Join us for this weeks author interview with Sam Foster, author of the "Non Semper Fidelis" as well as the "American Trilogy" series. Learn about what inspired him to write his books. Advice for those aspiring readers and writers! Happy Reading and Writing!
Sam Fosters Bio
My ancestral home is a dying little river port on the Illinois River. My father was, as the 60's country song tells, "Next of kin to the wayward wind." One result being that until I came to Los Angeles for college, I'd never lived for than two years in the same place in my entire life.
I was graduated in 1966 like every man in America who graduated that year I had a choice for my graduation trip - Canada or Vietnam. My antipathy to cold weather and a little of Socrates wisdom I'd picked up in college caused me to select the latter. So my first job out of college was with the U.S.M.C. A few years later I was honorably discharged after 5 months in a Naval Hospital with body and spirit reasonably intact.
I've always been a storyteller, but at twenty-four I was unwilling to "starve for art" and wanted disparately to find stability. So, I married, moved back to Los Angeles and dove into corporate America. It was not until I was in my mid-forties and a father of two with a house and a little money that I was brave enough to indulge my creative impulses.
The stories I've always liked best have more than a plot and couple of memorable characters, they also introduce me to an entire world I do not know. I write about things I know so I can show you worlds you may not. My first book was about a business hustle in Los Angeles. My second was about race in the U.S.M.C. during the Vietnam era. But this story, The American Trilogy, the one led you to read this bio, is about the America I grew up with and know well, whose history I understand better perhaps than its present, and which I will love until die.
The measure of a man is the things he's willing to die for. This story is about the things in America men have been willing to die for.
Timestamps
00:15 Introduction
4:22 What are your books about?
7:16 What inspired you to write your books?
10:11 When writing your books, who are your books for?
11:33 How long have you been writing?
15:42 What is your schedule like when you are writing?
17:12 Is there anything in your writing space you need to help you stay focused?
19:45 What are your favorite writing snacks or drinks?
20:43 What type of books do you personally enjoy reading?
23:17 Are there any books or authors that inspired you to become a writer?
25:14 What type of books did you grow up reading?
31:11 Now as an adult what are your favorite authors or books?
32:14 Do you have any advice for someone just starting to read again?
33:42 Any advice for those aspiring to write their own book?
36:10 What's one thing people are generally surprised to find out about you?
37:09 Any Additional Comments?
39:12 Where's the best place for our readers to connect with you and find your books?
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