Ask the Author: Avanti Centrae
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Avanti Centrae
Hi Jayson, I keep a notepad of ideas on my phone. As I come across interesting news articles, curious characters, or have out-of-the-blue ideas doing yoga, I jot the ideas down. When it's time to write a new novel, out comes the notes!
In terms of research, it varies. Last week I was able to meet a prison expert for lunch to pick his brain. The internet is full of details that make a story leap from the page. I've had the good fortune to travel the world, but if there's a scene from somewhere I haven't been, I lean into GoogleMaps as well as firsthand traveler accounts.
Best of luck with your writing!
Avanti
In terms of research, it varies. Last week I was able to meet a prison expert for lunch to pick his brain. The internet is full of details that make a story leap from the page. I've had the good fortune to travel the world, but if there's a scene from somewhere I haven't been, I lean into GoogleMaps as well as firsthand traveler accounts.
Best of luck with your writing!
Avanti
Avanti Centrae
I'm currently working on the next VanOps thriller. Tentatively titled THE MEDALLION, here's the draft jacket copy:
Black ops officers Maddy Marshall and her twin brother Will must keep foreign operatives from gaining powerful secrets the prophet Nostradamus passed on to his descendants.
The next installment of the five-time award winning and #1 international bestselling VanOps thriller series is a heart-stopping story of betrayal and retribution.
Newly minted VanOps officer Maddy Marshall is celebrating her recent graduation when news outlets around the globe report a military takeover of an island in the South China Sea was predicted by Avril, a sixteen-year-old French student. Intel chatter about the young French seer leads Director Bowman to assign Maddy and her twin brother, Will, to stop a potential abduction.
Unfortunately, emotions between her and Will are running hot due to their aunt’s recent stroke, which has reminded them of the childhood accident that scarred his chin and chilled her heart. Tensions ratchet higher when they arrive at Avril’s home to find the instant social media star has vanished, leaving them with only clenched fists and cryptic clues leading to a sixteenth-century formula Nostradamus used to see his prophetic visions.
While Taiwan fears an invasion, Maddy and Will race through France, Italy, and Greece attempting to find Avril before their enemies discover a way to see the future. If the twins fail, they won’t need a crystal ball to know the girl is destined to join Nostradamus in the afterlife.
THE MEDALLION is an electrifying, globe-trotting, timely thriller that delves into humankind’s ancient fascination with prophecy and illuminates the mesmerizing and dangerous potential of a weaponized oracle.
Black ops officers Maddy Marshall and her twin brother Will must keep foreign operatives from gaining powerful secrets the prophet Nostradamus passed on to his descendants.
The next installment of the five-time award winning and #1 international bestselling VanOps thriller series is a heart-stopping story of betrayal and retribution.
Newly minted VanOps officer Maddy Marshall is celebrating her recent graduation when news outlets around the globe report a military takeover of an island in the South China Sea was predicted by Avril, a sixteen-year-old French student. Intel chatter about the young French seer leads Director Bowman to assign Maddy and her twin brother, Will, to stop a potential abduction.
Unfortunately, emotions between her and Will are running hot due to their aunt’s recent stroke, which has reminded them of the childhood accident that scarred his chin and chilled her heart. Tensions ratchet higher when they arrive at Avril’s home to find the instant social media star has vanished, leaving them with only clenched fists and cryptic clues leading to a sixteenth-century formula Nostradamus used to see his prophetic visions.
While Taiwan fears an invasion, Maddy and Will race through France, Italy, and Greece attempting to find Avril before their enemies discover a way to see the future. If the twins fail, they won’t need a crystal ball to know the girl is destined to join Nostradamus in the afterlife.
THE MEDALLION is an electrifying, globe-trotting, timely thriller that delves into humankind’s ancient fascination with prophecy and illuminates the mesmerizing and dangerous potential of a weaponized oracle.
Avanti Centrae
I wrote a blog post about this for Killer Nashville. Stay tuned - it's coming soon!
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