John J. Zelenski Interview

Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. My name is John J. Zelenski and I live in the beautiful Northeastern part of Pennsylvania where I get to watch each season unfold in their full, respective beauty. Besides writing, I enjoy spending time with my family outdoors, collecting sports memorabilia, and watching suspense / thriller films.

Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A. I think I realized I wanted to be a writer once my first book was published. I just sat at my computer one day and let this story flow from my deepest feelings. The awareness of having my very thoughts and images captured for all to read was an exhilarating moment for me.

Q: Could you give us the highlights of your professional writing career including how you got your first writing break?
A. My first time with a publisher was working with a now defunct hybrid model. I was young to the publishing business and naïve in a lot of ways, but quickly found that whether you write in the secular or faith-based arena, the bottom line is sales. After that particular company folded, I found a really unique, traditional publisher, Peasantry Press, which places more emphasis on the story and the meaning and passion behind the author than the big sales tally.

Q: Would you tell us about your current book release, Walker’s Vale?
A: Walker’s Vale is a story of faith, deception, suspense, and the supernatural, as noted by my readers. It has also caused more than one person to sleep with the lights on immediately after reading, according to some of my followers. I however, would personally describe Walker’s Vale as a story of new beginnings. I can sum it up by saying that what the enemy has meant for his purposes, God can take that situation and use it for his glory.

Q: Where did you get your inspiration for Walker’s Vale?
A: Walker’s Vale was in part inspired by my own supernatural experiences as a child. When my family moved into out then new home, a series of strange events unfolded, one in which I remember quite vividly. Since then, I have always been fascinated by the unseen realm of angles and demons and how each side plays a part in our lives.

Q: What is the main thing you hope readers remember from this story?
A: I would hope that readers would remember the unique characters and how things are not always as they at first appear to be. Sometimes the good guys wear black and that an angel of light may not necessarily be very illuminating.

Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.

A:   My name is John J. Zelenski and I live in the beautiful Northeastern part of Pennsylvania where I get to watch each season unfold in their full, respective beauty. Besides writing, I enjoy spending time with my family outdoors, collecting sports memorabilia, and watching suspense / thriller films.

Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

A:  I think I realized I wanted to be a writer once my first book was published. I just sat at my computer one day and let this story flow from my deepest feelings.  The awareness of having my very thoughts and images captured for all to read was an exhilarating moment for me.

Q: Could you give us the highlights of your professional writing career including how you got your first writing break?

A: My first time with a publisher was working with a now defunct hybrid model. I was young to the publishing business and naïve in a lot of ways, but quickly found that whether you write in the secular or faith-based arena, the bottom line is sales. After that particular company folded, I found a really unique, traditional publisher, Peasantry Press, which places more emphasis on the story and the meaning and passion behind the author than the big sales tally.

Q: Would you tell us about your current book release, Walker’s Vale?

A:  Walker’s Vale is a story of faith, deception, suspense, and the supernatural, as noted by my readers.  It has also caused more than one person to sleep with the lights on immediately after reading, according to some of my followers.  I however, would personally describe Walker’s Vale as a story of new beginnings.  I can sum it up by saying that what the enemy has meant for his purposes, God can take that situation and use it for his glory.

Q: Where did you get your inspiration for Walker’s Vale?

A:  Walker’s Vale was in part inspired by my own supernatural experiences as a child.  When my family moved into out then new home, a series of strange events unfolded, one in which I remember quite vividly.  Since then, I have always been fascinated by the unseen realm of angles and demons and how each side plays a part in our lives.

Q: What is the main thing you hope readers remember from this story?

A:  I would hope that readers would remember the unique characters and how things are not always as they at first appear to be.  Sometimes the good guys wear black and that an angel of light may not necessarily be very illuminating.

Q: What inspires you to write?

A:  I think my passion to tell a good story is inspiration.  My desire to share God’s truth also plays a very big part in why I love to write.  Together, I believe those paths ultimately form what is a bridge to cross over any doubt or resistance I may come across.

Q: Would you share with us what you are working on now?

A:  My second book, The Journal of Ezekiel Walker (Peasantry Press) will be re-released in the spring of 2019. It tells the origin and history of the town of Walker’s Vale and gives an in-depth insight into the mind of main protagonist, Ezekiel Walker.  Besides that, I am about half-way through writing my current novel, tentatively titled, The Third Chamber.  This is a bit different than my past two books, and touches on when exactly does salvation begin – with a suspenseful, supernatural twist of course.

Q: When you’re not writing what do you like to do?

A.  I’m always ready for a good movie or to spend some time in nature.  Having the right people with you never hurts!
A: I think my passion to tell a good story is inspiration. My desire to share God’s truth also plays a very big part in why I love to write. Together, I believe those paths ultimately form what is a bridge to cross over any doubt or resistance I may come across.

Q: Would you share with us what you are working on now?
A. My second book, The Journal of Ezekiel Walker (Peasantry Press) will be re-released in the spring of 2019. It tells the origin and history of the town of Walker’s Vale and gives an in-depth insight into the mind of main protagonist, Ezekiel Walker. Besides that, I am about half-way through writing my current novel, tentatively titled, The Third Chamber. This is a bit different than my past two books, and touches on when exactly does salvation begin – with a suspenseful, supernatural twist of course.

Q: When you’re not writing what do you like to do?
A. I’m always ready for a good movie or to spend some time in nature. Having the right people with you never hurts!