THE NEXT BIG THING – WORK IN PROGRESS

This is a fun thing going around the internet with authors. It’s a set of interview questions that an author answers, then tags two other authors for the next week. As you can guess from the title of this post, it’s about works in progress. So here we go!

 

1.What is the working title of your next book?

Seeker.

 

2.Where did the idea come from for the book?

Seeker is the second book in the Contractor series, which takes place in Denver, Colorado. The idea for Seeker is a continuation from the first book in the series titled Pactum. Imagine what the world would be like if tomorrow magic came out into the open. Now picture yourself being a homicide detective having to work a case with magic. That’s the gist of the story world of the Contractor books.

 

3.What genre does your book fall under?

Fantasy for sure, but you can also list them under thrillers or action and adventure.

 

4.What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?

There are so many characters to decide that for. I will choose one of the main characters, Faith Penn. I think for her Ashley Greene would be perfect. And honestly who doesn’t want to see more of Ashley Greene on big screens? Don’t know who she is? Do yourself a favor, and Google her. It’s well worth your time

 

5.What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

Magic is real…and Murder is too. (That’s the tag line from Pactum, and fit’s the series perfectly.)

 

6.Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

Thus far, all of my books have been self published. However, I would not turn down the right contract from the right publisher for any of my works.

 

7.How long did/will it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?

This is a hard question. I slacked a bit while working on Seeker, and had a few other projects to get done in that time. It’s ready to go off to the editor right now, and it’s clocking in at around 95k words. If I’m not working on other projects, I can get a book done of that size in a couple of months.

 

8.What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Honestly, I can’t. I didn’t read any fantasy crime thrillers prior to starting this series. That being said, I can’t tell you what else in the genre I would recommend.

 

9.Who or what inspired you to write this book?

We have been seeing a lot of paranormal romance and urban fantasy with very strong romantic tones over the last few years. In many of these stories you will see Vampires, Trolls, Werewolves, and the likes, but the story is ultimately a love story. I think this is great. When I started working on Pactum, then Seeker I wanted to take some of the elements from these story worlds (Vampires, Trolls etc), and put them in a setting other than romance. I wanted there to be a grittiness to the story, with characters that were in over their heads. In short, I needed to meld genres. Crime and thrillers made for the perfect blend of genre’s for these books.

 

10.What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?

I would say if you like fantasy, thrillers or urban fantasy these books are for you. Once again, these aren’t romance novels, and as such you aren’t going to find a lot of gooey scenes with characters contemplating their feelings about another character. There is a lot of action, and there’s definitely a dark undertone to these books. In addition, readers might also be interested to know that when working on character for Pactum and Seeker, I interviewed former members of law enforcement and continue to do so.

 

Alright folks that was the post. Next week you can check out Collin Earl’s (author of Harmonics), and P.D. Griffith’s (author of the Landon Wicker series) sites for their answers to these same questions.