Hey everyone! I was asked by author Jessica Thompson http://www.jannnovels.blogspot.com/ if I wanted to be in the Next Big Thing Blog Hop that was started on Good Reads.com. So I thought it would be fun to do and to link to a few other great writer blogs out there. I think it also gets me an opportunity to put a things on my blog about me and what I am up to right now, since I am so busy I haven’t been able to post much.
What is the (working title) of your book?
My novel is called Dead Awakenings.
Where did the idea come from for the book?
I had someone mention to me that they had never heard of a Zombie Romance before and I thought it was a totally disgusting idea. But the idea wouldn’t get out of my head, till I came up with an idea.
What genre does your book fall under?
Paranormal Romance, from what I am told. I believe it can also fall under Urban Fantasy as well.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Oooooh, that has been asked of me before and it is a toughy. I have a look in my head, but not necessarily an actual actor. For my heroine Evaine, Jessica Biel would be awesome. My daughter worked on a movie she directed a few years ago and she is an extremely nice person. For Luca I love Michael Sheen and Karl Urban. And for Tristan I see Steven R. McQueen. He is such a cutie!
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
When a college student enters a drug trial to pay the bills and awakens in a derelict hospital strapped to a bed, the last things she expects to be told is that she is a Deader.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Originally, I was going to self publish, but I have gotten so much positive feedback from my beta readers, that I am now going to try and get an agent. I am currently awaiting replies from a few and then I am going to be looking for a free lance editor.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
About a month, maybe less. I wrote and wrote and wrote day in and day out until it was finished. I am a discovery writer for the most part. I let the story flow instead of mapping it out. So that tends to take a bit more time.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I have been told it is like Twilight meets the Walking Dead. I think it is more Underworld meets Warm Bodies.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
My husband has always believed in me and my writing, so he inspired me to write it.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
This is a zombie romance more akin to vampire lore. They call themselves Deaders and there are several different factions. Those that do not eat human, those that do, and those that cannot control themselves. There isn’t anything out there like it. It is fun and sexy and I love it!
Hope that everyone has had fun with this post. I think I am going to do it again in a couple of weeks with my book The Society and then again with a few others.