The Next Big Thing Blog Hop
I was tagged by @BardConstantine, author of The Troubleshooter - a ‘30's pulp noir meets science fiction in an action packed tale of a man whose job description is shooting trouble.’ This fast-paced action-on-every-page book is crammed full of colourful characters - from hell-bent sentient A.I., to glam female killers - harbouring from the Cataclysm fallout in a purpose-built Haven. This book is truly unique, and - I keep saying it - would make an awesome movie!
Constantine is now working on the follow-up, The Most Dangerous Dame, and I literally cannot wait to read more about his Bladerunner-esque New Haven.
Having recently reviewed for Constantine (see blog below), I’ve got to know the man himself a little bit, too, and find his generous and supportive nature as wonderful as his writing.
Check out his wicked website here.
So here’s how the blog hop works: A writer/blogger gets tagged, they write an intro where they shout out & link back to their tagger, and then answer the 10 questions listed below about current work in progress. At the end, they tag five other writer/bloggers.
10 Questions About My Current Work in Progress:
1. What is the title of your book?
I recently finished editing Resonance, my second book, due for release this summer. Shadower is waiting in line, and I’m halfway through writing my fourth, as yet nameless (it's the hardest part!).
2. Where did the idea come from for the book?
The idea for Resonance came to me when I turned 30, when I started obsessing about age and developed a sense of stalking mortality. Resonance is about downloading a consciousness, to go on to live a second life. It’s also about ownership of the human soul, and what makes us who we are – that fascinating ‘nature versus nurture’ thing.
3. What genre does your book fall under?
I hope it fits into a few – Sci-Fi, Romance, and Thriller. Someone once referred to Automaton as ‘Pink Sci-Fi,’ which I love.
4. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Oscar (super-rich but desperately lonely old man, signs up with Forever Foundation) – Morgan Freeman.
Jake (Oscar’s second run at life) - Cillian Murphy (glacial blue eyes crucial to the storyline).
Milly (disillusioned nurse at Forever Foundation) - Anne Hathaway.
Harry (handsome but harrowed) - Nicolas Cage
(again with the blue eyes!).
Kate (girl-next-door type, partner of Harry) Kaley Cuoco.
5. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Lives entwined in a web spun of deceit, lawlessness and circumstance, with shocking consequences that resonate with a timeless question – are we defined by nature or nurture?
6. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Represented by the brilliant MP Publishing.
7. How long did it take you to write your first draft?
The first draft of Resonance took me about a year to write, followed by a good couple of months of editing – including a thorough sign-off by my amazing eighty-year-old genius grandma.
8. What other books would you compare yours to within your genre?
Hmmm, I think that’s impossible, it’s like comparing human fingerprints …
9. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
The response to Automaton, initially from my family and friends, inspired me to keep writing. Now, I’m inspired by my beautiful baby girl, to be a mummy that she will be proud of.
10. What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?
That it looks at the human condition, and our shared mortality, through realistic characters. That it’s something we can all identify with. The book is a multi-strand story streaming around super-rich Oscar, who pays for the storage of his soul upon his death. Reincarnated as Jake, his actions give rise to the age-old question; are we defined by nature or nurture? I often wonder if I’d be the person I am if I’d had less ‘nurture’ in my upbringing, or whether personality is all in our DNA. It fascinates me! A bit like that film Erasure blew my mind. It’s an amazing story about the thrall of the Internet over the soul, and made me think; Damn, I wish I’d thought of that!
Mother and daughter writing team @CaseyLeaBooks, for whom I recently reviewed Iceflight. They were the loveliest people to deal with.
Thea Gregory, (@TheaIsis) whose brilliant Space Fantasy,
Constantine is now working on the follow-up, The Most Dangerous Dame, and I literally cannot wait to read more about his Bladerunner-esque New Haven.
Having recently reviewed for Constantine (see blog below), I’ve got to know the man himself a little bit, too, and find his generous and supportive nature as wonderful as his writing.
Check out his wicked website here.
So here’s how the blog hop works: A writer/blogger gets tagged, they write an intro where they shout out & link back to their tagger, and then answer the 10 questions listed below about current work in progress. At the end, they tag five other writer/bloggers.
10 Questions About My Current Work in Progress:
1. What is the title of your book?
I recently finished editing Resonance, my second book, due for release this summer. Shadower is waiting in line, and I’m halfway through writing my fourth, as yet nameless (it's the hardest part!).
2. Where did the idea come from for the book?
The idea for Resonance came to me when I turned 30, when I started obsessing about age and developed a sense of stalking mortality. Resonance is about downloading a consciousness, to go on to live a second life. It’s also about ownership of the human soul, and what makes us who we are – that fascinating ‘nature versus nurture’ thing.
3. What genre does your book fall under?
I hope it fits into a few – Sci-Fi, Romance, and Thriller. Someone once referred to Automaton as ‘Pink Sci-Fi,’ which I love.
4. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Oscar (super-rich but desperately lonely old man, signs up with Forever Foundation) – Morgan Freeman.
Jake (Oscar’s second run at life) - Cillian Murphy (glacial blue eyes crucial to the storyline).
Milly (disillusioned nurse at Forever Foundation) - Anne Hathaway.
Harry (handsome but harrowed) - Nicolas Cage
(again with the blue eyes!).
Kate (girl-next-door type, partner of Harry) Kaley Cuoco.
5. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Lives entwined in a web spun of deceit, lawlessness and circumstance, with shocking consequences that resonate with a timeless question – are we defined by nature or nurture?
6. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Represented by the brilliant MP Publishing.
7. How long did it take you to write your first draft?
The first draft of Resonance took me about a year to write, followed by a good couple of months of editing – including a thorough sign-off by my amazing eighty-year-old genius grandma.
8. What other books would you compare yours to within your genre?
Hmmm, I think that’s impossible, it’s like comparing human fingerprints …
9. Who or what inspired you to write this book?
The response to Automaton, initially from my family and friends, inspired me to keep writing. Now, I’m inspired by my beautiful baby girl, to be a mummy that she will be proud of.
10. What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?
That it looks at the human condition, and our shared mortality, through realistic characters. That it’s something we can all identify with. The book is a multi-strand story streaming around super-rich Oscar, who pays for the storage of his soul upon his death. Reincarnated as Jake, his actions give rise to the age-old question; are we defined by nature or nurture? I often wonder if I’d be the person I am if I’d had less ‘nurture’ in my upbringing, or whether personality is all in our DNA. It fascinates me! A bit like that film Erasure blew my mind. It’s an amazing story about the thrall of the Internet over the soul, and made me think; Damn, I wish I’d thought of that!
Mother and daughter writing team @CaseyLeaBooks, for whom I recently reviewed Iceflight. They were the loveliest people to deal with.
Thea Gregory, (@TheaIsis) whose brilliant Space Fantasy,
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