IndyFest Magazine #97: Indyfest Magazine

By Ian Shires

The 97TH issue of IndyFest Magazine! is here.
This September 2016 issue is one you need to read. Inside you will find in-depth interviews with:

Andrew Snook
E Ardell
Barry Corbett
Gabriel Eziordo
J Francis Parker 

Also included in this issue:

Editorial by Ian Shires
A Written View by Douglas Owen
Honing Your Craft by Nanci M. Pattenden
Motivational Moments by Trisha Sugarek

Our Review Section
Self-Publisher Hall of Fame

Sneak Peek:

Wunderfolk by Alex Barranco, Mohamed Rezk, and DC Alonso
Dragons by Bryan Davis, Shiloh & James Ville 

Published by Ian Shires, Dimestore Productions

Managing Editor Ellen Fleisher
Circulation Coordinator Douglas Owen
Cover Krista Maier

IndyFest Magazine spotlights the creative efforts of artists taking control of their work. Each month you will find interviews, how toos and great advice from talented artists. Not stopping there, the magazine interviews the most amazing people and uncovers what it takes to be on the cutting edge of Self-Publishing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dimestore Productions
• Release date: Sep 25, 2016
• ISBN: 9781536579680

Book preview

REMY’S DILEMMA

An interview with Andrew Snooks by Trisha Sugarek

WILD ADVENTURES

When Andrew Snooks isn’t flying about the sky preventing asteroids from striking the Earth with his super strength, freezing bad guys in their tracks using his icy breath, and using his super vision and hearing to locate little old ladies to help cross busy streets, he spends his days as a mild-mannered writer and editor for three business-to-business magazines. Currently, he covers the forestry, bioenergy, road building, and aggregates sectors across Canada. When he’s not at work, he spends almost all of his free time with his beautiful and amazing wife Cristine, and his equally beautiful and amazing daughters, Emily and Sofia. And he writes a little fiction, too!

IM: Where do you write? Do you have a special room, shed, barn, special space for your writing? Or tell us about your ‘dream’ work space.

AS: Although I have an office space where I like to write fiction, it’s rarely used these days— when I’m home, my free time goes to my family. The majority of my writing is done on the road, while travelling for work. Whether I’m sitting in an airport terminal, on a plane, or on a train, I like to pop my headphones on, listen to music and bang away on the keys. I find the road really fuels my desire to write fiction and helps me come up with fun ideas for my books. My favourite place to write is while riding the rails. My dream writing space is on trains taking me all over Canada.

IM: Do you have any special rituals when you sit down to write? (a neat work space, sharpened #2 pencils, legal pad, cup of tea, glass of brandy, favorite pajamas, etc.)

AS: My pre-children ritual was to write first thing in the morning in a pair of comfy, plaid pajama pants with a fresh coffee in my writing cup in hand. I would typically wake up around 8 am and write until noon. My favourite cup used to be a black Canada AM mug I received after winning my first writing competition in 2010, but that mug has since lost the title of Best Writing Mug to a mug made by my wife and daughters in celebration of my 500th book sale.

IM: Could you tell us something about yourself that we might not already know?

AS: I eat about 300 doughnuts a year. Seriously, I’m not exaggerating. I loves me some chocolate dips! And I only weigh 180lbs

IM: Do you have a set time each day to write or do you write only when you are feeling creative?

AS: Although I used to do almost all of my fiction writing in the morning, these days, I don’t have the luxury of picking and choosing when to sit down and write. Between my family life, my work, and promoting my first book, I’m just too busy. If I’m on the road for work, my downtime is dedicated to writing. If I wake up early when I’m home, I open up the computer and try my best to put thoughts to words. I know that I have to jump on every opportunity I have to write if I want to get the second book in the Remy Delemme series written in a reasonably timely manner.

IM: What’s your best advice to other writers for overcoming procrastination?

AS: When spare time presents itself and I find that I’m just not feeling the writing bug, I typically start my process by opening a work of fiction written by a writer that I admire and respect. I find reading a chapter or two from an author whose works I enjoy can help get my own desire to write going. For me, I typically open up a book written by Christopher Moore, Michael Connelly, or Douglas