Ask the Author: James Carrol
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James Carrol
Actually, I lost a close friend, who was dropping clues, that he was in danger for his life. However, no one really took him seriously and thought it was his over active imagination playing tricks on him.
Suddenly, I received the news of his death at age 38, leaving an amassed fortune of millions of dollars undetermined in investment accounts and without a will.
In an effort to help his grieving family I volunteered to move his personal possessions and clean his apartment. While running a vacuum, I came across the clues or evidence for his claims, and at the same time his cousin was like a hawk, going through all of his financial records and accounts.
Later in life, and after much thought, I drew the conclusion that my friend's death was nothing less than murder, cleverly covered up by his cousin.
Suddenly, I received the news of his death at age 38, leaving an amassed fortune of millions of dollars undetermined in investment accounts and without a will.
In an effort to help his grieving family I volunteered to move his personal possessions and clean his apartment. While running a vacuum, I came across the clues or evidence for his claims, and at the same time his cousin was like a hawk, going through all of his financial records and accounts.
Later in life, and after much thought, I drew the conclusion that my friend's death was nothing less than murder, cleverly covered up by his cousin.
James Carrol
One of my favorite couples in American fiction is O Henry's "Gift of the Magi". For me, this beautiful young couple in their love for each other is a short tail of the pure struggle of sacrifice. For their secret attempt to bless or endow ones partner with the "gift" which is from the soul, each one however, with heart "misstep" can not reflect the congenial nature and reality of their mystic relationship. The practices of love and life are of a serendipitous consequence, but O Henry shows the readers the true intent of the characters in his story...well. With all of their flaws, I like the way the author uses the elements of circumstance to create and weave
an interesting plot with the added ambition of his characters driving the storyline all the way to the surprise ending.
an interesting plot with the added ambition of his characters driving the storyline all the way to the surprise ending.
James Carrol
Hold on... is it OK to say this ? Oh ok... My editor said be careful? jiji
WELL ! For me I think it is the beauty that I see in life, not just physical realm but the quiet truth of someone shares while caught in a desperate, strenuous fight, what the vice-detective Tommy Lewis calls "verdad de la alama" truth of the soul.
thanks!!!! for your questions, I hope you enjoy the book and pick up on the series
WELL ! For me I think it is the beauty that I see in life, not just physical realm but the quiet truth of someone shares while caught in a desperate, strenuous fight, what the vice-detective Tommy Lewis calls "verdad de la alama" truth of the soul.
thanks!!!! for your questions, I hope you enjoy the book and pick up on the series
James Carrol
Books that belong to the series, total of three in the series In Search of the dragon Blanco. Actually, we are working on the cover art work for the books and pictures of the scenes that are experienced by the same characters in the El mission, which is the "middle book" of the year 2012.
James Carrol
If you have a voice ... use it ! It is a "seed" much like young Tommy's in Chapter 2, amid his rejection about convictions after discovering the body of Mr. Williams.
James Carrol
The best thing about being a writer is the gift... the scene in my book when Tommy meets Maria actually happened in real life... and I wrote as so! The walnut tree, the morning sun shining over the ocean waves, the singing of the little "birdie", the sneeze and a mysterious... reprieve of Maria. Found in Chapter 4.... Maria recalls their first meeting !
James Carrol
Good question....I have to determine ...can I shake it off, ask myself, is it emotional, some distraction pulling from my energy, ah-hhhaa, go back to my notes! And if that doesn't work, then move into a reviewing text, if that doesn't work ....grab the blanket and head to the beach....and put on a smile .... "a dive into the blue helps everything !"
James Carrol
Yes...thank you! I started this storyline in 1996, while working with another screenplay writer/friend from Hollywood/ Universal in California. After the rejection of a screenplay by the studio, they asked me if I had any other stories in the works. I told them I was working on writing a fictional scene based on true event. As I described the scene, which is chapter 3, Country Bust. They where very excited and enjoyed the character/Tommy and the whole scene of the muscle car coming out of the tree line with the chickens jumping over his car driving off and on the dirt farm road.
However, at the time I was pushing another story and doing a lot of historic research on the characters of a true story from England in 1582.
which was accepted at an early stag of development.
Many of the scenes where written over the years, but I finally picked up the story again in 2012 and finished it in 2013. the characters in the this vice-detective life where inspired by some people that I had met traveling....and while living in Miami, and while walking the foggy "Poe" Baltimore streets in December.
However, at the time I was pushing another story and doing a lot of historic research on the characters of a true story from England in 1582.
which was accepted at an early stag of development.
Many of the scenes where written over the years, but I finally picked up the story again in 2012 and finished it in 2013. the characters in the this vice-detective life where inspired by some people that I had met traveling....and while living in Miami, and while walking the foggy "Poe" Baltimore streets in December.
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