So Call Me Crazy

Written By Jerrimiah Stonecastle

A lot of my friends in real life and on social media asks me what books do I like to read, or have read. I proudly tell them...NONE! I have a lot of favorite authors that I respect and admire but have I bought any of their books? Not one.

I've seen their work on the silver screen. That's enough for me. Will I read their works in the future? Probably when I'm through writing my books and I'm sitting on a beach sipping on a non alcoholic beverage.

So why don't I read books? Well I need to clarify that. I do read technical books relative to my art or trade. Mostly writing or publishing related.

Now back to your question. The reason why I don't read any other writer's works is because my mind is like a two year old child. I don't want my creative process to be unduly influenced by another writers style.

I know what you're going to say. Oh yea? What about this Mr. Originality? When you read any book that I've basically done a remake of the original, you'll find it's a TOTALLY different new twist to it "thank you very much Mr/Mrs Smarty Pants" lol...Going to have to change that one to 2020.

Selfish? Narcissistic? I don't think so. I just want my readers to know that when they read one of my books, they will not turn a page and say, "Oh this reminds me of Stephen King, Tom Clancy, or J Edgar Hoover."

Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Stonecastle Publications

"Throwing Stones at a Glass House"

Jerrimiah Stonecastle

Born and raised in the slums of New York, he was raised by a single mom who earned her Master's in Early Childhood Development while working as a teacher's aide. She sent young Jerrimiah to the prestigious Power Memorial Academy for Boys, the Alma mater of NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He worked part-time after school to help his mom pay for his tuition.

He declined a full scholarship from Concordia University and joined the US Army and became a combat medic. He returned to New York upon his discharge where he was hired by the NYC Chief Medical Examiner’s Office as a medical stenographer.

In 1982 he joined the New York City Police Department. In 1983 he was recruited by the Organized Crime Control Bureau (OCCB) as an undercover officer in their narcotics division. He finished out his career as a detective assigned to the Bronx Homicide Task Force.

When he retired in 2002, he relocated to Florida to pursue his passion for writing. After hundreds of rejection letters and reading Amanda Hocking's story, he decided to self-publish his own works. In 2016 he formed Stonecastle Publications LLC and has published 30 books so far. He has an additional 400 fiction and nonfiction novels in draft form in his company's literary vault.

On October 31, 2018, He launched his first horror novel "FRANKENSTINA" and released the sequel "FRANKENSTINA REBORN" on Halloween 2019. There are two more books in the horology.

On March 7, 2023, he received the Literary Titan Book Award for the apocalyptic thriller "A Flash of Light".

Stonecastle Publications LLC

"Throwing Stones At a Glass House"

https://jerrimiahstonecastle.org/
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