Title: Hard Head City
Author: Calvin Kerr Jr.
Publisher: Goldtouch Press LLC
ISBN: 978-1951461614
Pages: 122
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Reviewed by: Nicole Olson
Hollywood Book Reviews
Author Interview Calvin Kerr Jr.
Today we are talking to Calvin Kerr Jr. author of “Hard Head City”.
HBR: Tell us a little about yourself? Perhaps something not many people know?
Although I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, my birth place was Water Valley, Mississippi. My family moved to Memphis when I was a baby. Moreover, I joined the Army immediately upon high school graduation. However, the one thing people do not know about me, is that I placed third for qualification as a sprinter at Fort Meade to move to the next meet concerning the Olympics. My pursuit of that venture did not last due to lack of command support.
HBR: What made you want to become a writer?
In the third grade our teacher tasked the class to write the “Star Spangled Banner”. After reviewing the writings she called two other students and myself to the front of the class to commend us for an outstanding job. Another similar incident occurred in the seventh grade when another teacher asked the class to write a poem about springtime. Elated about my poem, she stated that I would someday be a poet or writer. As years passed, I became a writer because of my innate feelings to capture significant events in life. Writing prose became an extension of my memory to continue on to write short stories.
HBR: Million dollar question, are you working on another book?
Presently, I am having my second book of short stories (Can I Get a Light?) published in hard copies.
HBR: Have you written any other books that are not published?
I have copyrighted a book of prose, “State(s) of Min(e)d “written from the 70’s to present times.
HBR: What do you think about the ebook revolution? What is your advice to Authors? On writing? Marketing?
First and foremost authors must have a passion to write. And, write in such a manner to capture and keep the reader’s attention. As far marketing and publishing, one must be highly cautious in choosing the right marketing company and publishing companies. There are a lot of companies that does not operate in the writer’s best interest. I have learned from past mistakes.
HBR: Do you feel that people have more of an awareness of racism today with the currents events that are happening?
I feel more people have awareness of racism because of the technology we have today. The ability to capture wrong doings and hate offenses is right at our fingertips.
HBR: What do you hope your readers take away from this book and lessons to be learned?
From this book, I intentionally focused on peoples’ mindset, history, and location. Foremost, each story possesses a lesson to be learned. Usually, I summarize my stories with the lessons learned at the end of each story.