Author Bio:
Edgar Rider’s first book is entitled Riding Out The Kipling Effect. It is a narrative journey he undertook with a friend living in an eccentric ladies front room. The Kipling Effect is about navigating through outside challenges and obstacles at the same time trying to focus on a specific objective. The main character Carrie Kipling lived in complete turmoil and had anxieties mostly due to manufactured health problems and hanging out with manipulative moocher friends.
He has also written Transcending in The Fictional Burnout. It is a book of Fictional comeback stories. Some of the stories explain living for purpose and other stories are about what happens when people take unfortunate shortcuts or go down a destructive path. The stories are in different genres such as Horror, Science Fiction, Action Adventure, Spiritual and Literary Fiction. Some of the dark stories are Charred Fried Works,Charisma Corner, Making Maynard, Playtime in the Desert and Plantation Playground.
It also contains a few uplifting stories about people overcoming adversity such as Healing Hands Meant To Believe and Care 3.
What inspires you to write?
To express personal real life experiences in a relatable way to others. To find connections with other people who share a similar passion. To pay tribute to those who have helped me and those I care about.
Tell us about your writing process.
Pantser definitely no complete rhyme or reason. Sometimes concentrate on the middle or the end and go back to the beginning. All over the map so to speak. My first book, Riding Out The Kipling Effect, was due to a real life experience. A friend and I gave up belongings, comfort and space to concentrate on writing. We ended up in a ladies living room. We soon realized getting out of our comfort zone created one of the best stories possible. Meeting Carrie Kipling and navigating through her world we learned how to trust in the experience. I then wrote a book of fiction, Transcending the Fictional Burnout, which is based on other real life experiences and or things I grew up inspired by tv, movies and music. Some of us from the 80s' grew up on Horror and Action Movies, MTV, Comic books, and Professional Wrestling to name a few things. I also worked dead end jobs that gave me some other ironic inspiration.
For Fiction Writers: Do you listen (or talk to) to your characters?
I have conversations with them. Try to get into their mindset. Hard to understand the maniac mindset. What if I grew up in a family where my mom tortured me and dad locked me in a room. What if my parents were drug addicts.
Who are your favorite authors?
James Thurber is the one that comes to mind. His narrative style about relatable experiences draws me in. I immediately relate to it. He was writing about things in 1930 but yet I still understand what he is saying. Ideas that transcend past the time we are living in always appeal to me. What are the subjects that don't go away. For example, if I had a job in customer service dealing with difficult people that is a theme most can relate to. Not only that but it is subject matter that people will always deal with.
How did you decide how to publish your books?
Felt that my specific book a narrative journey Creative non-fiction was a bit too much of a niche for a big publisher. I felt self publishing allowed me to do it now and keep the integrity of the work as it is.
What do you think about the future of book publishing?
I think the future is in self publishing. It is inexpensive and helps authors keep control of their books.
However, I am concerned about the future of print books as everything moves towards digital.
What genres do you write?
Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Action Adventure and Horror
What formats are your books in?
Print
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