This Darryl Wimberley interview, author of
The King of
Colored Town, Dead Man's
Bay, Pepperfish
Keys, A Tinker's
Damn, Strawman's
Hammock, and A Rock and a
Hard Place, was first published in September 2007.
Born in
St Augustine, Florida raised on Gulf side, northwestern Florida.
What
was it that first got you into writing and when did you start writing?
I first wrote a screenplay around 1980 which sold, got
representation and had good luck optioning scripts. I based my first
three novels on scripts that had been optioned but not filmed.
Graham Greene, Hemingway, Margaret Atwood, Robertson
Davies, John LeCarre
I don't know how many, if any authors, alternate between
literary and genre novels. I have been doing that for a while and
enjoy great critical reaction to each.
A genre work, Kaleidoscope, for The Toby Press.
Disciplined, quarter to eight 'til one-thirty or two.
Writing.
Not writing.
What's the best piece of feedback that you've had from
your audience?
I get compliments for an authentic voice. People
assume biography or autobiography (not actually the best compliment to
imagination) but I like inhabiting the characters I create.
Do you write for a particular audience, or is your
first priority to satisfy your own creativity?
I take my obligation to tell an interesting story very
seriously.
Do
you have a homepage? Do you have any short stories or poems published online?
(If so, please provide the URLs):
Sure. www.darrylwimbeley.com
