One of the positive aspects of social media is all the wonderful people you meet. Now I would like to introduce you to Morton Morelli. He is a man of many talents, but today he is sharing his writing with us.
Mary Bradford: So tell us a
little about yourself?
Morton Morelli: I am married, I
live in the English countryside with my wife and children. I have 1 book
published so far and I am working on the second. I also have book 3 and 4 also
lined up and I know how they go, it’s just about having time to write them and
get them out.
MB: What genre do you write in?
MM: Thriller so far, but feel I could
write in other genres, as it all feels comfortable to me. Have imagination,
will write.
MB: And your latest book, what have you
to tell us about it?
MM: Sardine Packing, is my latest book.
It is an awful term used in WW2 and I couldn't get away from it as the title.
The story starts in WW2 and very soon comes to present day. The question posed
is how the past is connected to the present. Rich banker, controlling water. A
little science fiction in there with a product used to extend life. Hopefully a
page turner.
MB: Are you currently working on a new
project?
MM: I also am a musician and I have an
album coming out soon. I have written the songs already and recorded demos, so
the band can learn the songs for the recording mid-august. Hopefully available
in September 2016.
MB: Where do you like to write?
MM: I write long hand and can do it
anywhere. If I find myself alone and having dinner, I will write a chapter
while eating, no matter how noisy the restaurant is. I can zone out and get on
with it.
MB: Tell us about that defining moment
when you smiled and said, I’m a writer.
MM: Having a completed book in hard
back did make me think, I am actually a writer. But also when everyone else
seems to have a life and I am writing by myself, I realise that I have no
choice, so that must be evidence in itself. It is also good when you get a good
review, it makes you feel like a writer.
MB: What is next for you?
MM: Presently, I have a day job, to
bring in some money. It will be great when I can make a living at writing, being
a full-time writer would mean I can create more.
Below is a taste of Morton's book, Sardine Packing.
Book Blurb:
It is the summer of the year 1940, in the
picturesque village of Rittershoffen, where the previously quiet lives of the
villagers are about to be thrown into turmoil, and changed forever. It is here
that we meet Hans Grubber, a young German officer who is determined to make a
difference, particularly in the lives of the beautiful Sophie, and her young
daughter.
Present- The eminent psychologist Dr. David
Prost is reacquainted with a childhood, family friend at a lecture he is giving
in Washington D.C. For Emily Meyers,
their reunion opens up old wounds, and an even older mystery. Meanwhile, her
sister, the vivacious Eleanor Meyers, embarks upon her dream job as a
translator for the entrepreneur, and billionaire banker Richard Weiss. All is
not as it seems though, and Eleanor begins to suspect that working for Wiess
might be the dream job she imagined, as strange events begin to collide with
her, and her sisters’ past.
