BRoP interview: Robert Gray

Welcome to Robert Gray, this week’s Blog Ring of Power guest. Robert is a writer. If that job description doesn’t impress you, how about fantasy writer? Too general? Well, he doesn’t get insulted if you call him a horror writer. If horror’s not your thing, then scratch out horror and replace it with suspense. And for the kiddies, you can slap on a YA or MG in front of that title.

Gray lives in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.

Don’t miss the rest of Robert’s interview:

Part 1 @ Terri

Part 3 @ E.M.

Part 4 @ Sandra

Part 5 @ Vicki

PART 2: THE WRITING LIFE

How do you balance writing with other aspects of your life? I like to do my writing early, before life gets in the way.

How much time per day do you spend on your writing? It depends on my schedule. I don’t like to focus on time so much as word count, though. I can sit at a desk for two hours and write a few paragraphs one day and 5000 words another. If I get 2000 words written a day, I’m satisfied.

What has been the most surprising reaction to something you’ve written? I like when I get thank you letters from children who’ve read the story. Those emails always brighten my day and are so much better than the advertisements that usually clutter my inbox.

Other than your family, what has been your greatest source of support? It’s amazing how much support you can get from the writing community as a whole–authors, book bloggers, editors–many of them sincerely want to help (not all, but many).

How do you deal with rejection and/or negative reviews? I remind myself that not too long ago I was getting no reviews, which is much worse than the bad ones.

Is your book in print, ebook or both? Both, though the ebook is currently only available at Amazon.

Please let us know where your readers can stalk you:

Blog: http://robertgrayfiction.blogspot.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertgrayauthor

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5370784.Robert_Gray

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RGrayFiction

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Gray/e/B004G7IPW8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1

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