Interview with J. Traveler Pelton, Author of The Falconcrest Chronicles

What’s the story behind the story? What impressed you to jot down The Falconcrest Chronicles?

My grandson wrote the primary e-book on this setback when he was finishing his residence faculty necessities; no, all residence faculties don’t require the members write a complete e-book earlier than they graduate, however when your grandma is an creator and your grandpa has written a e-book and your aunt has written three books… Anyway, he needed to do it in place of a dissertation and I allowed it. It took us a number of months to finish, rewrite, edit, polish, and prep.

He was fully stunned when it was printed earlier than commencement, and horrified when his ex-girlfriend’s father wrote a scathing overview on how horrible the e-book was. He discovered who write the overview when the creep referred to as and gloated about it. Yes, that overview remains to be on Amazon. At any price, the subsequent three grew to become his daydreams of the place it should go and my writing them, since he was now concerned in school, first jobs, and getting unbiased. He would speak out a plot concept, we’d jam over it, and I’d get the writing executed.

All 4 books are on this quantity. You’re going to like them.

If you needed to choose theme songs for the primary characters of The Falconcrest Chronicles, what would they be?

If I noticed this as being solid for a film, I feel I’d use the next music:

Let’s see, for Lucan, one thing alongside the traces of Running with the Wolves and for his spouse Wind Beneath My Wings. For the intro to the film, one thing from Aaron Copeland crossed with medieval celtic. For the dragon, Puff the Magic Dragon, I don’t know… We’ve acquired to have the 1812 overture in there somewhere-maybe within the battle scenes?

What’s your favourite style to learn? Is it the identical as your favourite style to jot down?

I really like virtually something that isn’t erotic, trashy or too violent; in brief clear. Although, some of my early cozy mysteries had some loopy stuff in them. I depart folks exterior the bed room door, so to talk and outdoors the wars.

As for what I write, cozy mysteries, historic fiction, fantasy, religious books and Sci-fi.

What books are in your TBR pile proper now?

Oh my goodness, I’ve a stack of them. Most of them are mysteries.

What scene in your e-book was your favourite to jot down?

I feel the beginning scene within the floating bubble was rewarding to suppose up. I just like the scene the place Lucas makes buddies with the dragon.

Do you might have any quirky writing habits? (fortunate mugs, cats on laps, and many others.)

I’ve to stand up and stretch each 45 minutes or I get author’s block – critically. I’ve to maneuver and suppose out scenes.

Do you might have a motto, quote, or philosophy you reside by?

I attempt to assist the damage and loneliness in your coronary heart by taking you away for a short time. There is SO a lot ache on this world.

If you may select one factor for readers to recollect after studying your e-book, what wouldn’t it be?

Good wins. Love is everlasting. Don’t be afraid to make buddies with somebody totally different, you could uncover a gem.