I
AM PLEASED TO WELCOME AUTHOR
Arthur
M. Doweyko
Author
Bio
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As a scientist, I've authored 100+ publications, and share
the 2008 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award for the discovery of Sprycel, an anti-cancer
drug. I write hard science fiction, fantasy and horror. My debut novel, Algorithm, a story about DNA and the
purpose of humanity, garnered a 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA) and was
published by E-Lit Books in 2014.
As Wing
Unfurl took first place as the best pre-published science fiction
novel of 2014 (RPLA) and has been published by Red Adept Publishing. My latest
project, Henry the Last, is a novel about the last human on Earth, a Lakota
Sioux cyborg. A number of my short stories have been honored as finalists in
RPLA competitions and have been awarded Honorable Mentions in the L. Ron
Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest.
I live in Florida with my wife Lidia, teaching college
chemistry and happily wandering the beaches. www.ArthurMDoweyko.com
BANTER – STUFF ABOUT YOU
Q: Tell me something you would like your readers (fans) to
know about you.
A: I am a scientist. And I am a writer. Science and Art are
my two passions, and as such have vied for my attention all my life. My last
professional position involved molecular modeling, wherein I used software to
study and predict the action drug molecules as the snuggled up to their protein
targets. That was real science and real art at work together.
Q: Did you like school when you were a child?
A: I loved school as a child and continue to love it now.
Teaching Chemistry at the college level keeps the old gray cells active. Anyone
who teaches will tell you they enjoy doing so not just to enlighten students,
but also because they learn something themselves.
Q: How do you feel about exercise?
A: Exercise is the
key to good health and a clear mind. I've enjoyed playing soccer, table tennis,
and a variety of other sports through my life. Motion is everything.
Q: Texting, love it or
hate it?
A: I hate texting. My
God, when will people realize that those hand-held devices have taken over
their perspective on the world? What should have been a technological assist to
communication has become as sordid a dependency as drugs or alcohol. Sorry, but
I use my device as a phone. If that makes me a troglodyte, so be it.
BOOKS – ABOUT THE CRAFT
Q: When did you start writing and why?
A: I wrote in high school. I still remember typing up short
stories in the form of a booklet (stapled and with a cover), and passing them
around trig class.
Q: What do you think is the hardest part of writing a book?
A: A book will not even begin to exist until the author has
an idea for the story. Creative people know that ideas emerge from some magical
hollow ensconced between the ears. Forcing it to the surface can only work for
non-fiction writing since clear objectives are available. For fiction, one
needs to get inspired.
Q: Now your least favorite part?
A: Least
favourite, and almost unavoidable for me, is that moment in the story when you
realize things have gotten complicated and situations have arisen that have no
clear path through. That's when I force myself to outline events and work on a
logical out. No fun.
Q: Who's your favorite author?
A:
There's a bunch of authors that I admire and enjoy reading. They include Isaac
Asimov, Arthur C. Clark, Robert Heinlein, and Philip Jose Farmer. Each has a
penchant for solid science and great adventure.
BOOKS - NOW LETS PROMOTE – STRUT YOUR STUFF
Q: What are you working on now? Would you like to share
anything about it?
A: I'm in the midst of an inspiration foray. I'm currently tossed
between a sequel to Algorithm, wherein our protagonists and their children
return to Earth after a 20,000 year round trip to meet our Makers, and a
science fiction who-done-it mystery, something I've never tried to do before.
Q: Do you have a new book coming out soon? Tell us about it.
A: I've recently completed a manuscript (currently being
edited) called Henry The Last. It's a story about the last human, a Lakota
Sioux cyborg, and his quest to discover what really happened to the billions of
humans on Earth. I'm happy to announce that this story has already picked up a
5-star Readers Favorite review and is currently a Finalist in the 2016 Royal
Palm Literary Awards competition held annually in Florida.
Q: How can we find you? Do you have a web page, FaceBook
page or any buy links?
A: You can find me at my web page: www.ArthurMDoweyko.com
And of course, Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/As-Wings-Unfurl-Arthur-Doweyko-ebook/dp/B01HY589FG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468673031&sr=8-2&keywords=doweyko#nav-subnav
Q: Are you currently participating in a blog tour? If you
are let’s tell everyone where you’re going to be so they can catch up with you
again.
A: Yes, I am. My blog tour is being hosted by Sage Blog Tours
and runs between September 6 and September 26, 2016.
Here is the link:
Blurb:
As
Wings Unfurl has just been published by Red Adept Publishing.
Under its original name, Angela's Apple, it won first place as best
pre-published science fiction novel of 2014. With angels that are not angels,
and some familiar, yet unexpected creatures, this story was a delight to write
and hopefully, equally fun to read.
Applegate Bogdanski returns from Vietnam with a missing leg,
a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. A fair trade, he thinks, for a coward, whose
only remaining passion is to dull his grief with morphine. He stumbles through
each day working at an obscure Newark, New Jersey bookstore, looking forward to
nothing and hoping it would arrive soon. Enter Angela, who claims to be his
guardian angel. Neither one is an angel, but together, they uncover a
conspiracy which threatens to undo humankind itself.
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