The Next Big Thing! #2

Fellow author, Caitlin Ricci, was ruthless kind enough to tag me in the Next Big Thing blog hop. This is my second opportunity in this serial victimization blog hop to answer ten questions about my next big thing (O.o) and prey upon tag other ill-fated authors to perpetuate this chain letter blog hop under the threat of certain demise. It's a way of getting a chance to stalk find out about what attention seeking^your ^favorite authors who you have never heard of are up to while being introduced to authors who might be new to you. This second TNBT blog post wouldn’t be complete without a most sincere thanks to Josh Lanyon, RJ Scott, and Ily Goyanes, who allowed me to victimize tag them the first time around. Thank you from the bottom of my little black heart.

What is the working title of your book?
     The book I would like to share with you today is entitled Shooting Star ©2011.

Where did the idea come from for the book?

     In addition to Isaac Asimov, two other authors who fascinate me are Michael Crichton and Carl Sagan. Their ability to weave science and the salient questions of ‘who are we and what are we made up of’ into fiction are extraordinary and impressive. Intrigued by the advents of cloning, stem cell research, genetic engineering (gene splicing), eugenics, and the human genome project, I often delve into the ethical, legal, and social implications associated with these sciences. In this story, set a millennium from now, a human-Jupitarian hybrid avoids destruction by the human government by hunting down and assassinating his kind. He secretly defies the human government in a number of ways and is able to keep his subversive endeavors clandestine until he needs the help of a human geneticist to save a young hybrid’s life. It’s a hot, sexy love story. Honest.

What is the genre of the book?

     Adult, futuristic, science fiction, M/M romance.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
     For the role of Cebrián Castillo, it would be Gael Garcia Bernal and for the role of Ffolant, it would be an Ethan Robertson-Imogen Poots hybrid.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
      A future millennium finds a human geneticist and a human-Jupitarian hybrid in forbidden love across political, social, lawful, and species divides.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency/publisher?
     I am not yet certain.

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

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
     This is a tough question. I would say that it is Next by Michael Crichton meets the Alfonso Cuarón’s film, Children of Men, with a splash of James Cameron’s film, Avatar.

Who or what inspired you to write this book?
     I wanted to write a story that raised questions about the future of humanity and the interpretation and value of love, as we know it today.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
     What would it be like to have hot, steamy sex with a true hermaphrodite?

Look for The Next Big Thing blog posts from these awesome authors on or before December 19th!
Samantha Wayland Samantha Wayland
Ali Wilde and Andy Slayde Ali & Andy
Ethan Stone Ethan J. Stone
Harris Channing Harris Channing
Ily Goyanes at Girls Who Score
and Caitlin Ricci, back at ya! Caitlin Ricci

Visual aids:

Ethan Robertson by James Demitri                                                                                                                                   Imogen Poots

Gael Garcia Bernal

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