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Interview with Derrick Williams

Published 2016-02-27.

When did you first start writing?

i first started writing in elementary school but I lost those first 40 poems before the 7th grade. As I came of age and was filled with teenage angst, I fully pursued writing as a creative outlet for my anti-middle class soul.

What motivated you to become an indie author?

i really wanted to have a published book, so here I am...published

Who are your favorite authors?

My favorite authors are Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Robert Heinlein, Jared Diamond, Joe Haldeman, and many others.

Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?

Sentimental Journeys - essays on the teenage condition. First poem was "Man" a war ditty.

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Books by This Author

Messages from a Dead Man's Brainpan Vol. 1 - 3 by Derrick Williams

Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,960. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2015 . Categories: Poetry » Themes & motifs » Love

The idea behind the mad man is simple; WE are the entire madman. We have taken life’s journey through valleys and mountains. We have experienced sorrow, pain, infinite joy and beauteous love. We have crippled ourselves at the expense of others while being crippled by others. The madman is the voice that seeks to do away with self-delusion.

Inside the Mind of a Madman by Derrick Williams

Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 9,090. Language: English. Published: March 5, 2015 . Categories: Poetry » Themes & motifs » General

In 1996, The madman picked up his book of thoughts and began to write. The words flowed from the rift in his soul. His addictions, his failures, his daemons are lain here on these pages. Fifteen months later he finished this book of thoughts, so that perhaps you can learn from his journey into madness.

Scribblings of the Madman by Derrick Williams

Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 9,840. Language: English. Published: February 10, 2015 . Categories: Poetry » Themes & motifs » General

We are all madmen (so to speak) writing carelessly in this world. We are bound by society's definition of who we are and what we do. The book is about the internal battles that we all have had or are experiencing in this existence. I choose to write my fights down on paper and not let them fester in my head. This book contains 5 sections:Poet, Priest, Lover, Thief, and the Vagabond.

Laments of the Madman by Derrick Williams

Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 7,490. Language: English. Published: January 28, 2015 . Categories: Poetry » Themes & motifs » General

I am a writer of spoken word poetry. I seek to enlighten other on the rewards of madness, for we are all madmen. My main focus is on life, loneliness and despair emotions that we all share but oftentimes are unable to express. My poems break through that barrier and show just how far the rabbit hole goes without fear. Hell is my domain, I live there so you, my dear reader, do not have too.