1915th BLOG POST
I
recently read a very amazing book named “Trigger Point” written by a very
amazing author, Douglas Misquita. I was amazed reading the kind of information
and knowledge the book had along with the story that the author was telling. It
was a long book but kept me really intrigued into it. After finishing the book,
when I searched about the author, I got to know that he has written many other
books too. When I read about all of them, I made my mind that I need to
interview and cover him on this space. Hence, the interview is posted below for
all of you to read and know about him and his books.
Hi Douglas, can you please clarify if this is
your real name or pen name as I got many questions from my Blog readers. :-)
It is my real name. Another surprise: I'm
Indian. I was once asked to pay the 'foreigner' fee at the Kutb Minar until I
convinced the guard I'm Indian by producing my driver's license :)
Tell us something about what you do when you are
not writing.
Um. When I'm not writing, I'm a software
product owner with a telecom company. And then, occasionally, I pick up my
guitar, get on stage and jam to some ole rock n' roll tunes.
When was the 1st time that you felt you wish to be
a Writer and when did you publish your 1st book?
Diwali, 1993. I'd just read Michael Crichton's
Jurassic Park. And I thought: Man, that's power - to transport readers, even if
for a few hours, into a world of your imagination. I wrote my first book on a
100-page school exercise book. I published in 2010 with Haunted - a Kirk Ingram
action thriller.
Tell us something about your latest book - Trigger
Point
Trigger Point is the culmination (for now) of
Luc Fortesque's adventures. It brings things to a head. It sees the transformation of
the 'bad-guy' Luc Fortesque and it's wildly explosive. It deals with religious
terrorism and yet it isn't your usual terrorism book. There's a big twist and
it has one of my favourite-ever action sequences - imagine a pair of black-clad
priests racing superbikes through the twisting streets of Rome! It also allowed
me to bring to page my 'biohazard' scenario and no, this isn't fantasy. This is
real. It's as real as zombies can get!
How long did it take you to write this book?
4 months. Another 2 to edit.
From where did you drive inspiration to write this
book as it has multiple things going all around right from the 1st page to the
last?
the inspiration came one morning as I was
driving to work. By the end of The Immortality Trigger (book #2 in the series),
I'd left Luc Fortesque with unfinished business. I imagined he'd have to travel
all the way to Germany to fulfil the promise he made to Sabina Wytchoff. And
then I thought: but hey, he's got the secret of the Apocalypse and Immortality.
You think the world's just gonna let him go wherever he wants? And then I
visualised Fortesque on a desolate landscape with several special forces teams
coming for him. And that, really was the crux. I wanted this one BIG action
scene and everything just fell around it, into place.
How hard it was to research on this book as it
covers multiple countries and their respective socio-economics and other
factors?
As you've read the Author's Notes, you know I
did read/ research a lot. It wasn't hard; I found it exciting that there was so
much happening in the world that I could easily pull into my book. Research is
part of an author's job and I ensure my readers are educated and entertained.
If that resonated with you, then it's mission accomplished.
How difficult was it to put your words when you
were writing about religions such as Islam or Christianity as we know people get
hurt very easily these days?
I told one of my beta readers: this is the most
nervous I have been. I read and re-read those chapters and tempered my language
best as I could. There's even a disclaimer. Eventually, there's just so much I
can water down beyond which I've lost the crux of the story. A reader can spot
if the author is holding back his / her punches. As an author you have to take
bold steps, you have to mature, and you have to balance all of that with your
readers' perceptions. I think I've managed it, don't you? In fact, don't you
feel that the twist in the plot informs readers that I mean no offense? What's
in the book is a reflection of real world religion-politics.
How soon are we going to read the next book in the
"A Luc FortesqueAdventure"?
Not for a while. I've got a Escape Book#2 due
out end 2021/ start 2022. Then there's my long anticipated 'Indian hero' series
which I'm very excited about.
Any words for your readers who have been inspiring
you to write since your 1st book.
Thank you, really, for sticking around and
giving me the opportunity to entertain you again and again. Your loyalty is
something I don't take lightly and you can trust that I'm always striving to
outbeat the previous book. Thank you. Again!
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