Okay, these blog tour things ... meh. I got tagged by Laurie E. Boris. If it hadn't been someone I knew, I probably wouldn't have done it.
I'm not the kind of person who blogs just for the sake of blogging. Too many people think they have to yammer every day about anything just to keep their name in the search engines and on Twitter. Bleh. I don't have to feed that kind of ego.
Why is there a pic of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs here? If you have to ask...
Yeah, yeah, I know. "Blog and keep your name out there! Exposure is the key!" Well, I try to blog only when I have something somewhat reasonably interesting to say. I'll go months without posting, or post every day for six weeks, but never just because I want to read myself talking.
So on that note, here we go with das questions! Too-dah-doo-doot! Huzzah!
1. What is the working title of your book?
I'm currently working on six books semi-actively:
- Ruby's Story, an illustrated children's book based on the recent adoption of my blind kitten.
- Lost Voices, a cyclopedia of information and trivia about 101 near-forgotten old-time radio programs.
- A sci-fi superhero novel that I'll probably call Pandora City.
- And three of my ubiquitous quiz books, Horror Movies, Comic Books and a general one with ten separate subjects.
2. Where did the idea come from for the book?
They all just seemed like good ideas at the time. I was inspired by a couple of Facebook friends and their children's books for Ruby's Story. I'm a lifelong fan of old-time radio and do what I can to make sure that the wonderful programs from that era aren't lost to the winds of time and memory. Pandora City is a super-hero tale that I've been working and re-working in my head for several years now. I keep starting it and then decide "no, that's hokey" and restart it. It's gonna be a tad derivative, at least to me, but then what isn't?
The quiz books are quickies ... usually I can write a hundred good questions in a day, so even my longest books take less than two weeks on average.
They all just seemed like good ideas at the time. I was inspired by a couple of Facebook friends and their children's books for Ruby's Story. I'm a lifelong fan of old-time radio and do what I can to make sure that the wonderful programs from that era aren't lost to the winds of time and memory. Pandora City is a super-hero tale that I've been working and re-working in my head for several years now. I keep starting it and then decide "no, that's hokey" and restart it. It's gonna be a tad derivative, at least to me, but then what isn't?
The quiz books are quickies ... usually I can write a hundred good questions in a day, so even my longest books take less than two weeks on average.
3. What genre does your book fall under?
Children's, Reference, science fiction/superheroes and Games/Puzzles
4. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
No bloody idea. Wouldn't really care, either, since once somebody would buy my work, it's out of my hands.
5. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Ruby's Story: Life through the experiences of a kitten who born blind.
Lost Voices: A compendium of information about old radio shows.
Pandora City: A team of super-powered heroes battle an ancient thaumaturgist to stop all time from falling apart.
Lost Voices: A compendium of information about old radio shows.
Pandora City: A team of super-powered heroes battle an ancient thaumaturgist to stop all time from falling apart.
6. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Self-published. Only fools use agencies in this day and age.
7. How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Two hours (not counting the artwork, which will probably end up making it two months), two years, and two to ten days, respectively.
8. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Not really sure yet. .
9. Who or What inspired you to write this book?
Kat Brooks and Dvora Swickle's children's books, my enjoyment for old-time radio and hatred of incorrect anecdotal information, my life-long enjoyment of comic books and super-hero squabbles, and my fascination of trivia and spending money, respectively.
10. What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
I think all of them will be interesting, family-friendly, somewhat enlightening, all in different ways. Ruby's Story and Pandora City I hope will be as fun to read as they will be to write.
Next Week, the Next Big Thing Blog Tour will be going to the much more urbane and upbeat blogs of Aaron Speca and Stephanie Brown Myers. Be sure to give them a look-see!
Next Week, the Next Big Thing Blog Tour will be going to the much more urbane and upbeat blogs of Aaron Speca and Stephanie Brown Myers. Be sure to give them a look-see!
Rules for the Next Best Thing Blog Tour
***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. It’s that simple.
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing
1. What is the working title of your book?
2. Where did the idea come from for the book?
3. What genre does your book fall under?
4. Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
5. What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
6. Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
7. How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
8. What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
9. Who or What inspired you to write this book?
10. What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
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