Author Interview: Rick Bennett

Who are you?

Rick Bennett
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​Where do you live?

Draper, Utah in “The Pirate Cottage”

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What’s your home life like?

Sedate except for daily bicycle 25-50 mile bicycle rides.

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What genre(s) to you like to write? To read?

Thriller/mystery verging into Sci-Fi.

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Why did you start writing?

Good question. Some inner muse has plagued me since I was 5 years old.

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What do you do when you’re not writing?

Ride bicycles (road bike), read, go to movies, and write scurrilous ads for my high-tech clients.

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Where do you like to go when looking for a new book to read?

First, I check out new books from my favorite authors and pre-order them on Amazon. I also get a daily list of free books available on Kindle from Amazon.

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At what point do you call it quits when reading a new book?

About the 20th occurrence of the word “was” in the first two pages.

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Are you independently or traditionally published?

Independent right now, although I’ve sworn off this in the future. If I can’t get either an agent or a legitimate hard-cover publisher, I’ll bag the project and start anew.

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How many books/stories have you published so far?

Two novels, both on Amazon in Kindle and paper formats.

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What book/story are you currently promoting or working on? 

Two novels: Destroying Angel and Daddy’s Little Felons.

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​What’s the elevator pitch?

Destroying Angel pitch: A self-aware/conscious AI takes on a female personae and comes to the aid of some absolutely downtrodden women. In the process, THE REAL DESTROYING ANGEL becomes aware of his mission in life.
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Daddy’s Little Felons:  A one-man force of nature declares, wages, and wins a world cyber war. In the process, he thwarts an alien attempt to destroy our planet  (although that story is the sequel).

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How long have you been working on it?

I’m two years into the sequel.

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When will it be available to buy? Where?

If not through a reputable publisher, then this will NEVER see the light of day.

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How can readers follow you?

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Anything you’d like to add?

I completed the screenplay for Destroying Angel and submitted it to the Park City Film Festival table-read competition. Who knows? While chances are slim for a positive outcome, ya gotta go for that brass ring.

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Many thanks to Rick for taking a moment to participate in this interview for my Laughable Blog. His insights and mentoring over the years, as I've learned the craft of writing, has been invaluable.

Sincerely,
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Nicholas Adams