In Episode 10 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Wade Rouse, who often writes under the pen name Viola Shipman, about his latest Viola Shipman novel, The Edge of Summer.
Wade Rouse is the internationally best-selling author of 14 books, including five memoirs and eight novels. His books have been selected multiple times as Must-Reads by NBC’s Today Show, featured in the Washington Post and USA Today, and chosen as Indie Next Picks by the nation’s independent booksellers. Wade was named by Writers Digest as “The #2 Writer, Dead of Alive, We’d like to have drinks with” (sandwiched between Ernest Hemingway and Hunter S. Thompson). Wade chose the pen name Viola Shipman for his novels to honor his grandmother, whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his fiction.
In this interview, Wade talks about writing both memoir and fiction; the story behind his choice to use a pen name; how he keeps from burning out while publishing (at least) two books a year; and much more…