Ask the Author: Volker G. Fremuth
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Volker G. Fremuth
At that moment, trembling, he caught the glint of the blade in the darkness and he turned his head, his eyes narrowed, anticipating what was about to happen. Then, with the ring of metal sliding and a sudden blurring of the light, he felt no pain but recognized the warm blood flowing from his neck.
Volker G. Fremuth
This is perhaps a cliche response but I would travel to Rivendell the elvish valley in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. It also seems like the ideal place for me to rekindle my artistic endeavors by becoming a carver to add to the aesthetic.
Volker G. Fremuth
It was over a decade ago that I read 'Angles & Demons' and 'The Da Vinci Code' so this summer I started 'Inferno' and will be going on to a few more Dan Brown books. I just finished 'Win Bigly' which was an interesting and fun read. But what else could one expect from the creator of Dibert?
Volker G. Fremuth
Perhaps not the answer one might expect but, as I am a big fan of Tolkien’s writing, my immediate reaction is Sam and Frodo. Though the question implies a romantic relationship it need not be so and though there has been some speculation, I do not believe this was Tolkien intent. Though Tolkien could have explored this relationship in greater depth at times was very this relationship was artfully woven between of professional reverence, subservience, kinship, friendship, antagonistic, sympathetic, mentorship and, the ever modern interpretation, a bromance. As I said my immediate reaction, I would suggest, however, if you asked me this same question tomorrow my answer might be different.
Volker G. Fremuth
When I first started writing this book, the concept had been winding through the passages in my mind for some time, a long time. It was spawned from a fanciful “what if” question, a playful ruse, spawned from a brief conversation with a friend as a teenager. My cynical answer to him remained with me. We pondered what would it be like if the lore surrounding Christmas was actually real. As I grew older the concept became even more interesting and sophisticated. Eventually I felt compelled to put the concept to paper and drew on my own experience, knowledge, and research. It should be noted that all of the technological, social, economic, and political activities and history are based in fact and manipulated only to help drive the narrative. I relentlessly attempted to make the story realistic and plausible. Indeed, after having finished the first draft, the concepts covered in the book, which were predictive several years ago when I first started putting my thoughts to paper, seemed to be coming more and more fact than fiction. This was both unnerving and reassuring as it suggested a strong relevance of the material and also a driving urgency to get the book published as elements of the plot entered our everyday lives.
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