Blog Hop!!!

I was tagged to be part of The Next Big Thing blog hop by the lovely and talented Bathsheba Dailey you can check out her blog athttp://beth-frommyheart.blogspot.com/

Ten Interview Questions for the Next Big Thing:

I have to do a quick disclaimer, I haven’t been published and I won’t be for a while but I will try to answer as best as I can but I may stray a bit because of my personal situation.

What is your working title of your book?

Well I have several books in various stages of completion two are in need of editing but I despise editing so far and so they sit. And the others are in various stages. Some of my titles are Krokodil, Reclamation, Sons of Sceva, Soul Whispers, The Girls of Purgatory, and Hell Patrol to name a few.

Where did the idea come from for the book?

I get a lot of my ideas from my dreams, and things just pop into my head I can’t really explain and it usually isn’t a struggle to come up with ideas.

What genre does your book fall under?

Good question! I would guess paranormal/horror?

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

Oh gee I don’t know!  I honestly don’t know who all is out there; my wife does so I would probably defer to her. I do know that without a doubt that Johnny Depp will never play one of my characters……………… maybe Chuck Norris?

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

I can do better I can sum it up in two words for all of them so far. Death and Possession

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I Dunno? I’m not there yet and I have no idea, sure it would be great to get picked up by a big house like Simon and Shuster but………..   

I don’t like deadlines so maybe self?

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

Three to seven months just depending so far, haven’t really kept track and I’m still new to the writing game and hoping that as my skills develop I will get faster.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Zombie books I would say Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne

The others? I have no idea, haven’t really read anything like them. I’m sure there are plenty out there. I don’t read a lot of fiction  

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

I wish I knew, I just get an idea and start writing, I don’t know that there is any more motivation than just it popped into my head……….. I know lame!

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

Well since I don’t have a book, I will say something about me that might interest potential readers. I have had several paranormal encounters, at least other people tend to think the number is alot, I also have had reoccurring dreams and frequent déjà vu experiences my entire life and still do. I grew up in Decatur Illinois and played in cemetery and area famous for being haunted. And to top it all off before I got derailed I studied for the ministry for nearly ten years. I have read the Old testament almost eight times and the New Testament almost sixteen times. Plus I have read countless books on possession and spiritual warfare……….. it kind of makes for a mess!

Jake

And now to introduce the next five authors 

Mrs. Victoria Adams a genteel bell from out west check her out here http://victoriasreadingalcove.wordpress.com/

Poet Patrick Daniel Read  check him and his work out at https://www.facebook.com/pread71

Check out the musings of Mr. Avery Tingle at http://averyktingle.blogspot.com/

The Lovely and mysterious Lucia Adams can be found here http://paperfilmmusic.blogspot.com/

And finally the horror-ific DC McGannon at http://dcmcgannon.com/

hey folks its been a while. the stupid computer situation is finally resolved the last time i got it back within a couple days the hard drive went out and its taken this long to get another computer worked out with the store. so a new to me machine and hopefully some smooth sailing for a while. it's really hard to write with no machine although i did do a lot of organizational type stuff like character bio's etc.

so i think i've got everything loaded and ready to go. 

jake

today ran errands, mother in law in town for thanksgiving.

life is good.

writing wise. very much the same as yesterday still working on character bio's for sons of sceva and thinking about an idea for my Krokodil project.

i didnt hear back from the computer place today i was hoping they would return my call, i guess i will have to call them tomorrow and see what they want to do. last time they said they would maybe give me a different machine, but they dont have any 17 inch laptops so who knows what i could end up with right now i would even take a desk top if it ran right.

jake

Been a good day got up and went to church, came home watched a couple of stupid movies on Netflix but at least they are off the que !

and then i took a nap, and it was wonderful!!!

hung out with the kids watched a few episodes of Supernatural on Netflix

i just love Netflix!!!

and now the kids are in bed wifey is fixin to sit in the whirl pool and soak and i thought i would catch up with you folks and work some more on character bio's for my Sons of Sceva project.

Last night i also tinkered with my first book Krokodil, i hate editing and boy its a mess! the point is tho is that it was my first and looking back the short time between now and then (finished it in March) i write a lot better now, of course i am still new to the game and have tons and tons to learn but i'm glad to be able to see some improvement!!!

ok good night folks

jake

Oh crap

Havent posted in a while. Just been busy with life.
Got out if the house last night and saw "Sinister" not a bad movie if you get the chance check it out sometime.

The computer is dead ..... again. :(

They said the last time that if anything else went wrong they would see about getting me into something else. Hoping to find out Monday or so. In the mean time i'm back to my phone :) oh well thank god for smart phones!

So today i am doing charecter bios for a project i kinda like the organizing better than the writing anymore.

Been struggling with getting back in the groove with all the computer problems. Not having it for a month really through me off.  I feel like i was starting to get going again and now this its kind of frustrating!

So anyhow i saw today that i might be able to post quick pictures on here. I might try that :)

started a new project! its a vampire themed story, we'll see how it goes, not sure i want to do a vamp book but who knows if it works out?

in silly news i got a new binder to keep all my notes in! its the little things sometimes :) it still doesnt hold everything tho but most!

i seem to be betting my groove back a little bit finally!
problem now is got too much going maybe?

still better than not being able to put out anything right?

life is good!

jake