Raymond Deravakian interview

AUTHOR INTERVIEW


A little introduction:

Raymond Deravakian. I’m Armenian-American, Christian, Navy Veteran. 41yo. Originally from Los Angeles California. Now in Nashville Tennessee.


When did your love of books begin?

When I read Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky in high school, I think in sophomore year, 1995ish.


When did you start to have the wish to become an author?

Around 20 when I kept having visions of the stories I’d write. They were very illuminating years.


How have you found the process for becoming an author?

22 years in the making. I started early, but I couldn’t write anything. 10 years later, I gave it another try, and I couldn’t stop. That book I started is now over 700 pages. Being a writer is the hardest, I’d say. I can’t think of any musicians or actors that got famous after they died. But I think it’s worth it.


What would you say to those wanting to become an author?

You want to get to the point where the story writes itself.


Tell us about your book/books:

I can give you a synopsis:

All Jezebel Singer wants to do is dance. Just dance. A Tennessee girl now living to the whims and temptations of Hollywood. But she has a role to play here. As a pawn, in a game, with a special God given gift to dance like no one ever before. For when Jesse dances, doors open to worlds seen and unseen. But there’s a devil in this city that sees her gifts, and wills to use Jesse for ulterior motives. So, question is, will this devil, or devils, be able to tempt Jesse away from the light, and tempt her into the dark. And take her deeper and deeper into the shadows. Falling into the darkest of pits, into that abyss that leads straight into the haunts of hell. That, only time will tell. That... and Jesse.


What do you love about the writing/reading community?

I just do, when you love something, don’t try to explain it. Just love it. I know how counterproductive that sounds for a writer, but, yeah!


If you could say anything to your readers what would it be?

Wait until you get a load of me. ;)


Where can people connect with you?

Website:

https://deravakian.godaddysites.com/home


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