BOOK COVER MAGAZINE - SUMMER EDITION - 2017

SUMMER EDITION BOOKCOVERMAG.COM JULY 1, 2017
Eric Pete is a New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author of contemporary
fiction spanning relationships, erotica,
paranormal to thriller. Born in Seattle,
Washington, he grew up on a steady diet of
reading and late-night films. Eric is a
graduate of McNeese State University,
served in the United States Army, and a
proud member of Delta Sigma Pi
Professional Business Fraternity.
When asked what compelled his desire for
authoring, he replied, “Stories and movies
floating in my head as a child. However,
my wife inspired me to pen my first novel,
Real for Me.” With love for the written
word, Eric is currently reading, The Secret
History of the CIA by Joseph Trento.
The writing process for each new writing
project is different, but important for every
author. Eric shared. “I generally determine
the ‘mood’ of the story then go about
brainstorming important and critical beats
in the story. If it’s a main character that I’m
already familiar with, it tends to flow
smoother as I already have their voice (one
of hundreds) in my head. If it’s a
completely new main character, my pace is
a little slower as I go about adding layers
to their world.
I’m not one who plots out the entire
storyline, preferring instead to be more
organic and let my subconscious flow as I
type. I tend to know the ‘note’ on which
the story will end. If I know that, the rest
tends to come together a lot faster.
Sometimes a title or song guides the story,
but I usually change the working title once
I’m done.”
Eric has 15 published books and his
current novel , A Cold Hard Truth, features
a main character named Truth. But, if he
ever decided to pen a book about his life, it
would be titled The Adventure Continues,
because it used to be a motto that he had
on the windshield of one of his old cars.
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