Please welcome Michael James author of The Hotel (Series)
Michael James will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
The Hotel (Series)
by Michael James
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GENRE: Urban Fantasy
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INTERVIEW:
1. What or who inspired you to start writing?
The ghost of John Milton who lives in my library and yells at me when I don’t write enough. Honestly, it’s kind of a pain, but it’s really motivating.
2. How did you come up with your idea for your novel?
I never knew this but John Milton, prior to dying, had many adventures through time-displaced Hotels. You could sort of consider this an autobiography of John Milton, but in another way, please don’t consider this an autobiography of John Milton. That said, there’s a lot in here about duplicate psychopaths, an elevator that travels through time and space and a magic padlock.
4. What expertise did you bring to your writing?
Not many people know this about me, but I can do a headstand for like a minute. You’d think it would be difficult for me to use headstanding knowledge in my writing, but it’s actually not that tough. Also, in one scene a character makes a joke about doing headstands, so.
5. What would you want your readers to know about you that might not be in your bio?
Not many people know this about me, but I can do a headstand for like a minute.
6. As far as your writing goes, what are your future plans?
John Milton has told me that he will leave me alone if I only finish this trilogy and I have no reason to assume he’s lying. I will miss John Milton, but also look forward to the time when I don’t have a dead poet screaming at me every time I go into the library.
9. Do you belong to a critique group? If so how does this help or hinder your writing?
I do! I love my critique group. It helps my writing because they give me feedback and encouragement and we support each other. It hinders my writing because they have ZERO ideas on how to deal with the John Milton ghost problem.
11. What is the best and worst advice you ever received? (regarding writing or publishing)
The best advice was from John Milton - he said that before you break a writing rule, you need to understand it. Most people skip this step. The worst advice was also from John Milton, he said to write with my eyes closed, which didn’t work at all
12. Do you outline your books or just start writing?
Why are these presented as opposite? I outline my books and then I just start writing.
13. How do you maintain your creativity?
Mostly I make up weird answers to interview questions in blog tours. Aside from that, I do a lot of short story writing between books.
14. Who is your favorite character in the book. Can you tell us why?
Vain, because she’s the main character and she’s the most fun to write
16. Anything else you might want to add?
I can do a headstand for like a min-- oh, wait, we covered that, didn’t we?
BLURB:
No one has ever escaped from the Hotel at the End of Time. Until now.
Vain only wants to be left alone, but the Hotel has other plans. Forces will align against her: a group of multi-dimensional felons collectively named The Wyatts; and their leader, Trick, a mild-to-medium psychopath with a fondness for impractical jokes.
The only way forward is to go back. Back to the one place in the world she swore she'd never return.
Back to the Hotel.
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EXCERPT:
The Hotel at the End of Time
Excerpt One:
The woman glanced over. “I’m Emma, by the way. Thank you for helping me.”
“I’m Vain.”
Emma blinked and positioned the rear-view mirror so it showed Vain her reflection. “Is that better?”
Vain shook her head. “My name. My actual name is Vain.”
“Are you, like, a street artist?”
Vain sighed. “I’m just me.”
“How did you know who those men were? How did you know they were after me?”
“They’re not men,” replied Vain. “They’re things. Their name is Wyatt. Their only job is to find people like you and take them back to a place called the Hotel. It’s a place I escaped from.”
“How are they all called Wyatt? Why do they look the same?”
“They’re from alternate Earths.” Vain waved her hand, shooing away the explanation.
“I don’t believe you,” Emma said. “I’m sorry. I know I’m supposed to humor crazy, but I’m exhausted. Please tell me the truth.”
“How about this? You go first. Explain how you threw a person with your mind in a way that doesn’t violate a couple dozen natural laws, and once you’re done, I’ll come up with a better explanation for duplicate psychopaths from various incarnations of Earth.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Michael James spent his formative years writing, and when he wasn't writing, he was writing. A mistaken belief that a "real" job would be more satisfying led him down a dark path that did not involve writing but did involve meetings. Fortunately, he has since course-corrected and is back on the right (write? Ha!) path. The Hotel at the End of Time is not his first book, but it is the one with the most Hotels in it.
He lives in Canada with his family. When he's not writing, he does Canadian things - saying sorry a lot, being polite, talking about the weather, you know how it goes.
Website: https://www.michaeljamesauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeJamesAuthor
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Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-James/e/B07P8GJS8K?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000
The Hotel at the End of Time: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QG59SXL
The Well at the Bottom of Everything: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095CL2T6H
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE
Michael James will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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