LaToya:
Hi Stephen, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about
yourself and your background?
Stephen: Well I am from Philly and currently live in
NC. Though I dabble in a few genres by base is spiritual.
LaToya:
What are your ambitions for your writing career?
Stephen: I want to inspire from my spiritual side and
tell stories from the other.
LaToya:
Which writers inspire you?
Stephen:
That is hard to say because some are known like Stephen King, A. J. Colucci, TD
Jakes and Joyce Meyer.
LaToya:
What are you working on at the minute?
Stephen:
I have a spiritual inspiration book call Bishop Nugget – A walk through the
scriptures.
LaToya:
What genre are your books and why?
Stephen:
Marriage, Spiritual and Suspense/Thriller
LaToya:
In 10 words or less can you create a quote that describes you and your writing?
Stephen:
Drama and truth are dangerous weapons in a writer’s hands.
LaToya:
Which actor/actress would you like to see playing the lead character from your
most recent book?
Stephen:
Chiwetel Ejiofor and Famke Janssen
LaToya:
When did you decide to become a writer?
Stephen:
It was after I had written a play called “Lessons from a Pastor”
LaToya:
Do you write full-time or part-time?
Stephen: I
write part-time as way to release my imagination.
LaToya:
Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured?
Stephen:
I usually write in the morning before
and after prayer.
LaToya:
Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages per day?
Stephen:
No, I do per week because of schedule.
LaToya:
Where do your ideas come from?
Stephen:
My ideas are mostly hybrids that come
from all the movies/book that I’ve watch/read and my imagination that truth can
be stranger than fiction with a twist.
LaToya:
Do you work to an outline or plot or do you prefer just see where an idea takes
you?
Stephen:
I do both. I write down the concept and
then let the story write itself.
LaToya:
How do you think you’ve evolved creatively?
Stephen: I
haven’t evolved yet, I am just getting started…lol
LaToya:
What is the hardest thing about writing?
Stephen:
Staying focus when life tosses you distractions.
LaToya: What was the hardest thing about writing
your latest book?
Stephen:
Making
sure the complete purpose and thought is conveyed.
LaToya: What is the easiest thing about writing?
Stephen:
For me there is nothing easy, just fun.
LaToya: How long on average does it take you to
write a book?
Stephen:
Hopefully, I have found my rhythm and it
is six months from start to finish.
LaToya: Where can you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
Stephen:
I really want to be in a place where I
am inspiring people not to forget the real principles of God’s word.
LaToya: What advice would you give to your younger
self?
Stephen:
You should not wait any longer to start
anything.
LaToya: Which famous person, living or dead would
you like to meet and why?
Stephen:
I would always want to me Jesus. Dr.
Charles Spurgeon who was a great influence in his time and now for Christian
believer.
LaToya:
If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been
and why?
Stephen:
Stephen King - The Langoliers, this book has many different twists. I love the
going back into the past and then leaping into the future and then to the
present. Is the past really over and if you had a few minutes in the future
what would you do with it.
LaToya:
What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
Stephen:
Get a good editor. It is a true saying: get a good editor that not just likes
your genre but also may understand your writing.
Connect with Stephen:
Website:
http://stephendmatthews.webs.com/
Facebook:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sdmn624
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