| "The
Interview with Tony Lindsay"
THE
ROCK: Who is Tony Lindsay, tell us something about you?
Lindsay: Tony Lindsay is the author of
four novels, One Dead Preacher, Street Possession Chasin’ It and
Urban Affair He has written reviews and articles for Black Issues Book
Review and submits to the African American literary website Timbooktu.com.
A native Chicagoan, he was educated at University of Illinois, Chicago.
He currently teaches creative writing at Chicago Stare University under
the adult continuing education program.
THE
ROCK: Where are you from, and currently residing?
Lindsay: I was born and raised in Chicago,
Il. I now live in Griffith, 20 miles outside of Chicago
THE
ROCK: Are there any other writers in the family?
Lindsay: My oldest daughter Tiffany is
a poet.
THE
ROCK: When did you start writing?
Lindsay: I begin writing as a child, a
young one with a very active imagination, I wrote ghost stories and
'who done its'. Then I had the fantastic opportunity of meeting Gwendolyn
Brooks and she encouraged us all to write. I stuck with it.
THE
ROCK: What prepared you to become an author?
Lindsay: Reading and more reading. And
believe it or not watching television, plots have always intrigued me,
I love to figure out what's going to happen next, being curious I believed
prepared me for being a writer.
THE
ROCK: What inspired you to become a writer?
Lindsay: I think the what is a who or whom
- reading writers such as Richard Wright, Chester Himes and Ernest Gaines
inspired me and don't let me forget Donald Goines and Dean Pharr.
THE ROCK: What inspired you to write your
book?
Lindsay: Urban Affair was written around
the phrase " If you can look up - you can get up "
to show that people can succeed despite the life situations they are
in. If one has a desire to do better, one can.
THE
ROCK: Tell us about your newest creation. What is the
premise?
Lindsay: 'Urban Affair' is the story of
a mother who loses her son to the state - child services; the reader
sees both lives, the son without his mother and the mother without her
child- how they both reach success and reconnect.
THE
ROCK: Any publishing contracts in the working?
Lindsay: Yes, look for the mystery 'One
Dead Lawyer' in March of 2007.
THE
ROCK: Have you ever self-published? Why or why not?
Lindsay: No I haven't, I have been with
a small press (Black Words) and a division of a major publisher (Urban
Books).
THE
ROCK: What are "traditional publishers" looking
for?
Lindsay: Don't know.
THE
ROCK: If you were a publisher, what would be your niche?
Why?
Lindsay: Any one who wants to read a good
story.
THE ROCK: For an author, is having a publishing
contract with a "traditional publisher" important professionally?
Why?
Lindsay: I would have to say yes, traditional
publishers provide longevity, if a writer wants to be read twenty years
from now, I think he or she will wouild need to be published by ahouse
that will be around. And also recognition as a good writer comes from
both the readers and the industry; the industry was established by traditional
publishers.
THE
ROCK: What are some of your professional achievements?
Lindsay: I have had four novels published,
written; for Black Issues Book Review, www.timbooktu.com and I have
won a couple of on-line writer's contest.
THE
ROCK: What are some of your personal achievements?
Lindsay: I have been married for twenty-two
years and raised three daughters.
THE
ROCK: Who are some of your favorite authors?
Lindsay: Toni Morrison, Richard Wright,
Gwendolyn Brooks, John A. Williams, Chester Himes, Donald Goines, Diane
Mckinney-Whetstone, Mike Phillips, Albert Murray, Gloria Naylor and
Jewell Parker Rhodes to name a few.
THE
ROCK: Where do you want to be in 5 years?
Lindsay: On every bestsellers list!
THE
ROCK: Where can readers find you?
Lindsay: bookstores nation wide, www.urbanbooks.net
and amazon.com
THE
ROCK: Thank you.
Lindsay: Thanks for contacting me.
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