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Hello Jeffrey can you please share with us a bit about the book you are currently working on?
It’s
a rather dark (but hopeful) story about young slaves living in the bowels of a
massive and mysterious factory, watched over by cruel robots. The nature and
purpose of their work is not entirely clear to them. All they know is that
their lives are short, harsh and brutal. However, one day, for reasons unknown
to the workers, some previously unknown doors open up, and they are able to
escape into the corridors. What follows is a harrowing journey (and terrifying
chase) into the heart of the factory.
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Do
you have specific techniques you use to develop the plot and stay on track?
This
book had a rather unusual development. It started out as four separate short
stories taking place in the same world during the same period of time. I wove
the four stories together and united the characters to give a bigger picture.
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Favorite
snack when writing.
Well,
continual caffeine intake certainly helps, whether in the form of beverages or
chocolate.
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Once
a character is fully developed do you set them free or do they still dance
around your mind?
Although
I usually have the overall plot well in mind when I start writing, I often let
my characters act in ways that seem authentic to their personalities. As a
result, they sometimes cause me quite a bit of frustration, but I don’t force
them back in line if it doesn’t feel right. The plot can bend accordingly.
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Share
with us your biggest hurdles in the writing process?
Oh,
rewriting and revisions. My stars and garters! By the time I make the final
pass through the manuscript before publishing, I am usually thoroughly sick of
the story.
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What
project(s) are you working on now?
I
just finished a nice dark and bleak little novel called Fading Man. It is a
post-apocalyptic tale about a man trying to find a city that only exists in his
memory. It takes place in the same world as another novel of mine, Shadows of
Tockland. There’s a lot of crazy stuff, weird and freaky people, and some
violent derring-do from start to finish. I am currently trying to make the
ending a bit less of a downer.
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Is
there anything else you would like to say to your readers?
Children
of the Mechanism contains the only chapter I’ve ever written that actually
managed to genuinely disturb me. If you ever read the novel, it’s in Part Five,
and it is a rather claustrophobic scene involving a hole in the ground. My
goodness, I get a bit queasy just thinking about it.
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Where
can readers find you and your book(s) online?
My
website is probably a good place to start. Jeffreyaaronmiller.com
contains
links to all of my books, my blog, various relevant websites, and
it
also contains sample chapters, pics, videos and some other interesting
content. My
blog is jeffreyaaronmiller.blogspot.com .
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