Overview

Will knows technology and has a PhD in technology. He uses that knowledge for his latest book.

He lives in Mississippi with his wife. Together they've worked on his author and publishing career, starting out with a Kids Choose Your Own Adventure book. Lately, Will has switched gears and is finishing his first adult thriller - You Will Know Vengeance.

Our discussion is focused on the thriller book that will be out soon, but we talk about the CYOA book also and contrast how different it is to write a change in genre.

His Book

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https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Boxset/dp/1529044197?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=mindarchitect-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=e9d0e8c51876495fedea39d63a338a4d&camp=1789&creative=9325

https://www.amazon.com/Brad-Meltzer/e/B000APEDVC?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=mindarchitect-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=a1c43779d47d946e68f266e4d64fcbeb&camp=1789&creative=9325

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Transcript

[00:00:51] Stephen: All right, here we go. Episode 100. How crazy is that? I'm super pumped, super excited. Uh, this interview today is with will pepper. [00:01:00] Uh, we actually did this many months ago, but it got kind of back logged and it got put somewhere. I totally forgot about it. Uh, and now just getting it. And I had told them, um, it wouldn't come out for a while, but I didn't mean for this long, but we'll start it off.

And this is how I met him writing a, choose your own adventure kids book. And that's how I kind of discovered him. He's also in the author success mastermind, which is now, uh, author. Uh, sorry, the author life, uh, group with J thorn and a bunch of others and will, and I have been to, uh, some events together.

So it was a great talk, had a great time. Uh, he, I love the shirt that he puts on. So please go check out the YouTube, uh, see what we look like if you haven't done that before. And, uh, we had a good talk because he is changing from the kids' books to thrillers, which I thought was [00:02:00] an interesting change. So for all of you readers out there, this first part is about the thriller book talking about what it's going to be like coming out.

But we do talk about the, choose your own adventure book and starting off with writing kids books, but then for all the writers out there, we talk about what it's like to switch genres, what you have to think about what you have to do. And again, he doesn't have a lot of data yet to back up how well it's going to go for him, but it was an interesting talk.

So something for everybody. So sit back and enjoy Wilbur. Today, discover the world Smith discovered wordsmith. I happy to have rolled pepper on with me today. And will you look wonderful? I must say thank

[00:02:44] Will: you. Dress for success. That's what it is

[00:02:46] Stephen: right there. I love that it hearkens back to the dress for the job you want, and I'm going to dress up like Batman getting ready to say, or

[00:02:52] Will: a jet

[00:02:53] Stephen: at night or Jedi Knight.

Yeah, that would fit both. I do have a star wars shirt on, so there you go. Yeah.