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Interview with David X Reiver

Published 2018-07-02.
How has Smashwords contributed to your success?
I don't know yet, Smashwords, that's incredibly presumptuous question for you to ask.
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
Somewhere between ending a first draft and the dawning realization that you have hours of editing ahead of you, there's a brief moment of contentment for having created something. I'm sure there's a great joy attached to having a growing fan base, but I have no idea about that yet. Really, I'm questioning why you'd interview me before I've sold a single book.
What do your fans mean to you?
She means the world to me, and I'm glad I have a fan. Sometimes I buy her coffee.
What are you working on next?
More world adventures for Lancelot Graves and also a detective novel based in 2065.
Who are your favorite authors?
DFW, Pynchon, Heller, hooks, Robbins, Burroughs, the typical aging white dude list.
What inspires you to get out of bed each day?
The alternative.
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
I like to watch video essays, cycle, and plan travel itineraries.
How do you discover the ebooks you read?
I type apparent non-sequitur phrases into the search bar and if something shows up, I read it.
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Not the first, but the longest one I remember writing was about a planet inhabited by sentient peanuts. The monsters were peanut butter. I really liked peanuts growing up.
What is your writing process?
I plot out the first draft, write it in a notepad, edit while rewriting into the computer, then work on something else, and return for two more rewrites once something else is through the first draft.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
Little Dracula's Christmas, probably? Maybe a children's version of Frankenstein? Either way, I wanted to read more as a result.
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Books by This Author

Lancelot Graves: White Guilt Comes to Milwaukee by
You set the price! Words: 17,270. Language: English. Published: September 6, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Travel, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories
(5.00 from 1 review)
Lancelot just wanted to deliver a bike to a friend in Milwaukee. But when he stumbled upon a search for a missing woman, he falls back into his old spy tricks and uncovers more in the city than he bargained for.
Lancelot Graves in: The Werewolf of Amsterdam by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 20,500. Language: Commonwealth English. Published: July 2, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Travel, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Europe
Lancelot Graves just wants to visit Amsterdam and have a nice catch up with some of his family. Unfortunately, there is a werewolf on the loose. Can he stop the werewolf, reconnect with his mother, and keep his secret identity as a government-sponsored spy under wraps? I guess there's only one way to find out.
Lancelot Graves in: The Tokyo Curse by
Price: Free! Words: 20,420. Language: English. Published: July 2, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Asia
(5.00 from 1 review)
Jack Reacher meets Travel Man. A clumsy travel writer/highly trained spy tries to review locales in Tokyo while also protecting a samurai's floating head and a legless technological whizkid.