1. What inspired you to write this book? Well who doesn’t like Greek Mythology, and Merlin and the crew. I threw in the fairy war, everyone likes fairy folk and it is a good against evil thing. If they are Gods they would not have died, so they live with us today, I turned them into sons and daughters of Angels that hid when Angels were banned from visiting Earth, taking human form and fooling around with the natives. I always liked Merlin, and the sorcery thing, I bring in some heavy magic, Medusa was just a very powerful sorceress she had dreadlocks instead of snakes.
2. What exactly is it about and who is it written for? Anyone that likes Fairies, they are just trying to survive. People that like the Greek God story’s, I bring in Zeus, his wife Venus, Poseidon, even some Norse Gods. There are people that like magic, so I brought in Merlin and his crew, and he is thousands of years old so he has a long back story, not as long as the Gods, but I brought in Bobba-Yaga she was a God in this story, she was fed up with the drama of Mount Olympus, lived it her tree house so the dragons could not reach her.
3. What do you hope readers will get out of reading your book? A different way to look at the Mythology, and the life in the Middle Ages, when Merlin was the dragon slayer, his teacher was Bobba-Yaga, how Zeus lost his crown, and how the enslaved Fairy get freed. The greed of one race to take over the Earth even if it has to destroy it.
4. How did you decide on your book’s title and cover design? Well this is a trilogy, the first book is Fairies Sorcery and the Devil, that title might have to be changed, I think bringing in the devil turns people off, it is how the leading man gets his power and gets dragged into a fairy war. The design of these books are created by the publisher, so there are two different designs, the first cover was from Austin Macauley, then Xlibris and one from Aspire, this is what they do for a living.
5. What advice or words of wisdom do you have for fellow writers – other than run!? Well I am 50K in the hole, is it a good investment, that has to be seen. This author thing is not what I thought it would be, there is always someone trying to reach into your pocket. I have 6 books published; I have done the Mythology thing my goodness that is a whole different world. I wrote 3 spy novels, and tried a semi adult action book the deadly treasure hunt, filled with jokes. Becoming an Author is an interesting hobby, very expensive, but hey I have published 6 books, so there is that.
6. What trends in the book world do you see -- and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading? I believe AI will be taking over, Mystery will always be with us, murder, and history we are creating an interesting world events that will be laughable in the future, how we allowed the human kind to destroy the Earth we live in. There will always be love stories, Halmark cranks out Christmas movies every year and people love them, it’s a fantasy.
7. Were there experiences in your personal life or career that came in handy when writing this book? Oh yes there was, I got up for work at 3:00 am and on the days off I kept quiet writing so I did not wake the wife. I always like the tales of Sorcery, and the Gods. 8. How would you describe your writing style? Which writers or books is your writing similar to? I just look at things a little differently, Merlin the Great if he was so great then why did he die, and Tinkerbell the Lost Boys never grew old because of fairy dust, put them together. Then if you bring back Merlin, (who is 10,000 years old in this story) why not the Greek and Norse Gods, the use of Stone Henge for a way to ship the Blue fairy to a distant planet.
9. What challenges did you overcome in the writing of this book? There are so many Gods, well Angels that hide from the cleansing, (that is when God banished the Angels from coming to Earth and taking human form) and the banishment of the Blue Fairy. This was a very long book that I broke into three books. There was a lot to research about the Gods, and Merlin, Vikings, the places they go.
10. If people can buy or read one book this week or month, why should it be yours? Makes you think, is there Angels and Gods among us, what happened to the dragons, was Bobba-Yaga a Greek God. This is Good against Evil, could everyone on Earth be consumed by Fairies. What did happen to all the Greek and Norse Gods, and the power struggle.
About The Author: A retired factory worker, who enjoys travel, fishing, wood working, landscape, volunteering, a good meal, and a good drink
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