Swift Six Author Interview – Brett Comeau

Name: Brett Comeau

Please introduce yourself :

Author Brett Comeau was born in Boston Mass and makes his home in Harrisburg PA with his wife Linda and their cat Chirp

Growing up there was a large age gap between him and his older brothers and sister. This led Brett to being alone a lot growing up, he started creating stories and adventures with his toys, when his mother give him a box full of old Tom Swift adventure books and encouraged him in reading. Brett had new worlds opened up to him with these new books. Later on when his Friend Matt R lent him his copy of the Forgotten Realms the Crystal Shard the rest was history Brett found his one true love, Fantasy.

Ever since then Brett has been a fan of fiction stories especially sci fi and fantasy from when he was kid he started with the forgotten realms books, the dragon lance books,  Lord of the Rings and comics. He later moved onto more adult books like Game of Thrones, the Gunslinger series by Stephen King and independent self published books.

Other than tellings stories Brett loves to play poker and practice martial arts Including Uechi-Ryu, Iaido and Kenjutsu He also teaches kickboxing at the YCMA in his area.

Tell us about your book(s) – title, genre etc (short)

Nameless Vs The Army of the Dead - Is A Coming of Age Fantasy/Horror Story. It’s Harry Potter meets the 13th warrior…

Here is the back cover blurb:

One, Two they’re coming for you.

Three Four, Lock your door.

Five Six, Darkling Tricks

Seven Eight will seal your fate,

Nine Ten they will kill again

The 1800’s city of Geneva is plagued by Darklings, cloaked figures who kidnap and murder its impoverished residents during the night.

While the rich hide safely behind their high stone walls the penniless are forced to patrol their own borders to ward off the evil foes.

When a nameless, deformed indentured servant comes of age he is forced into the night to protect the city, he becomes an unlikely hero that saves the mayor’s daughter from a Darkling attack.

But the nameless boy realizes there is more to the Darklings than the city’s residents have been told.

Joined by the mayor’s daughter and his only friend another local boy, he investigates the cause of the attacks. What they uncover is far blacker than the cloaks of the Darklings

When did you start your writing adventure? What was the inspiration for it?

I have always been a storyteller, ever since I was a kid. I got serious about writing when I lived in LA trying to be a screenwriter, but I rotated into writing my own novel and have been thrilled to be on that path ever since.

What writing plans do you have for the future?

I have several fantasy series that I am developing, my first novel started as a standalone book but as I developed the story I realized it needed more room to breathe. So it led to the story becoming a series, now I am planning on every idea becoming a series.

What do you like to read?

Fantasy is my favorite genre, I love the increased drama of having monsters, villians that are out to destroy the world, it makes the line between good and evil so much bigger. It makes for a better story.

What piece of advice do you wish you’d had when you’d started your writing adventure?

Start earlier lol,  no but seriously I wish I had told myself to reach out to other people for help.  After I started outlining I should have reached out to writing friends more to get help to build a stronger foundation of the story.

Book Synopsis

The city of 1800 Geneva is under attack by hooded figures who kill and kidnap in the middle of the night. A deformed boy is forced to help defend the poor of the city. As the story progresses the boy makes friends and discovers the truth behind the Darklings. The question is will he survive? 

Links/Social media

Facebook Account – https://www.facebook.com/storytellerbrettcomeau/

Instagram Account – instagram.com/storytellerbrettcomeau/

@storytellerbrettcomeau

TikTok Account – https://www.tiktok.com/@storytellerbc?_t=8antZTbxNRi&_r=1

@storytellerbc

Twitter Account – https://twitter.com/brettcomeau_s/status/1618265115220148225?s=46&t=WWZUlKVtjpIDoyBnS_dWPA

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