Kate O’Hara
| Author Interview Form | |
| Tell us your name and where you’re from.: |
Kate O’Hara from the dead center of the lower 48 states. Emphasis on the word dead. |
| What led to your decision to become an author?: |
I like to reinvent myself every 10 years or so. This is the new me I chose for this decade. |
| Tell us about what you’re currently working on, and what you’ve written in the past.: |
I have one short ebook published – The Dystemporal Reporter. It will eventually be incorporated into a series called Tapestries. The books are designed to be a biography told in short first-person narratives with collections representing time spans. The series uses the oral story-telling traditions to weave the tale of a life. |
| What are some of your strongest points as a writer, and what if anything are you constantly working to improve upon?: |
My strongest point is probably evocative language skill. I’m a poet disguised as a reporter. I am stretching my styles and genres to create this series, so am learning to write romance instead of just report it. |
| Are you self published, traditionally published or both? Why did you choose to go that route?: |
First item is on Amazon. It seemed like a relatively painless way to get past the publishing block and move on. |
| What format are your books available in? Which of these formats do you prefer and why?: |
For now, Kindle only. Eventually when the collections are published, I expect to also make them available in paper format for those who prefer the feel of a book. |
| How do you go about marketing your books?: |
I haven’t yet. |
| Have you ever had to deal with harsh criticism in a re view, and how do you handle it?: |
Not yet (first book just published). Four 5* reviews so far. |
| What are your favorite genres to both read and write?: |
Prefer to read crime now, but have a huge collection of classic Sci-fi collected over a half-century. I write or have written everything over the years as a freelancer. The Tapestries collections will use memoir, romance, paranormal and outright heaven/hell battles as the story progresses through the decades. It will always be “informational” because I can’t help still being an investigational reporter in my writing. |
| What authors have influenced or inspired you?: |
All of them – for better or worse. |
| What kinds of things do you enjoy doing when you’re not writing?: |
Reading, teaching, movies…. the usual stuff. |
| What software do you use for your writing? Did you try others before you settled on the one you’re currently using?: |
MS Word. Have been using it since its first release in 1983 for DOS. I also use Acrobat and have experience with many others, but Word has always been my favorite. |
| What is it that you like about the software you’re currently using that makes it the best solution for you?: |
Familiarity |
| What’s the best advice you could possibly give to your fellow authors?: |
Write! Let it out so the spark of inspiration can keep the fires of creativity banked. |
| Where can people find out more about you and your books?: |
Amazon or my new website http://www.kateoharabooks.com |
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