Ask the Author: Donald Firesmith
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Donald Firesmith
Absolutely. The Secrets of Sanctuary Cove will take place once the Hawthornes and Mitchells move into the Hawthorne Summer Residence on Vancouver Island, I have the basic plot and new characters blocked out. However, now that I finished my non-fiction book on consciousness, I have to finish Hell Holes 3: To Hell and Back.
Donald Firesmith
Tolkien's Middle Earth 100 years after the War of the Ring, where I would live in Hobbiton and vacation in Rivendale and Minas Tirith.
Donald Firesmith
Carefully making her way through the long-abandoned mansion, she followed the sound of crying to a room holding a dusty cobweb-covered crib. Entering the empty nursery, she stared with horror at the large, rust-colored stain on the tiny mattress as the door silently closed behind her.
Donald Firesmith
I actually don't have a summer reading list. I have about 40 books on my Kindle Fire, and I just pick whichever one sounds be to read next.
Donald Firesmith
I usually read about something that triggers a plot or situation. I think "Now that would make a good story" and the next thing I know, I'm writing.
Donald Firesmith
That's a very interesting question, but the best answer is unfortunately classified and will have to remain a secret. My second best answer involves a week-long trip I took to Moscow and Leningrad via East Berlin during the spring of 1974 while the Cold War was still raging. I was in college on Spring break and met a very interesting "engineering student" on the train to Leningrad. Given where we ended up one night, it's a wonder I wasn't arrested as a spy. I have always suspected that Valery was KGB; too much money for a student.
Donald Firesmith
A great many things, but probably the best is how a great (honest, thoughtful, positive) review makes me feel.
Donald Firesmith
Probably Aragorn and Arwen from The Lord of the Rings because of his faithfulness to her and her sacrifice to remain in Middle Earth with him.
Donald Firesmith
Consider becoming an Indie author, using such publishing avenues as CreateSpace (paperbacks), Kindle Direct Publishing (Kindle), and Smashwords (all ebook formats). Do not forget marketing.
Donald Firesmith
Start writing on another project or reading. Forcing myself to write if I haven't written in several days.
Donald Firesmith
I am currently working on the last two chapters in my book Hell Holes: Volume 2 - Demons on the Dalton.
Donald Firesmith
I got the idea of the Hell Hole book series from the actual holes that were discovered in Siberia two summers ago. I got the idea of the second book in the series Demons on the Dalton by considering what would naturally happen if the events of the first book took place and the survivors were fleeing down the Dalton Highway on their way back to Fairbanks, Alaska.
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