Welcome to the blog hop!
What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, because with bookstores closing and publishers not promoting new authors as much, we need to find a way to introduce readers to authors they may not see in their local bookstore.
Here you have the chance to find many new authors. You’ll find information about me, my blog, and my books. But that’s not all! Also see links below to another author you might like to check out.I’d like to thank fellow author Roland Mann for tagging me to participate. Click the links below to find out about his book, Buying Time.
www.rolandmann.me
www.facebook.com/rolandmannauthor
http://rolandmann.wordpress.com/projects/buyingtime/
In this particular hop, I and my fellow authors, in their respective blogs, have answered 10 questions where you get to learn about our current work in progress as well as some insights into our process, from characters and inspirations to plotting and cover decisions. I hope you enjoy it!
Please feel free to comment and share your thoughts and questions. Here is my Next Big Thing!
What is the working title of your book?
Drought -- A Love Story
Where did the idea come from for the book?
From a dream, actually. That usually doesn't happen with me. I have no idea what precipitated that dream though. (Did you see what I did there? "Precipitated.")
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It'll be a genre I really haven't worked in yet, Young Adult Urban Fantasy.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Wow. Normally this is a fun question, but I don't know a lot of teen actors, so I'm kind of at a loss here. But in the interest of completing this questionnaire, I did some research, and for the two main characters, Sam Evans and Rayna Doe, would be good fits for RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad and Hailee Steinfeld from True Grit.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Once every 100 years, Rain and the other protective elements of nature, are allowed to become human in order to appreciate the people and creatures they protect and destroy; only this time, Rain disappears, only to fall in love with a human boy.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Already got a few interested publishers.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
I'm still working on it. I hope to be finished by later this year, since the Mayans didn't destroy the world before I could finish it.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
In tone, it's going to have a lot in common with Gaiman's Mirror Mask and American Gods, but filtered through a YA lens. In audience and plot, I expect to hear more comparisons to the Percy Jackson books, since it's about kids thrust into a supernatural world and forced to rise to the occasion to become heroes.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
Two things really. One, the dream I mentioned earlier. And two, the need to write a longer form work (usually I do stories and novellas or graphic novels) that I might have some luck with at a larger publishing house.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
I'm not a big fan of truly happy endings, and I believe we learn more through bittersweet resolutions. So if you're tired of seeing all the ribbons wrapped into bright shiny bows at the end of your YA stories, you might really dig Drought.
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