Let’s get to know you a little more.
Tell us about yourself.
Well first of all thank you for having me! I am 28 and I was
raised on a farm in central Texas. I can
shoot, fix minor problems with older vehicles, and fish, but I usually don’t
because ammunition is expensive, it is hot in Texas and the car won’t fit in
the house, and I have a short supply of patience when it comes to waiting for a
fish to get hungry. I draw, but not very well and I don’t feel too terrible
about it because there have been many famous artists in the past that showed
their work off proudly and I don’t think some of them could draw very well
either. I now live in south Texas with my soul mate and our two canine
housemates… and our guinea pig.
What inspired you to write?
There are many things that fit this description, but I tend
to glean quite a lot of inspiration from the dream world. As far back as I can
remember, I have been able to watch “mini movies” while I sleep at night, and
if I am very lucky I get to watch different “episodes” of the same “mini movie”
several nights in a row.
Tell me a little about your book.
(Title, plot)
The book of the summer is called “The Vain Die Empty” and it
explores the possibility of a misconception about the Devil, the soul, the
spirit and the afterlife. It takes the
reader on a journey behind the scenes of traditional legend by creating a world
where the Devil is a fictional character based on tales spun by storytellers
throughout the ages much the same way that the Cyclops may have developed from
the early discovery of elephant skulls. The whole story revolves around choices
and consequences.
How did you come up with the story?
I don’t want to fire up a controversial debate among the
masses with this answer so I will try to tread lightly. My personal beliefs
aside, in my perfect afterlife people would not burn for eternity in fiery
depths for bad choices, they would receive a period of reflection designed to
plan a better life for themselves in a
way that helps others. Also in my perfect afterlife I would be able to
reincarnate and enjoy life on Earth until I experienced everything that I want
to experience. This story developed around my idea of my personal perfect
afterlife.
Tell me about your main character.
Who is he/she, what makes them special to you?
The story follows Daemonillisys, whom many would consider
the Devil as he more or less preys on free will by using temptation, but in the
reality of the tale he is a being from the underworld that helps to keep the
balance between good and evil among humans. The balance is important to the
underworld for survival, but the reasoning behind that will be revealed in the
prequel to this book, which will be released at a later date because the
characters keep changing their minds and don’t seem to want to follow the path
that I have provided for them . ;) He is special to me because he represents
difficult choices and the consequences that follow them, be they good or bad.
This is important to me because while creating this character I have evolved
personally by forcing these difficult choices upon myself, responding to them
in a variety of ways, and accepting the consequences as if they actually
happened. In retrospect I learned from mistakes that I didn’t have to make.
Who has been your greatest writing inspiration?
My earliest inspiration came from several wonderful teachers
who had a hand in molding me into the writer that I am today; that being said,
these same teachers would likely paint my work red today and any one of them
would probably tell you that I break rules now that I would never have dared
break while sitting in their classrooms.
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