Ask the Author: Brett J. Talley
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Brett J. Talley
I'm not. Tell me more... I kid. In all seriousness, though, thank you so much for taking the time to drop me a line. I really appreciate it. Glad you are enjoying the books. I hope you'll leave a review and let me know what you think of the novels.
Brett J. Talley
Joel,
I deeply appreciate you asking this question, and I am sorry to hear that your illness keeps you from being able to read. I would love to do an audio book of The Void. I will tell you though that of the books I've written, The Void did the worst in sales. So, supply and demand being what it is, I'm not sure that we will make it into an audio book. Maybe I'll record one myself for the fun of it. I'll keep you posted.
I deeply appreciate you asking this question, and I am sorry to hear that your illness keeps you from being able to read. I would love to do an audio book of The Void. I will tell you though that of the books I've written, The Void did the worst in sales. So, supply and demand being what it is, I'm not sure that we will make it into an audio book. Maybe I'll record one myself for the fun of it. I'll keep you posted.
Brett J. Talley
I certainly hope so. I am about halfway through the third book in the series. I've been distracted with a few other projects, but once those are under the belt I am going to finish it. I'm looking to bring the series into the modern era.
Brett J. Talley
I'll check it out. Always looking for new stuff.
Brett J. Talley
Yes, it's a great name. :)
Brett J. Talley
I have not, though I like the title. Reminds me of Southern Gods by John Horner Jacobs. I'll pick it up and let you know.
Brett J. Talley
Shockingly, you're the first person to ask about abortion and its relation to the Reborn. I didn't start out thinking this was going to be an allegory for the abortion debate in America, but as I was writing it, I realized I had a kind of unique opportunity to approach the issue without demagoguery. After all, the pro-life camp--with which I have a lot of sympathy--will tell you that innocent life should be protected. Well, what if the unborn child isn't so innocent after all? What then? And the pro-choice people will talk about a woman's body and how only she should decide what happens to it. But what if in doing so she endangers other women? Subjects them to rape and murder? Surely that's not a choice she should be able to make? And I tried to set up the book where I never really answer the question. I think you could take either side and feel queasy about it by the end. I'd be interested to hear what you thought about it.
As for the Stoker, the good thing is that there is no panel that decides who wins. It's voted on by the membership as a whole, with all members able to recommend works and then active authors able to vote for the finalist. The bad thing is that makes it a lot harder to bribe your way to victory!
So the best thing you can do is tell your HWA friends about the book and get them to read it. That's really the biggest obstacle of all. People can only vote for books they know about after all. Or you could join the HWA and recommend it yourself. Supporting memberships are only $20!
As for the Stoker, the good thing is that there is no panel that decides who wins. It's voted on by the membership as a whole, with all members able to recommend works and then active authors able to vote for the finalist. The bad thing is that makes it a lot harder to bribe your way to victory!
So the best thing you can do is tell your HWA friends about the book and get them to read it. That's really the biggest obstacle of all. People can only vote for books they know about after all. Or you could join the HWA and recommend it yourself. Supporting memberships are only $20!
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