Fiction Addict

We’re honored to feature Mike Dellosso in our Author Spotlight. Mike is the author of The Hunted, Scream, and the upcoming Darlington Woods.

You can listen to our interview with Mike here.

Mike Dellosso:

I was posed with the question, why do I write fiction? Let’s start big and work our way down.

I write because, like most writers, I suppose, I can’t not write. It’s my way of expressing myself, my way of sharing with anyone who will read what I write what’s in my head and on my heart. There’s a little man inside me with a big mouth and writing is my way of letting him have his say.

I write fiction because I believe in the power of story. I believe in its ability to take a reader and transport her to another time and another place and set her in another person’s shoes. I believe in the power of story to not just entertain, but to change a person’s life, or at least cause her to think about changing her life.

I write Christian fiction because I firmly believe it’s what I’ve been called to do. Look, I realize I’ve been given a great gift here, not just the writing itself but the opportunity to write, and I don’t want to blow it. I see it this way, there’s a great sea of people out there—writers—millions of them, just itching to let their voice be heard, and God chose to hand the megaphone to me. And with it He said, “Mike, this is your chance, your opportunity, what are you going to say?” I don’t take what I’ve been given for granted for one second; I take it very seriously. So when I write I write with purpose. I want my writing to matter. I look at every book I write as quite possibly the last book I’ll ever write and I want to make it really count. I don’t write fiction just for Christians, I write fiction with a Christian message for everyone, a message of hope and redemption and salvation, a message of changed lives and regenerated hearts. For me, that’s what it’s all about, that’s the core of why I write.

I write Christian suspense fiction because, let’s face it, life is suspenseful and scary. Monsters are real and we face them every day. Villains are all around us, scheming and conniving to inflict us with fear and harm us. No, I’m not paranoid and I’m not delusional. I’ve seen the scary side of life and I’ve battled monsters. I’ve known fear and uncertainty on a first name basis (for me, it goes by Cancer). I know it’s all very real and very scary and very suspenseful.

So now you know most of what is in my head regarding why I do what I do. For the rest of the story, follow my blog at www.mikedellosso.blogspot.com or visit my website, www.mikedellosso.com.