I Return!

SHEESH, it's been some time since I've written a blog post got a little busy and I've been a little tied down. Anyway, I wanted to post an update on Echoes of the Sentinel and FrostBite. First off I have decided to remove FrostBite from the Kindle marketplace for two reasons; one being that I want to rewrite most of it with a darker, more mature them more in line with EoS (Echoes of the Sentinel) and two because I've decided to combine EoS and FrostBite into one book. I'm targeting a fall/winter release for the book(s) and I'll update you all once again when I feel I'm edging closer to release.

Okay, now that I'm done talking about myself, I'd like to once again extend an invitation to any indie author wanting to get a little exposure; I will, as I have in the past have an e-mail interview in which I would ask several questions about the author/book and then publish the responses on this very blog.

Well, off to writing again! I hope to update the blog more frequently in the future, have a nice night all!(HOPEFULLY!)

Contact Brandon-514@hotmail.com for an interview request or questions about my work.

FrostBite Finally Arrives!

After much hard work, and some trouble with the editor, my novella FrostBite has finally arrived! I hope you'll take a look when it goes live on Amazon early tommorow morning.

                                                              Cover Art For FrostBite

                                       

As always, this is the Blog for independent authors looking for some attention for their work and of course for me to shamelessly flaunt my own titles! I'm kidding about that last part of course, or am I?

Have a nice night!

Update

Echoes of The Sentinel is almost around 10,000 words now, not much, but the beginning is still being finished up. I'm taking my time with this one and I'm only going to publish it when I'm completely and thoroughly satisfied with it.

Also, I've been writing my second book of poetry, which is yet to be named, on and off. When I get a sufficient amount of content, enough to justify a 99 cent book, I will publish it on the Amazon Kindle.

Continue to check this blog for new updates on what I'm working on or send me an interview request if you're an author trying to get noticed!

Interview: Katy Hanna

What is the name of your book and what's it about?

 

     Breakdown is a novel about a man’s journey to find lost friendship and love in a post-pandemic, post-technological breakdown society. It’s a book about the people first, and only marginally about the world they live in. But the world has shaped them, to some extent. Chris, the main character, has watched his wife and baby die in the pandemic, and travels home to Britain from New York to see if any of his family there is still alive. Also weighing on his mind is his former musical partner, Brian, with whom he’d had a falling out years before. Chris has put up a wall around his feelings. He has to learn to grieve and let go, to open his heart and learn to trust. Can he manage to let himself be happy again?

How did you come up with the idea for your book?

     Two things. One was an incredibly vivid dream I had many years ago. Just a man walking with his son through a city I recognized (Bath, England). But it was clear that things had changed. The people around them were dishevelled and ragged, the buildings were boarded up. That gave me the post-apocalyptic setting. The second was a complicated friendship I'd had, then lost, then mended. I knew how such a thing could eat away at someone inside, so I decided to use that.

 How long did the writing process take you for this particular book?

     I've been working on this book for close to seven years. I had bits and pieces of it for awhile, then worked to fill it out for some time, then set it aside for over a year. My New Year's resolution for 2011 was to finish it, finally. And get it published. And, amazingly, I did that.

How long have you been writing?

     I started writing in college in 1982. I stopped for many years to focus on my business of making costumes. I got back into writing about seven years ago, when the inspiration for this book hit me and I had to work on it. During lulls working on the book, I started a few other projects. So I have some other things to work on now this one is done.

Does anyone/anything inspire your writing? If so who/what?

     My usual inspiration is dreams. I'll have a short, vivid dream that has the framework of a scene or story. Then I percolate that idea while I'm working in my sewing room. I write it down. Percolate some more. I often listen to music that fits the mood, no lyrics, while I'm thinking things through. Some of my major plot points have come from dreams.

It was a pleasure interviewing you Katy! Her book is available now on Amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/6e5467o

Interview Incoming!

I have another interview which will be posted shortly! It is a new author and the book seems very interesting, so make sure to keep an eye on this blog!

And remember, this is the best blog for indie authors to get an interview and catch up on my own work. Indie author? Email me at brandon-514@hotmail.com to request an interview on my blog. Have a great week!

Quick Update

Just a quick update everyone. I'm still blogging and will be updating this more when my book(s) are getting close to release and when they take a step in the writing process such as being edited.

Interview Requests

I hope you all enjoyed my interview with Cyrus Keith and if you're an author looking to also be interviewed just hit me up with an e-mail at Brandon-514@hotmail.com.

I'm also announcing a new book of poetry I am also working on. It's title is still in the works and so is the book itself, but I thought I would take this opportunity to formally announce that my second book of poetry is in the works. I'm still hard at work on FrostBite's sequel, Echoes of the Sentinel, while my book FrostBite is being ironed out by me and my editor.