AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: CONTEL BRADFORD, AUTHOR OF THUG NATION

Written on June 13th, 2010 by Sylvia Hubbard

Book Title and ISBN: Thug Nation – 0-9787780-2-2

Author Name: Contel Bradford

Author’s Website: www.countkrewpublications.com and

100 word Synopsis: Gerald Thomas, aka G-Dogg ,is a merciless gang banger from the slums of Chicago. He is what he is – a stone cold killer.

Due to the encouragement of his grandmother, Gerald migrates to the equally malicious streets of Detroit. He hooks up with a few affiliates but realizes his main priority should be his young daughter. Try as he may, Gerald just can’t escape, especially when the price for murder is so tempting!

Genre of book: Urban Fiction

How do you come up with story ideas and characters? I pretty much outline the entire story, characters included, in my head before I even start writing.

When and how do you write? I write everyday. Monday through Thursday I work on freelance projects for my clients. Friday through Sunday I work on projects for myself. (novels and screenplays)

What other authors inspire you? Donald Goines, Michel Moore

How did you find your publisher? At this point, all my novels are self-published. I found Atlantic Publishing Company, the company who published my book, “The iPod and iTunes Handbook”, through a job search online.

How long does it take you to write a novel? Anywhere from six to nine months.
I wrote the iPod book in three months because I was contracted and had to comply with a predetermined schedule.

How do you overcome writers block? I always know what I want to write, so I rarely encounter writer’s block.

What’s your next project? Not quite sure. I have three novels I could release at any time. Aside from those projects, my goal is to attract a publisher for anything new I write.

How long have you been writing and how did you get started? I’ve been writing since I was in elementary school. Started out as something I did to amuse myself. I didn’t began to take it seriously until I was about 21 years old, which is around the time I wrote my first book, “Dark Decisions”. I’ve been freelance writing for about three years now.