Knight-Mackenzie-Brown/dp/1482754940/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374442399&sr=1-1&keywords=lost+boys+mackenzie+brown
The
Shifting http://www.amazon.com/Shifting-1-Mackenzie-Brown/dp/1466496746/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374442313&sr=1-2
The Book of Souls (An
Imelda Stone Adventure #1) http://www.amazon.com/Book-Souls-Imelda-Stone-Adventure/dp/1477641157/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374443010&sr=1-7
And Finally;
I’d just like to thank
Roy Murry, a fabulous author and reviewer for this opportunity to showcase my
work. His support is always gratefully appreciated and reciprocated as often as
possible.
My social networking sites;
*Twitter: @mackbrownbooks
*Mackenzie’s website is: http://mackbrown.weebly.com/
*Mackenzie’s Blog: http://mackenzie-brown.tumblr.com/
*Pinterest http://pinterest.com/mackbrownbooks/
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