Featured Interview With Author W. Michael Farmer
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in a rural community about twenty miles north of Nashville. I received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tennessee and conducted aerosol research as an engineer and a professor at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. Fifteen years of research was done at White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, NM. Smithfield VA is now my home where I completed two graduate level technical books on atmospheric research, helped my wife with a history of pre Civil War VA houses and began writing western historical fiction about stories I learned when I lived in Las Cruces.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I began reading histories and stories about Indians when I was in the fourth grade and recall how angry I was at how the Indians were treated. I wrote my first fiction story when I was in the fourth grade about how a Confederate States of America belt buckle was left and found in an old house nearing destruction. In Las Cruces I attempted writing romantic stories about people I knew but agents told me I needed to find my voice. In VA I discovered my voice and found it was writing about Apaches and their historic events.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favorite genre to read is historic fiction and history. My favorite authors include Thomas Mann, Larry McMurtry, Norman Zollinger, Edmund Morris, Tony Hillerman, Angie Debo, Eve Ball, and C. L. Sonnichsen.
The work of Larry McMurtry, Tony Hillerman, and C. L. Sonnichsen are in the back of my mind as I work.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book is The Apache Kid: Army Apache Scout, The Apache Kid Chronicles, Volume One. Early in his career Kid was one of the best Apache Scouts in the Army. He was a phenomenal athlete, had extraordinary eyesight, and was a crack shot with a rifle. A time came when he had to decide between loyalty to the Army or to his people. He chose his people. In Volume Two, Vanished Outlaw, out next year, he was court martialed and sent to Alcatraz but was released early. Tried by Arizona Territory he escaped on the way to Yuma Penitentiary and became the most feared southwest outlaw before he vanished. All true.
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