Archive for July, 2010
Posted on July 24, 2010 - by admin
Author Profile: Elmore Hammes
Elmore Hammes, Author of The Twenty Dollar Bill
What’s on your nightstand now? Sunshine by Robin McKinley, Keeper of Dreams by Orson Scott Card, an alarm clock set to 6:00 a.m. and my cat Chuck.
Who are your top 3 favorite authors? Neil Gaiman, Robert Heinlein, Evelyn Waugh
Favorite quote from a book? “A town without a bookstore is like a chicken with one leg.”– James Qwilleran (from Lilian Jackson Braun’s “Cat Who” series)
Do you see writing as a career? I see it more as a vocation than an occupation. I don’t support myself with my writing – I earn as much editing and formatting for other authors as I do selling my fiction – but I certainly don’t have any desire to cease writing or publishing.
How long does it take you to write a book? First drafts take from thirty days to six months. The final version is hammered out from six months to two years later, depending on the book and how much blood my muse chooses to drain in the process.
