Ask the Author: Ira Robinson
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Ira Robinson
It started as a little joke between my wife and myself.
I told her I've never written a superhero story, but wanted to try my hand at it. And then I joked that if I was to do one, he'd have to have a pretty darn dark background.
Heroin addict? Check. Daughter dying of cancer? Check.
When a demon comes to him and offers to not only save his daughter from dying, but to free him of his addictions, Carver Dax sees an opportunity too tempting to pass up.
Only thing is, he has to become the Hallow, a demon hunter under orders from the dark entity Biel, who wants to use Carver to destroy those standing in his way of taking over Hell for himself.
When those forces take his daughter away, Carver goes on a path of destruction that will lead him to the feet of Biel, himself... and he's not going to be done until he drags every last one of them to the pits of Hell with him.
I told her I've never written a superhero story, but wanted to try my hand at it. And then I joked that if I was to do one, he'd have to have a pretty darn dark background.
Heroin addict? Check. Daughter dying of cancer? Check.
When a demon comes to him and offers to not only save his daughter from dying, but to free him of his addictions, Carver Dax sees an opportunity too tempting to pass up.
Only thing is, he has to become the Hallow, a demon hunter under orders from the dark entity Biel, who wants to use Carver to destroy those standing in his way of taking over Hell for himself.
When those forces take his daughter away, Carver goes on a path of destruction that will lead him to the feet of Biel, himself... and he's not going to be done until he drags every last one of them to the pits of Hell with him.
Ira Robinson
I am knee-deep and guts open involved in the second book of my new series, "The Chronicles of the Hallow".
Currently about 43,000 words in, I plan on having it completed by the end of January.
Then it's on to the third book!
Currently about 43,000 words in, I plan on having it completed by the end of January.
Then it's on to the third book!
Ira Robinson
I ask one simple question. "What if...?"
That question is powerful. It can open doors you never expected. Let me give you an example.
In front of me is a water bottle. Now, while I purchased the bottle at the store, myself, and it was new off the shelf, let's explore that "what if" question.
What if the bottle was bought at a second-hand store and was previously owned by someone?
What if that someone passed away, and their items were donated to the store by their relatives?
What if the person who died actually was drinking from the bottle at the time they died?
What if they died because they were shot by someone?
What if their spirit entered the bottle, becoming trapped within? And what if when I drink from the bottle, their spirit gets into me and I can now hear their voice?
What if they want me to find who killed them?
You see how it can go? That one simple question, and any single thing you look at, can become the beginnings of a story. Even if it's fragmented and makes little sense, at first, it could be a story destined to take on epic proportions.
It's just a matter of plucking the strings of your What If question to get that melodious chorus of a novel out.
That question is powerful. It can open doors you never expected. Let me give you an example.
In front of me is a water bottle. Now, while I purchased the bottle at the store, myself, and it was new off the shelf, let's explore that "what if" question.
What if the bottle was bought at a second-hand store and was previously owned by someone?
What if that someone passed away, and their items were donated to the store by their relatives?
What if the person who died actually was drinking from the bottle at the time they died?
What if they died because they were shot by someone?
What if their spirit entered the bottle, becoming trapped within? And what if when I drink from the bottle, their spirit gets into me and I can now hear their voice?
What if they want me to find who killed them?
You see how it can go? That one simple question, and any single thing you look at, can become the beginnings of a story. Even if it's fragmented and makes little sense, at first, it could be a story destined to take on epic proportions.
It's just a matter of plucking the strings of your What If question to get that melodious chorus of a novel out.
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