Author Meeting Place asks you to meet and greet the author and read about their books and make purchases from here!
Author Meeting Place Interviews Author Nate Hendley of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio: I was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1966. I now live in Toronto. I work as a full-time freelance writer. I have published several books, primarily in the true-crime genre. For more information, please visit my website at: www.natehendley.com.
How many book/s have you written?: 11
Please share with us your book titles: "Edward Alonzo Boyd: The Life and Crimes of Canada's Master Bank Robber"
"The Black Donnellys: The Outrageous Tale of Canada's Deadliest Feud"
"John Lennon: Myth, Music, Magic"
-"Dutch Schultz: The Brazen Beer Baron of New York"
-"Al Capone: Chicago's King of Crime"
-"Crystal Meth" (soon to be republished, as "Crystal Death")
-"Bonnie and Clyde: A Biography"
-"Jean Chretien: The Scrapper Who Climbed His Way to the Top" (for children)
-"William Lyon Mackenzie King: The Loner Who Kept Canada Together" (for children)
-"American Gangsters"
-"Motivate to Create"
What genre/s would you like to write in?: I write in the genre of true-crime for the most part.
Please share with us who or what encourages you to write and why?: I don't particularly need encouragement. Writing is as natural to me as digging coal would be for a miner. It's something I do practically every day and I'm good at it.
How long did it take for you to write your book/s?: On average, it takes me about a year to put together a book.
How long did it take for you to publish your book/s?: I was under contract, so this is a bit irrelevant.
Who did you publish with and why?: I had always wanted to be an author. Around 2003, the email list-serve for the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) mentioned that Altitude Publishing (a now deceased company in Alberta that specialized in short, punchy Canadian non-fiction) wanted to expand westwards and was seeking new authors, patricularly in Toronto/Ontario. I hit them up with a pitch about Edwin Alonzo Boyd, a famous Toronto bank robber. They liked my pitch and a book contract ensued.
Please share with us how you prefer to market your book/s?: I do regular tweets on Twitter and updates on Facebook and LinkedIn. I do promotional events such as book signings when they are arranged by my publisher/s. I have read selections of my books at various readings.
Please share with us any event/s that you have planned in marketing your book/s: I will be signing copies of my book "Al Capone" at the Chapter's store at John and Richmond Streets in downtown Toronto, Saturday October 16, 2010 from 3 - 6 pm or so.
Do you wish to share any additional information with our readers?: Check out the 5Rivers website at www.5rivers.org
Email to share: nhendley@sympatico.ca
This site owned by Anastasia Cassella-Young. All copyright laws applicable. Site conception March 12, 2009 to present.
