I’ve been tagged by the wonderfully imaginative and fun Catherine Stine in a blog game called The Next Big Thing. The game involves answering questions about your work in progress or a new piece, that you’d love to become the next big thing! For me, that’s the sequel to my book, A HUMAN ELEMENT.
Is my “stuff” good enough to be the Next Big Thing? You be the judge. In turn I’m tagging five other authors to take part. So here goes:
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing:
What is the working title of your book?
A HIDDEN ELEMENT.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
My readers had asked for a sequel and I balked. It was a standalone. I just knew it. Then I woke up with a vision one day of the book. I dropped the over-outlined novel I was working on and started plotting A HIDDEN ELEMENT. I was excited to re-visit some old characters and discover new ones.
Sexy Hugh = my Ben
What genre does your book fall under?
Paranormal suspense.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
I do love me some Hugh Jackman for an older Ben Fieldstone. Here is Ben as a younger version. Skulking hottie or what?
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
When a family’s son is taken by the same unearthly evil that brutalized them fifteen years ago they must sacrifice all again to defeat a new terrifying enemy–an enemy that wants to rule the world with their son as his heir.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Not sure yet. It’s still in revisions. I haven’t traveled down the indie road yet, but it’s something I would consider.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
7 months part time. Read the intro:
The silent dark hung under a star-filled sky. Adrian picked up his bag and scanned his crew across the field, counting quickly. Seventy-five. They understood their duty and accepted it. They were chosen by him in secret. None would return. There was nothing to go back to except buytramadolbest.com/ambien.html death.
His son, Caleb, stood across from him, waiting as the others did. Their pale faces glowed like orbs within their gray hooded robes. It was too dark to see if his son’s face held scorn or doubt. It was usually one or the other.
The group waited for his instruction. “We head toward town.”
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Kay Hooper, HAVEN
Dean Koontz, SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
My readers! And a vision. And character’s to love.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
Love, loss, and redemption. It’s got all that angst plus the same cross-genre mix that readers loved about the first book, A HUMAN ELEMENT. Sci-fi, horror, romance, and the paranormal.
Include the link of who tagged you and this explanation for the people you have tagged.
Catherine Stine tagged me and I’m tagging some of my favorite folks!
Now it’s my turn to tag people:
Please visit their blogs. They will be publishing their answers to the questions in week 13 (between the 18th September and 24th September)
Message for the tagged authors and interested others:
Rules of The Next Big Thing
***Use this format for your post
***Answer the ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress)
***Tag five other writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them.
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing:
What is the working title of your book?
Where did the idea come from for the book?
What genre does your book fall under?
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
Include the link of who tagged you and this explanation for the people you have tagged.
Be sure to line up your five people in advance.
The Next Big Thing. Great post and interview. I have been tagged also, so I had better get my 3 people tagged and answer up some questions. This is a great way to meet other people and introduce them to what you are doing and get a little background info about their favorite authors and new authors they might want to get to know. Hidden Element sounds intrigueing and cant wait to read it. Love the show Haven and am a fan of Servents of Twilight. Have you seen the TV show Grim?
Reggie Ridgway
Reggie, I added you! Wasnt sure if you were an “in” so didnt want to commit you but glad you are! I havent seem Grim but wanted to check it out – thanks for the reminder.
The Hidden Element? I loved the intro. It sounds great. Can’t wait to read that one. Thanks for tagging me. Sounds like fun. 🙂
Coolness! I’ll get to work on my post as soon as I can. And search for five more unsuspecting bloggers…..
Jess, just bonk them over the head 🙂
Your sequel sounds awesome. Yes, Hugh Jackman would make a great older Ben. And I had the same reaction as you did to writing a sequel: panic and then intrigue, followed by junking a tight, already written 3-page synopsis. I changed my main character from a guy to a girl, and we’ll see what happens. Still writing it-7 months for the draft sounds fine to me! Thanks for playing the Next Big Thing game.
Catherine Stine’s Idea City
Hey Catherine, this was fun! Now I can moon over Hugh some more 🙂 How fascinating you changed the MC from a guy to a girl – that would change the entire book feel! Panic and intrigue…yep, thats about right! Thanks for tagging me.