3Q’s – Daron Kappauff can never go back!
Hello! Welcome to another 3Q’s!
Today’s guest is the awesome and super supportive, Daron Kappauff! Daron is a writer and makes up 1/3rd of the awesome Hold My Beer Publishing!
Welcome, Daron!
Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?
Daron: My process has evolved the last couple years. I used to only write on Fridays. I have the day off and treated it like a normal workday. Then I added a couple hours each night, after the kids went to bed. Interestingly, I found the 8-hour writing sessions weren’t as productive as the shorter ones. So, I’ve moved away from the 8-hour Friday session and just write after the kids go down every night and on the weekends when they’re otherwise pre-occupied.
Steve: Out of all your releases, do you have a character you could write about forever?
Daron: I could probably write Aurora Wells, one of the supporting characters from my forthcoming solo novel debut – CHILDREN OF THE DREAMER – forever. I’m currently working on the sequel, where she’s been upgraded to one of the two main characters, and I already have ideas for a couple more stories. I’m really excited for people to meet her.
Steve: Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!
Daron: My newest release is a novelette, WE CAN NEVER GO BACK, which should be out later this month (June 2022). With this story, I wanted to take a look at the destructive nature and gravitational pull of toxic relationships and thought it would be fun to do so through a genre lens that I rarely see: a melding of Cosmic Horror & Slasher. Also, there’s an evil phone booth in the woods, so that’s fun.
Steve: Bonus question! If someone looked through your music collection – what band would they find the most of?
Daron: Do people still have music collections? I don’t think I’ve bought an album (or a DVD for that matter) since the early 2000s. But if you looked at my rotation of digital music, you’d find a 3-way tie between VHS Collection (and yes I realize the irony of listening to band called VHS Collection digitally), Rise Against, and Clint Mansell’s various soundtracks. I write almost exclusively to Mansell’s catalogue – The Fountain & Moon being my favorites.
Awesome! Thank you, Darren!
Check the links as always!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daron-Kappauff/e/B09PZJ1TV4/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/daronk77
