BLOG HOP — The Next Big Thing
The rules for the Blog Hop are as follows:
1. Give credit to the person/blog that tagged you
3. Answer these 10 questions about your current WIP (work in progress) on your
blog
4. Tag five other writers/bloggers and add their links so we can hop over and meet them
4. 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?
My next book will
be a short story collection that I've tentatively titled Two of a Kind. It is a
sequel of sorts to my recently published novella, Outlaw, and will be a series of short stories with the same
characters. The events of some of the stories will transpire
after the ending of Outlaw, while others will take place before, but each story stands on its own. I'm planning on publishing it during the first part of next year.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
I've had the idea
for several more Wesley Quaid stories bouncing around in my head the entire
time that I was writing Outlaw.
What genre does your book fall under?
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a
movie rendition?
 |
| Christian Bale, 3:10 to Yuma |
 |
| Kate Beckinsale, Underworld |
I think that
Christian Bale would make a good Wesley Quaid.
He did excellent work in the remake of 3:10 to Yuma
As for Sabrina, I
would pick Kate Beckinsale.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Texas Ranger Jud
Nelson and the outlaw Wesley Quaid meet again, but this time Quaid has the
assassin, Sabrina, watching his back; is time running out for Ranger Jud
Nelson?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an
agency?
It will be self-published because I like having creative and quality control over the entire project. I've seen many e-books from major publishing companies that contain horrendous formatting and proofreading errors. I want to be able to have one hundred percent control over the final product.
It will be self-published because I like having creative and quality control over the entire project. I've seen many e-books from major publishing companies that contain horrendous formatting and proofreading errors. I want to be able to have one hundred percent control over the final product.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your
manuscript?
I have six of the
stories already written and I'm planning to write at least four more for the
collection. It is a cumulative project
that I've worked on over the past couple of years.
What other books would you compare this story to within your
genre?
It will be similar
in feel to my first short story collection, The
Wanted Man.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
Wesley Quaid inspired this collection because
he's become my favorite character to write.
He is an antihero and I enjoy that aspect about writing him because he
allows me to explore the gray areas of morality in my work.
What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?
The stories in Two of a Kind will feature my antihero Wesley Quaid, so they will
be of a darker nature than a traditional Western. A couple of the stories will feature my
assassin, Sabrina, and will reveal a few hints at her back story, something in
which a few of my readers have expressed an interest.
In addition to stories that transpire after the events in Outlaw, Two of a Kind will also contain a couple of previously published stories including the very first Wesley Quaid story that was printed in Issue 1 of Pulp Modern and has never appeared anywhere else.
In addition to stories that transpire after the events in Outlaw, Two of a Kind will also contain a couple of previously published stories including the very first Wesley Quaid story that was printed in Issue 1 of Pulp Modern and has never appeared anywhere else.
Writers that I'm tagging in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop are:
Jacquie Rogers - http://jacquierogers.blogspot.com/
Beth Trissel - https://bethtrissel.wordpress.com/
Troy Smith - http://tnwordsmith.blogspot.com/
Shotgun Bo Rivers – http://shotgunborivers.com/
Anna Kathryn Lanier - http://annakathrynlanier.blogspot.com/
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