Interview with Norman Philip Jeddeloh, Author of A Boat Named Blind Faith

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write A Boat Named Blind Faith?

A real-life encounter with a strange sailboat on Lake Michigan.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of A Boat Named Blind Faith, what would they be?

It’s been a hard days night by the Beatles.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I love to read literary novels, and love to write about the occult and other off-beat cult like practices.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Sweet Girl by Travis Mulhauser; The Drop by Dennis Lehane; Boy Swollows Universe by Trent Dalton.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The black mass.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I love to write after making love.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

“Live and Let Live.”

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

There is no such thing as coincidence.

Norman Philip Jeddeloh is the author of the new book A Boat Named Blind Faith

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