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Meet Michae J. Merry Author of his most recent tome "Gutten Tag, Churchill" and Other Tales
- By Norm Goldman
- Published March 4, 2016
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Norm Goldman
Reviewer & Author Interviewer, Norm Goldman. Norm is the Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com.
He has been reviewing books for the past twenty years after retiring from the legal profession.
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Bookpleasures.com once
again welcomes as our guest Michael J. Merry, author of The
Education of Santiago O'Grady and Other Short Stories, The
Golden Altar and The Reluctant Colonel and his latest
collection of short stories, “Guten Tag, Mr Chruchill”
and Other Tales.
Michael was educated at the Royal
Liberty School, England. Transferred to Panama in 1959, he worked as
a Telecommunications Instructor. When the Panama National Guard
staged their coup in 1968, he drove the escape vehicle carrying
the President, Dr. Arnulfo Arias and several Ministers, through the
military blockade to safety in the Panama Canal Zone. In 1987 he
became Division Vice President of a major U.S. news operation in
Latin America. He was in Argentina when the Army revolted later that
year and Venezuela during the attempted coup by Lt. Colonel (later
President) Hugo Chávez in 1992.
Norm: Good day Michael and
thanks again for participating in our interview.
What would you say is the best reason to recommend someone to read
“Guten Tag, Mr Chruchill” and Other Tales?
Michael:
The wide variety of subjects for a start and the alternative outcomes
of a few of them.
Norm: What were your goals and
intentions when you wrote “Guten Tag, Mr Chruchill” and
Other Tales, and how well do you feel you achieved them?
Michael: "Guten tag" was something I had wanted
to write about for some time. I was born in 1940 and have
memories of the conflict even from a very young age.
Norm:
How much research did you do before writing Guten Tag, Mr
Chruchill” and Other Tales?
Michael: A great deal! You have to get things correct because people will pick up errors. The research takes longer than the writing.
Norm: Which one of the stores in the book is your favorite and why?
Michael: I like "Jack"
but that's just a personal opinion.
Norm: What do you want
your work to do? Amuse people? Provoke thinking?
Michael:
I want people to open their minds. To see situations that that they
would never normally encounter.
Norm: What do you think
most characterizes your writing?
Michael: My research is
very thorough. If I mention a street name for instance you an be
sure it's where I say it is. I also have the advantage of
having travelled widely and that helps me write authentically.
Norm: Who are some of your favorite authors that you feel
were influential in your work? What impact have they had on your
writing?
Michael: Frederick Forsythe. He is so detail
orientated.
Norm: Where can our readers find out
more about you and your work?
Michael: I have a page on
Amazon. Everything can be
found there.
Norm: What is next for Michael
Merry?
Michael: I intend starting another book in the
second half of 2016.
Norm: What would you like to say to
writers who are reading this interview and wondering if they can keep
creating, if they are good enough, if their voices and visions matter
enough to share?
Michael: You can do it! Dreams are
probably a good source of stories and everyday events can be built
upon to make an interesting tale.
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