Author, Willard "Will" Carpenter's Perspectives on Writing!

Recently I had the pleasure of spending time visiting with Willard "Will" Carpenter and his lovely family. We discussed Will's philosophy regarding his writing. Author of two novels, "Prodigal: Part 1 Secrets of the Son (Volume 1)" and "Unveiling: Part 2 Secrets of the Son (Volume 2)," Will's initial interest in writing surfaced 40 years ago. He is currently working on three books, one a collection of poetry that his brother will be illustrating, secondly his contribution to Murray Pura's Cry of Freedom Series, Kentucky Rain, which is based on his grandfather's time in the Civil War in Richmond, VA. Mr. Carpenter's third work in progress is a stand-alone novel, but will share some of the characters from "Unveiling." Will's three novels are considered Amish inspirational works. "Samuel Hershberger," a key character in his books is based on someone in Will's life. He did not reveal the identity of that "character" to me.

Will states that Shelley Shepard Gray has been influential in his writing career. His first interest is fiction. Will is considered an Indie (independent) author with a focus in presenting valid, detailed, inspirational, thoroughly researched material. Will is a literary author whose goals are to present factual novels portraying realistic and graphic events and romantic relationships. Will places himself into the setting where his novel takes place, lending a true presentation of the interactions between his characters. His interest in the Amish stems from his geographical closeness to the Amish in the Lancaster, PA area, and the friendships he has developed. 

Three generations of Carpenters span 100 years, Will's grandfather who was age 60 when his father was born and Will's father who was age 40 when Will was born. Will and Michele have three grown children, two sons and one daughter. He is a former U.S. Army medic and retired registered nurse who now spends his days writing full time. His home is Gilbertsville, PA, and he and his wife own and operate Johnny's Hoagies where Will enjoys passing out "lollies" to the youngsters.

Thank you, Willard and family, for sharing your time and hospitality with me, and Will, for sharing your thoughts regarding your writing. 

I will be featuring Will's books in the future, so please join me as I share my reviews of his books with you.

You can get in touch with Willard "Will" Carpenter on Facebook or his website.

https://www.facebook.com/Will1953?fref=ts 

http://www.authorwillardcarpenter.com