Please help me welcome Author Lanvin Kgoale to my blog today!
Author Interview:
What is your name? Do you use a pen name
(if so, why?)?
My real name is Lanvin Kgoale; I don’t use
any pen name… yet.
Tell me a bit about yourself:
I was raised in a small town called Moteti,
in South Africa, at a young age I never really did fit in with the other kids,
to which my grand ma force me to read books. For a while I didn’t like it,
until I got hold of my father’s Atlas which contained some information about the
solar system, from there I moved on to the casual Sunday paper with Prince
Valiant as my weekly fixture; I’d collect its strip till I had a huge portfolio,
then I started making my own stories from there on.
What type of genre do you write?
I’m not really into one kind of genre, my
thoughts are broadened by the people around me, if you had ever had a one on
one conversation with me, chances that you spawned one of the characters in my
works are great. But I’d say since publishing the Gangland, it seems I do love
Thriller more than anything.
What genre to you personally read?
History, Detective, noir, sci-fi, adventure;
anything that I find interesting and informing.
Tell me about your latest?
Its about a reporter who has given up on his
life, has lost his wife and is about to lose his job. After his daughter is
involved in an accident he goes back to his boss to ask for his post back, to
which he is given but at a price. He is told that he has to go undercover in a
notorious drug cartel that’s running the city. And when he finally has gotten
himself in, everyone he knows turns a cold shoulder at him, leading him to
trust the same people he was trying to expose.
What sparked your passion for books and the
art of a good story?
I blame all of this to my grand ma, she
made me believe that you can find words in anything, and that everyone has a
story within them.
Is there a particular book that changed or
affected your life in a big way?
…Mhh that’s a tricky one, I’d say Things
Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. But the one that really ran away with my imagination
as a child was called seven detective stories, the way its chapters were set in
different cases such as the case of the tumble doll and my favourite the
strangest case. It got me lost in time. But sadly I lost the novel without even
knowing about the author; now I’m doomed in trying to find it.
Is there a message in your book that you
want readers to grasp?
Most definitely, don’t look at another
person’s life and belittle it, because anything can happen to change yours.
What challenges have you faced in your
writing career?
I’d say having enough time to write and still
hang out with friends.
What has been your best moment as a writer?
Seeing that last drop of ink on the
manuscript’s last chapter.
Who is your author idol?
Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Do you see yourself in any of your
characters?
…Embarrassingly (ahem) yes!
Do you feel like your dream has come true
or is there much more to do?
There is a lot more to do.
What does your workspace look like?
Its geeky, have a pen holder, two monitors
on the desk, some cd holder on the side that hold coins and everything; on the
far right are some couple of novels and in the centre of it all is manuscript
and a diary.
Have you ever had a day when you just
wanted to quit?
Yep, but I’m always reminded when I go to
bed what I’m fighting for.
What do you do when you’re not writing?
Read, play games, watch movies/series and
documentaries
What are the most important attributes to
remaining sane as a writer?
Remembering what you fighting for…
Did you have a moment when you realized you
were meant to be a writer?
Mhh not really, I guess it was one of those
things that I told myself I should do before I die.
What advice would you give to aspiring
authors?
One of the things I was asked by my friends
after finishing Gangland was why did I write about crime when I wasn’t affected
by it, and I never gave them an answer; but it should have been this way; you
don’t need to be a victim to have empathy, look at the world around you, the
society you live in, it’s inspiration enough.
After this book, what is next?
Am almost done with my follow up novel
called Amaterastu’s key, and then after that I’ll see if I can wait for the
planned date for the sequel to Gangland or start on it immediately.
Your website?
http://ltgangland.comli.com/
Your blog?
Other websites?
None.
Where can your book be found?
At Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/299757
And Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lanvin-Kgoales-Gangland-Neiburg-ebook/dp/B009VJC3LU
Please help me thank Kgoales! Check out his websites and book!
Keep Writing!
Jodie Pierce
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