Tell us about yourself and what inspired you to start writing.
Scott Allen Benkie is a graduate of the Indiana University McKinney School of Law and a practicing trial lawyer (Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, martindale.com) of 35 years in Indianapolis where he lives with his daughter and fiance. He has coached high school basketball (Bishop Chatard State Champions 2003) and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. He is a frequent speaker for lawyers in litigation seminars and has written several articles and manuals to assist lawyers in their cases. I was always interested in writing, but while at Hanover College I had to write for most of my classes and I enjoyed it.
Describe your writing process? Is there anything unique about it?
I originally handwrote the book on legal pads, which was 600-plus pages long. I retyped the entire book and made substantial edits over time. The most difficult part of writing a book is deciding what to cut. There can be a tendency to provide an excess back story which does not move the story along. Multiple edits are required, and I’ve heard that you don’t write a book, you re-write a book. It can be an infinite process, and you may never be satisfied. I can’t say I’ve experienced writer’s block to the extent where I am stymied; however, decisions regarding cuts are the most difficult. I think today’s reader has less patience for lengthy literary works in keeping with the rapid advance of technology.
Have you published any books or do you have a desire to do so?
The Lawyer’s Angel
Attorney James Crosson is in the grips of despair, blaming himself for his wife’s death. A widow hires him to pursue a wrongful death case on behalf of her late husband who died in a seemingly ordinary car wreck. Crosson must confront his own tragic loss and gambling debts as he unravels the plot hatched by a deranged corporate tyrant who will stop at nothing to conceal the truth, take down the lawyer, and preserve his empire. With Vegas goons closing in and everything at stake, Crosson goes all in one last time with no realistic chance of winning the case or surviving the evil arrayed against him.
Do you have any favorite poets or authors?
Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Earnest Hemingway, J.R. Tolkein, William Faulkner, James Joyce.
Do you have a favorite book of poetry or poems?
The Old Man and the Sea, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
What are you reading now?
Michael Connelly, The Dark Hours.
What do you like to do when you’re not writing? Full-time job, pets, hobbies?
I work out alot, read, play hoops and tennis.
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