Ask the Author: Kerry Nietz
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Kerry Nietz
I try to always be working on something. Right now, I'm over 70,000 words into another Rhat-based novel.
Kerry Nietz
Thanks! Always grateful for help and support. Did you have a particular book in mind that you wanted to review?
Kerry Nietz
"Yay!" for your local library! They clearly have good taste in reading material. (And so do you!) Thanks for supporting my stories. Happy reading!
Kerry Nietz
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Kerry Nietz
I would love to answer that, as I’m sure many readers here are thinking: Amish Vampires in Space? What could that possibly be about? I mean, such a cryptic title… :)
The story’s genesis goes back a couple years. Amish novels were all the rage (as were vampire novels), and my publisher at the time, Jeff Gerke, sent out a mock cover to all his authors. It was an obvious spoof. It featured a bonneted female vampire with some Amish paraphernalia behind her. Also behind her was a large window with a view of an orange planet. Enough to make it clear that the setting was in space.
The title of that novel was Vein Pursuit and it was part of the Amish Vampires in Space series. Jeff said it was the ultimate speculative novel. A genre crossover that was a surefire hit.
A year or so passed, and at one point I told him that someone should write that Amish Vampires in Space book. I didn’t think it was me, because I tend toward hard science fiction, and the title screams: camp! Plus, I had a trilogy of my own to finish.
Then in the summer of 2012 I got this idea about how it all might work and not be campy. A theme emerged along with a couple key characters, so I started writing. Before I knew it, I was 30,000 words in. I emailed Jeff to tell him what I was doing. When he stopped laughing, he encouraged me to continue. I finished last June and sent it to him. He liked what he read, so here we are.
The book is solidly in the sci-fi genre, with a good dose of suspense, some realistic Amish (and futurist non-Amish) culture, a little humor, and a dash of romance. Think Witness meets Pandorum. Or maybe Dracula meets Beverly’s Lewis’s The Shunning? Something like that.
The story’s genesis goes back a couple years. Amish novels were all the rage (as were vampire novels), and my publisher at the time, Jeff Gerke, sent out a mock cover to all his authors. It was an obvious spoof. It featured a bonneted female vampire with some Amish paraphernalia behind her. Also behind her was a large window with a view of an orange planet. Enough to make it clear that the setting was in space.
The title of that novel was Vein Pursuit and it was part of the Amish Vampires in Space series. Jeff said it was the ultimate speculative novel. A genre crossover that was a surefire hit.
A year or so passed, and at one point I told him that someone should write that Amish Vampires in Space book. I didn’t think it was me, because I tend toward hard science fiction, and the title screams: camp! Plus, I had a trilogy of my own to finish.
Then in the summer of 2012 I got this idea about how it all might work and not be campy. A theme emerged along with a couple key characters, so I started writing. Before I knew it, I was 30,000 words in. I emailed Jeff to tell him what I was doing. When he stopped laughing, he encouraged me to continue. I finished last June and sent it to him. He liked what he read, so here we are.
The book is solidly in the sci-fi genre, with a good dose of suspense, some realistic Amish (and futurist non-Amish) culture, a little humor, and a dash of romance. Think Witness meets Pandorum. Or maybe Dracula meets Beverly’s Lewis’s The Shunning? Something like that.
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Apr 14, 2023 04:51PM · flag