I'm excited to have Brad Vance on the book blog, talking about his latest book, Werewolves of Brooklyn!
1) What is your least favorite part of the
publishing/writing process?
Oh, definitely
the “post pubbing depression.” That time after you publish when you’re totally
certain you’ve written your last book, nobody’s gonna buy it, it’s the glue
factory for you. I’m still here, alive and kicking, but I feel that way every
time.
2) As an author, is there one subject you
would never write about? What would it be?
I’d never rule
anything out. I’m planning a novel about a “good cop” who’s caught up in a
racially charged shooting, and his love interest is a biracial guy. Almost
everything in M/M is white-on-white, so I know that might be financially risky.
Also, talking about race at all is a minefield today, especially when it’s a
white guy doing the talking. But I get bored easily, I need to take risks. I’d
quit writing before I ended up writing the same book over
and over.
I haven’t really
taken a big risk since “A Little Too Broken,” a novel about a guy who loses his
lower legs to an IED in Afghanistan, and his coming out process, and his
relationship with an HIV+ guy. That could have been wretchedly maudlin and
awful, but I pulled it off. I donate 50% of all gross royalties from that book to
veterans’ organizations, and I’ve been able to raise $4,200 so far for Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans of America, Wounded Warrior Project and Puppies Behind
Bars, which trains service dogs for vets.
3) When did you first realize you wanted to
write?
When I could
spell. The first thing I started doing was making up my own stories. I always
knew this was what I’d be doing with my life.
4) How long did it take to write your book?
It’s about a
three month process for me to write a 70k book. As I’m writing one, I’m
cogitating on the next, at least subconsciously. For instance, while I wrote
“Werewolves of Brooklyn” I let my mind ponder what to do next with Marc and
Jesse in the sequel to “Would I Lie to You?” I didn’t give it conscious
thought, but I know from experience that when I set down to write the outline,
it’ll pop out of the oven.
5) For Fun: Where is one place you’d like to
visit you haven’t been before?
Germany. I’ve
set a few of my stepbrother stories there, and as always, I did my research on
settings and the society and the nightlife, which made me want to go there.
Berlin sounds like an amazing, dynamic place right now, and there’s so much
history, good and bad, and I’m a huge history buff. So I’m going next summer.
I’m already using Duolingo to learn German.
Blurb:
Darien Mackey wasn’t looking for an adventure. For
ten years, he’d been happy living in Brooklyn, working as a butcher in the same
job, living in the same apartment, dating some “nothing-special” guys. Until
one night his buddy Jacob talked him into taking ayahuasca, the soul-changing
drug. And Darien had a vision…of a wolf, its all-too-human eyes on him, its
paws on his chest, its enquiring mind in his own…
Darien Mackey is changing. He’s more confident, more
assertive, hungrier, hornier. And his world is changing around him – his job,
his home, his beloved Mechanic’s Library all falling victim to the predations
of unscrupulous developers, bent on demolishing the old Brooklyn he loves and
replacing it with a forest of condos. But he’s no longer a passive observer of
his own life, and as this thing, this power, grows inside of him, he resolves
to fight back, to preserve the way of life he loves.
And he’s not alone in the fight. The Lipsius
Preservation Society of Brooklyn stands ready to assist in the battle, even
though it seems like a bit of a joke to Darien, with its King and its Duke,
Marquess, Earl and Viscount.
But there’s nothing funny about his growing
attraction to Albeus Finley, King of this mysterious Court. And when slumlords
and condo-mongers start to die mysterious, violent deaths at the hands of
savage animals, Darien begins to realize that something is afoot in Brooklyn –
something supernatural.
And it’s afoot in him, too…
Pages or Words: 54,000 words
Categories: Historical, M/M Romance,
Paranormal
Excerpt:
The
wolf’s eyes were lava-yellow with hate. His growl and his snarl were meant to
terrify Darien, to freeze him in his tracks, prepare him for his death.
Then
something rose up in Darien, rage, frustration, primal energy. And his own lips
curled, his own growl met the enemy’s.
The
Duke retreated a pace, taken aback. Darien felt sharp pains in his palms and
looked down. Where he’d had fingernails, he had claws, long and sharp, and the
fists he was making were digging them into his flesh.
He
smiled, exhilarated, wild. He lunged and snapped at his enemy, knowing that his
canines had become…literally that, elongated spikes ready to tear out a neck.
Darien’s
ears were ringing, something surging in him beyond mortal feeling – like
testosterone but stronger, more powerful, the smell of victory, immortality.
“The
King is mine,” Darien declared. “And I am his.”
He
knew he’d taken a step from which there was no turning back. He was the King’s
man, the King’s consort. He would open to Albeus and take him, and be taken by
him, and he would be alone no more.
He
was one of the pack.
And
it curdled the blood of men for miles around when he raised his face to the
full moon, and howled.
Buy
the book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013GIMYH4
About the
author:
Brad Vance writes gay romance, erotica and
paranormal stories and novels, including the breakout hits "A Little Too
Broken" and "Given the Circumstances." Keep up with Brad at
BradVanceErotica.wordpress.com, email him at BradVanceErotica@gmail.com, and
friend him on Facebook at facebook.com/brad.vance.10.
Where to find the author:
BradVanceErotica on Google+
@BradVanceAuthor on Twitter
Goodreads
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6886454.Brad_Vance
Publisher: Brad Vance
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