Kathleen Pickering - Book Review, Author Interview, Author Guest Post, Interaction/Chat, Book Giveaway

Disillusioned, dumped and unemployed on his twenty-fifth birthday, Sam Wilson, a high school mythology teacher and self-proclaimed loser, knows his life is over when he is attacked by a shrieking demon out for his blood. 

Rescued by his fascinating, metro-sexual guardian angel, Sam’s gratitude earns him more than expected when his angel entangles him in a dangerous quest to find and silence a demonic sound and bring exiled angels back to San Francisco before demons destroy the city and ultimately, mankind.

The Review:

MYTHOLOGICAL SAM - THE CALL
Kathleen Pickering

Love how this book starts off. Huge wow factor. The writing style is amazing. In this completely Original storyline/plot, you can expect a wild ride, with laughter on the side. Pace was awesome, could not put down. And Sam **Drool*, He is mine! **Calls Dibs**Overall is was a fantastic read. One I hope to see more of, and definitely will be reading again soon.

My Rating 5 stars

Guest Post:

Sometimes things hit you out of the blue and change your life forever . . . even if you don’t know it at the time.

Ask Sam Wilson.

All he wanted to do as a geeky, ten year old kid with dreams of giving Hercules a “high-five” was climb Mount Olympus with his Dad and maybe get a glimpse of the gods. (Doesn't any kid??)

Instead, what did Sam get? A zap between the eyes by a freaky, blue Eye in a Triangle that knocked him out of a tree and ruined his trip to the top. Fast-forward fifteen years later and he ends up battling demons for his life while trying to save his guardian angel and his angelic buddies from the hottest, coolest and most terrifying bad dude of them all, Lucifer.

And, all he wanted to do was go on a hike in a foreign country. See? You never know. My only warning to you, is that if you hear an owl hooting . . . don’t climb that tree.

Author Interview:

 

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

Don’t ask that. . . I’ll go on, and on, and on! No, really. Ok. Briefly: Female, married, mother of two grown and amazing sons (and now a mother in law, as well.) Love to write, read, boogy board, dance, travel, sail, hang with folks, write some more. Would have been an actress if I truly had the guts.

Do you recall how your interest in writing originated? 

Absolutely! Sister George Ann in eighth grade. She had us dissect an e.e. cummings poem about a chipmunk. When I saw how powerfully words could be used to get across an image, I was hooked!

What surprised you the most about the writing/publishing process? 

How difficult both can be without discipline and tenacity.

How do you develop your plots and characters?

Great question. It all depends on whether the story is character or plot driven. If plot driven, I create characters that will best bring the plot to life. If the story is character driven, they come to life as I write. I can outline them before hand, but their true selves emerge as I go.

Do you use any set formula? 

No. the closest I get to formula is a white board broken down into chapter boxes waiting for the scenes and characters to fill them.

What, in your opinion, are the most important elements of good writing? 

Characters, voice, plot. In that order.

Can you share a little of your current work with us? 

I’m working on three very different books right now. (Oh, my agent will cringe if she reads this!) A sequel to Mythological Sam, A time-travel romance, and a contemporary romance that was just bought by Harlequin Super Romance due to come out Jan 2012 (Title: ‘Where It Began’). I’m busy!

In Twitter Fashion use140 characters or less, sum Mythological Sam for us. 

Self proclaimed loser rescues guardian angels & the world from doom—& gets the girl!

How did you come up with a story that was such a whirl wind of events?

I hate to answer this because it’s going to sound so bizarre. The truth is, I had a real-life, did-you-see-that! vision in a Catholic church 30 years ago. This is the result.

How long did it take you to write it, and did you have any writer’s block along the way? 

Less than a year (but mind you, it took almost 30 years to percolate!). And, no writers block. After all that time, it just wrote itself. LOL!

Will we be seeing a following book to this stories? 

Yes. This is a trilogy.

How did you come up with the character Sam? 

I spent two days alone in San Francisco and gave myself a walking tour of the city. Ended up on the Golden Gate Bridge and scared the heck out of myself over the movement of the bridge, and the height over the water. Something just clicked, and there was Sam, daring himself to get over his fear of heights. I knew he was my protagonist for the story.

I always must ask, If you could pick one actor to portray Sam on the big screen who would it be and why?

Hmmm. Michael Cera. He’s a great beta hero with an alpha hero’s heart.

Was there anything you find particularly challenging when writing this book? 

Yes. There was so much I wanted to directly say that would have sounded preachy or opinionated. It took a lot of concentration to keep this a light, but evocative story, with what I hope was a good dose of humor.

What were your feelings when you first saw the cover of your finished book?

My writer friend, Melissa Alvarez, designed the cover after we discussed it. I was thrilled, to say the least. Front and back of the cover depict the story perfectly.


Thanks again, for the fun, Melissa!!

Best,
Kathleen

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