Q: What makes Meade Breeze different from other hardboiled characters?
He lives off the grid, on a boat. No cell phone or computer, no license, no bank account. He deals with the fringes of society, but somehow manages to get into trouble no matter where he goes. Additionally, he’s more often the criminal than the hero.
Q: How did you come up with the character?
There’s a lot of myself in Breeze. I live on a boat, mostly at anchor, and travel all over Florida and the Bahamas. Toss in a little Travis McGee and James Hall’s Thorn character, and you end up with a guy like Breeze.
Q: What are your thoughts on the whole eBook revolution?
I sell 100 ebooks for every paperback, so obviously I’m all for it. Convenience, price, and our ever-growing dependence on electronic devices tells me ebooks are the future.
Q: What's next for you and your characters?
I’m working on the tenth book in the Trawler Trash Series, and hope to keep Breeze alive for many more. Every time we travel on our boat, we meet new and interesting characters which become fodder for more story lines.
Q: What do you do when you're not writing?
Boat, beachcomb, and beer.
Q: How do you promote your work?
Almost exclusively through Facebook. My fan page has over 10,000 followers.
https://www.facebook.com/quityourjobandliveonaboat/?ref=bookmarks
Q: What other genres besides crime do you like?
Anything and everything Florida. There’s a whole subset of Florida writers that I enjoy; Randy Wayne White, Carl Hiassen, Tim Dorsey, Wayne Stinnett, etc.
Q: In the last century we've seen new waves of PI writers, first influenced by Hammett, then Chandler, Macdonald, Parker, later Lehane. Who do you think will influence the coming generation?
Ed Robinson, of course! Actually it’s hard to say, but I think some of the current indy writers with big followings will change the future of writing and authorship.
Q: Why do you write in this genre?
Write what you know, right?
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