Susan May
Hi Jan,
Thank you for the question and I apologise for the delay. I've been busy with all this promotion for Deadly Messengers.
I’m returning to the type of story I normally write, which is a dark thriller a la Stephen King and Dean Koontz. The next book THE TROUBLES KEEPER will be out in February or March, 2016, and ready for early readers in January.
I’m in the middle of second edits (which I really don't enjoy ... its where I have to fix up all the terrible writing from the first draft), and it will be off to my editor in early December. It’s a good reason for anyone reading this interview to join my mailing list, as I always offer early reviewer copies to those on my list. Here is the link for that: Susan May Wonderful Readers Club.
After THE TROUBLES KEEPER, my next book is going to be an alien invasion story but with a twist. It will be written from the point of view of many characters and told via a forum post format. It’s called The Invasion Forums. I’ll start that in December, while The Troubles Keeper is with my editor. I usually write the first draft of the next book while my previous book is at the editors. So once I’ve finished a book ready for publishing, I go on with the second edits of the draft I've done. I always have something to work on. I’m a factory.
Here is a very early blurb on The Troubles Keeper. I hate writing a synopsis. It’s the hardest part of the book. There will probably be about 50 variations on this until I am reasonably happy, but since you ask:
Rory Fine is an amiable bus driver who spares people from their troubles, one touch at a time. Small worries, heavy hearts, broken souls, all benefit from his magic touch. He spends his time trouble keeping and hoping one day he’ll gain the courage to talk to Mariana, a beautiful passenger on his bus route.
The Trepan Killer doesn’t kill for fun. He doesn’t kill out of need. He’s a serial killer of a whole other kind, searching for a doorway to another world. He’s finally found the victim he needs, but capturing her might not be as easy as the others.
It’s a game of cat and mouse between good and evil, where the enemy has no rules and the world’s emotional balance might be changed forever. Despite his special ability, Rory Fine is ill prepared to be a hero who saves anyone, let alone the world. If he can’t find and stop the most frightening killer imaginable, the girl he loves might be the price he pays.
Thank you for the question and I apologise for the delay. I've been busy with all this promotion for Deadly Messengers.
I’m returning to the type of story I normally write, which is a dark thriller a la Stephen King and Dean Koontz. The next book THE TROUBLES KEEPER will be out in February or March, 2016, and ready for early readers in January.
I’m in the middle of second edits (which I really don't enjoy ... its where I have to fix up all the terrible writing from the first draft), and it will be off to my editor in early December. It’s a good reason for anyone reading this interview to join my mailing list, as I always offer early reviewer copies to those on my list. Here is the link for that: Susan May Wonderful Readers Club.
After THE TROUBLES KEEPER, my next book is going to be an alien invasion story but with a twist. It will be written from the point of view of many characters and told via a forum post format. It’s called The Invasion Forums. I’ll start that in December, while The Troubles Keeper is with my editor. I usually write the first draft of the next book while my previous book is at the editors. So once I’ve finished a book ready for publishing, I go on with the second edits of the draft I've done. I always have something to work on. I’m a factory.
Here is a very early blurb on The Troubles Keeper. I hate writing a synopsis. It’s the hardest part of the book. There will probably be about 50 variations on this until I am reasonably happy, but since you ask:
Rory Fine is an amiable bus driver who spares people from their troubles, one touch at a time. Small worries, heavy hearts, broken souls, all benefit from his magic touch. He spends his time trouble keeping and hoping one day he’ll gain the courage to talk to Mariana, a beautiful passenger on his bus route.
The Trepan Killer doesn’t kill for fun. He doesn’t kill out of need. He’s a serial killer of a whole other kind, searching for a doorway to another world. He’s finally found the victim he needs, but capturing her might not be as easy as the others.
It’s a game of cat and mouse between good and evil, where the enemy has no rules and the world’s emotional balance might be changed forever. Despite his special ability, Rory Fine is ill prepared to be a hero who saves anyone, let alone the world. If he can’t find and stop the most frightening killer imaginable, the girl he loves might be the price he pays.
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