Work In Progress Interview

I was tagged by Clover Autrey to do these interview questions, and then to tag some authors following that.

Ten Interview Questions:

What is your working title of your book?

Island Of Regrets

Where did the idea come from for the book?

It came from noticing that sometimes after a bad end to a relationship - the two separate and don't make amends.  I wanted to explore how that could be different.

What genre does your book fall under? 

Romance - but I don't think it fits typical Romance (such as Harlequin) story.  I'll get some feedback from some friends who are true Romance writers and readers.


Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? 

This is pretty easy, I only have 2 people in the book.  I would have Matthew McConaughey play the male lead.  I could see Ginnifer Goodwin for the female lead, but she would need to work on not having a Southern accent (and it wouldn't hurt if she could speak French)


What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

If you didn't have the choice to make amends with someone from your past, could you?

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency? 

Right now it will most likely be self published.  If I get a representative before it comes out, that changes things a bit.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? 

I am still working on it.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre? 

I honestly don't know.

Who or what inspired you to write this book? 

My personal need to chase my own ghosts inside my head.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

This story is about two people who had a relationship that ended badly.  They find themselves stranded on an island and they are the only two people there.  They have to survive, and they have to face their pasts.  This book represents the most emotion I have ever attempted to write.  I won't let it go to publishing until I feel satisfied I have achieved the emotional goals I want in the story.

 

Links to Authors participating in the WIP interview.

Jesse Kimmel Freeman

Out in The Woods

 

That is a quick pick of my Truck after it went out hunting with me.  As you can see, it is not on a road, but is out in the woods.  It would have been a good time to do some writing, except that the location I was hunting in gets tons of rain.   I wasn't about to risk my computer and precious files just to get in one or two chapters.

So I am back home, and I am in good spirits and ready for some writing.