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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Ahimsa Kerp Good questions, Goodreads.

I can honestly say I've never thought about this. I find most fictional couples to be contrived at best. However, Julián Carax and Penélope Aldaya from Shadow of the Wind have that doomed romantic tragedy that I do so like.

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The genre has been overdone in a present tense setting. It is refreshing to see a story set in the past. To my knowledge there are 3 zombie books set with a Roman/Byzantine backdrop. The other 2 Zombies of Byzantium and Scourge of Byzantium both associated the infection with an Islamic invasion or the replacement of an Islamic invasion with zombies. What gave you the idea to set your story when you did vs. later on?

Ahimsa Kerp Hi James.
Good question. I always thought the first century CE was one of the most interesting in Roman history. The decline of the Julio-Claudians meant Rome had to learn how to have a succession (see the year 69, for instance) whilst still dominant throughout Europe and the Mediterranean.

It seemed the perfect time to hit Rome with a global crisis. I was also interested in whether or not a lower tech culture would be more effective in combating the undead.

Oh, and I hadn't heard of those books. Thanks for the recommendation.

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What are you currently working on?

Ahimsa Kerp Wouldn't you like to know.

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How do you get inspired to write?

Ahimsa Kerp Ideas are in the air. The rest is just sitting down and not spending too much time on FB and Twitter and trimming your beard. (Or is that just me?)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Ahimsa Kerp Actually, from the name of a beer my publisher saw at a pub in Tasmania.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Ahimsa Kerp Don't show your shizz to anyone else for years into the process. That thing you just wrote and you want to know if it's any good? Well, it's not. Keep writing. Keep reading too.

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