Ask the Author: Chris Bennett
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Chris Bennett
I have not experienced it yet, I’m happy to say. But I have recently concluded that writing historical fiction gives you a big advantage in overcoming that potential scenario. Each time I have wondered what the plot should be in the next book of the series, I just dive into the historical research (i.e. “What happened in this specific time period in the area where my main characters are located?”) and end up discovering some obscure but fascinating details of things that were actually happening. As they say, “truth is stranger than fiction”, and “you just can’t make this stuff up!” I love including actual people and events in my books, then just weaving my fictional characters in. I think most of my readers would be surprised (if they did the research) to discover how many of the things in my books are factual.
Chris Bennett
I’m currently working on Book 6 of Road to the Breaking, and it’s looking like, according to the timeline, it’s going to be a ten-book series to get it to the end of the Civil War. After that I have a few things in mind:
• Continuing with Nathan’s descendants through time, with a tradition of attending West Point and being involved in the nation’s major conflicts
• Writing one of the WWII plots I had originally considered
• A Road to the Breaking prequel (Nathan’s childhood?)
• Or a standalone, spinoff novel focusing one or more of the interesting side characters of the original series.
I’m thinking I may ask my readers for input on what they’d like to see next (maybe do a poll?)
• Continuing with Nathan’s descendants through time, with a tradition of attending West Point and being involved in the nation’s major conflicts
• Writing one of the WWII plots I had originally considered
• A Road to the Breaking prequel (Nathan’s childhood?)
• Or a standalone, spinoff novel focusing one or more of the interesting side characters of the original series.
I’m thinking I may ask my readers for input on what they’d like to see next (maybe do a poll?)
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