1) What is the working title of your next book?
NIGHTMARE BALLAD
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2) Where did the idea come from for the book?
I’ve always wanted to do a book about dreams. This novel is the fruit of that desire.
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3) What genre does your book fall under?
Horror
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4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jorge Garcia, Rashida Jones, and Emma Stone
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5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
When nightmares become part of reality, how will the Rhodes family separate one from the other?
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6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
JournalStone Books will publish this novel.
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7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
One and 1/2 months
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8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Inception and Nightmare on Elm Street, although those deal with dreams very differently than my novel.
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9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?
My interest in the remaining mystery regarding dreams and nightmares. I’ve always fantasized there was more to them than just a brain misfiring during sleep.
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10) What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?
This is the first book of a trilogy. The next installments will be NIGHTMARE SERENADE and NIGHTMARE LULLABY. This will be an epic story and the first of its kind. If you are tired of typical horror novels, you should give this one a shot. It will take you to places you haven’t been before.