Author Interview: Lennox McCaskill

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A native of Atlanta, GA, Lennox McCaskill grew up drawing a number of characters and making up worlds for them to “live” in.

After completing a number of short stories, poetry, and articles published for an online magazine called The Hudsucker, McCaskill turned his primary attention to writing fiction.

In 2015, “Colossal: Issue #1” became his first published piece of fiction. The novel is as much a culmination of his many interests, including his love of mysteries and comic books, as it is an ode to his obsession for complex characters.

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Book 1:

Meridian isn’t a typical town, and this is no typical murder. When Detective Wreings pulls up to a fiery crime scene he’s left wondering whether he’s chasing a man or something more. With a thin list of suspects, the detective’s search leads him to the hospital bed of a man with no name who can’t say for certain whether he is or isn’t the killer everyone is looking for.

While trying to prove his innocence, he discovers the key to remembering his past puts him in the path of a girl trying desperately to forget hers. Each passing chapter reveals another piece of the puzzle that will change all their lives and the city of Meridian forever.

Author Interview

1.What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
I really enjoy spending time with my family and friends and being active outside with sports or watching detective shows with my wife. 

2. How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
So far I’ve written 3 books, all for “The Colossal Series”. I think if I had to choose one that I liked more than the others, it’d have to be “Fallen”, the third book in the series. It was one of the most fun to write and featured a number of characters I’d been waiting to introduce in the series for years.

3. Does writing energize or exhaust you?
There are moments that writing completely takes all of my energy, but at the same time I’d say that when I get in a good flow, I lose track of time and can write until I’m told to stop.

4. What is your favorite childhood book?
The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques.

5. How do you select the names of your characters?
Sometimes I based them off of names I mishear someone else say, sometimes I make them up. I don’t really have a set way.

6. What was your hardest scene to write?
Without giving away too many spoilers, in my second book, “Afflictions” I wrote an extended scene that shifted focus between all of the main characters of the story. It was difficult because it was the climax of the story and each character had their own perspective on the events happening. I must have reworked it over two dozen times. But it was worth it!

7. What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I sometimes write stories backwards (end to beginning).

8. Do you view writing as a kind of spiritual practice?
For me, writing is something that not only calms me but the completion also gives me a feeling of zen.

9. What do you think makes a good story?
I think a good story comes in many forms but one of the big things I think a story needs to do is inspire thought. Whether it brings on new thoughts or resurfaces old ones, a good story is one a thought provoking one, in my opinion.

10. What does your family think of your writing?
They are very supportive and believe I can do anything. They’ve always had my back and I wouldn’t be where I am without them.

You’re probably really interested in this series now and want to buy your copy of Colossal (book 1). If so, check it out on Amazon HERE.