About the book:
Quantum energy. Unlimited power. Humanity’s salvation.
The Frameway Project promises all of this and more, and Mackland Luther is guiding the project to its final culmination. On the eve of what promises to be their biggest breakthrough, Mackland and his friends, Billy and Sean, prepare the test that will provide the almost limitless power needed to take the human race into the future.
Initial success and excitement quickly turn to horror as the Frame goes out of control, ripping Mackland and his friends from their world and depositing them in a world that is completely different yet strangely familiar. Along with Lily, a hard-charging security guard that was caught by the Frame along with them; and Grizzly, a rough yet gentle survivalist they meet in this new world, Mack and his friends must figure out some way to understand and undo whatever brought them here if they ever want to return to their own world.
But first they must survive an increasingly dangerous world full of undead drug addicts, giant mutants, and a relentless telepathic madman who will do anything to get his hands on the Frame for his own purposes.
About the Author:
Born and raised in Northwest Indiana, E.M. McDowell first started writing in high school, consisting primarily of sappy poems aimed at impressing girls. A four year stint in the Marine Corps pushed literary endeavors to the background, where they remained for the next twenty-odd years, until they were uncovered by a mild mid-life crisis.
In the intervening years, he has worked in various technology jobs, and is currently the technology manager for a small county government.
Married for twenty-two years to his best friend, and blessed with two wonderful daughters, he works to balance his writing while living in a house full of women.
● Site: http://erinmcdowell.blogspot.com/
● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authoremm
● Twitter: https://twitter.com/E_M_McDowell
Stay tuned for the Author Interview and International Giveaway coming up!
E.M. McDowell: If I'm being honest, I'd say it was probably a mid-life crisis of sorts. I was tired of my daily job in the computer industry, but I didn't want to take the risk of changing jobs. So in order to get a break from the monotony, I decided to go back to some creative writing ideas I had from high school. I always enjoyed writing poetry and stories, but life kind of got in the way, and I didn't do any writing for over twenty years. So when I had this little mid-life crisis, I started writing, and Dark Luminance just kind of grew the more I wrote. About two months later, I felt like I had something that other people might want to read, so I began planning to publish, and here we are now!
TBL: What are you favorite type of books to read?
TBL: What are you favorite type of books to read?
E.M. M: I primarily read science fiction and fantasy, along with some good horror occasionally. Until the past year or so, I only read the big authors that you see in the bookstores, but now about 60% of what I read is fellow indie authors. The quality of indie authors is really great, and getting better every day! When I got my first kindle about three years ago, I tried a few indie authors, and was dissapointed in the quality. Today, you are more likely to find a great indie book than to find a horrible one, and I think it's just going to keep getting better as the field continues to grow.
TBL: Do you think what you read influences how you write?
TBL: Do you think what you read influences how you write?
E.M. M: Absolutely. I constantly find myself analyzing the books I am reading and wondering how I could incorporate a style or mechanism that I particularly like into my writing. I'm currently working on the sequel to Dark Luminance, and it has somewhat of a steampunk feel to it, so I have been reading several books in that genre to put myself in the right frame of mind.
TBL: Ooh...I love steampunk! I love the creativity that goes in creating a steampunk world :-)
TBL: Chocolate or vanilla?
TBL: Chocolate or vanilla?
E.M. M: Chocolate all the way! But only dark chocolate. I lost 90 lbs. using dark chocolate nuggets as a nightly reward for myself. Chocolate is magic!
TBL: What is the hardest part about writing?
TBL: What is the hardest part about writing?
E.M. M: Forcing myself to sit down and do it. Once I'm writing, I can lose myself for three or four hours without even trying, but getting my butt into the chair can sometimes be a problem. Seems like I always have something else on the to do list. But I am working on it.
TBL: How do you cure a writer's block?
TBL: How do you cure a writer's block?
E.M. M: I don't get writer's block often, because I spend a lot of time living the story in my mind. So by the time I sit down to put the next few chapters on virtual paper, I already know the framework for what is going to happen. The few times that I have had writer's block, I simply put everything to the side and go do something else. If I give the story a few hours to percolate as I do other things, it usually works itself out.
TBL: If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?
TBL: If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?
E.M. M: I'd love to meet any of the Dragonball Z characters. I love that over-the-top kind of superhero stuff, and those guys just keep getting more and more powerful. Who wouldn't want to meet someone like that?
TBL: What is one book you want to see get turned into a movie?
TBL: What is one book you want to see get turned into a movie?
E.M. M: Obviously, I'd love to see Dark Luminance on the big screen! But beyond the self-serving answer, I think any of the Drizzt Do'Urden novels by R.A. Salvatore would make fantastic movies. He creates such rich living worlds populated with immensely interesting characters that a movie about them would have to be a blockbuster!
TBL: Tips for aspiring writers?
TBL: Tips for aspiring writers?
E.M. M: Write for yourself, and sell to everyone else. If you write a story that you would actually like to read, then you don't have to worry about which market segment you will appeal to, etc... If you want to read it, chances are someone else will too.
TBL: Is there any thing else you want readers to know about you?
TBL: Is there any thing else you want readers to know about you?
E.M. M: Not really. Hopefully my books speak for themselves, and the readers won't even care about me! I'm just the guy that tells the stories of more interesting people like Mackland Luther and Grizzly!
TBL: Thank you for your time!
And now, without further ado, here's the giveaway!
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