Life in the Windy City is pretty monotonous for Ronald Carrington. As a successful fund manager for a mutual fund company, he is clearly a man that lives life to the fullest.
After receiving a life changing phone call one day, he decides to live life on the edge and on his terms. After falling for a stripper named Smokey, he finds himself caught up in a world of drugs, addiction, and sex.
Things continue to spiral out of control when three female college students go missing, including the sister of Ronald's co-worker. Ronald finds himself searching for the truth but he's he has no time to spare.
Can Ronald's search for answers cost him his life?
1. How does it feel to complete another book?
I am very excited to have completed my first novella and have it published! It started off as an idea about a successful man falling in love with a stripper and it kind of went along from there.
2. What genre does the book fit best?
Suspense/Mystery/Drama.
3. Would you consider yourself as a mystery writer now?
Not really. I consider myself to be a story teller. I like to tell stories. One day I'm writing a comedic piece and the next day my characters can be in tears. I personally think that a writer should write for a specific genre first, especially if first starting off. Define your voice up front and your fans will recognize and appreciate your work.
The next project that I'm working on is a dramedy. You really don't see that term much when it comes to novels. That's a TV thing, but when I began to write seriously, I wrote screenplays. I completed three screenplays so far and two television series.
Even though I'm not taking my own advice, I can't help it at times. I get an idea for a story and just go with it. I don't know what else I can say.
4. Was it hard to make that transition?
In the beginning, yes. Screenplays and teleplays are written in a very specific format. It's totally different from writing prose. It took months before I felt comfortable writing with my "fiction" voice. But writing as a screenwriter for so long, helped me tell a story better. Hollywood can be harsh at times, but you have to take the criticism with a grain of salt.
5. What advice would you give up and coming writers?
You have to write everyday to perfect your craft. I punish my family members and friends and have them read my stuff. The more I write, the better my writing got. I'm serious people, if you want to be a writer, you've got to practice your craft. Lots of people dream of that writer lifestyle. Getting up in the morning with a cup of tea and sitting down in front of your computer, pounding out manuscript after manuscript. Some writers never really leave their houses.
I wouldn't call writing a glamorous job or anything, but it takes dedication and practice!!!
6. What's the worse thing you hate about writing?
The criticism....the unfair criticism. Writers become very attached to their work. To criticize it could be akin to slapping someone's child across the face in the grocery store. You have these unknown people making personal attacks against you.
It is MORE than fair to criticize someone's work but passing judgment on people is unacceptable. I totally get that I can read a story and get something good out of while the person next to me totally hates the book. My fiance and I go back and forth over things like that all the time. Not everyone is going to like you. But please keep your criticism to the work at hand. Not the author personally.
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