Author Steven Van Patten takes a new and creative approach to the classic vampire tale in his “Brookwater's Curse” series of books. We also discuss his thriller “Killer Genius”.
Interview Highlights
- I explain how I almost miss our interview time
- We talk about Steven's motivation for creating the Brookwater's Curse series
- Steven describes the history of African Americans in the horror genre and how he is changing that in his books
- We talk about how different the life of an African American vampire would be if they lived in the 1800's, 1900's and today
- Steven helps us understand the root cause of the beef between Werewolves and Vampires and how we can draw parallels to today
- The process of developing the extensive world in the Brookwater's Curse is explained
- We switch gears and talk about Steven Van Patten's book “Killer Genius”
- Steven explains what motivated him to create “Killer Genius” and how he brings a new flavor with his novel
- We discuss the process Steven used to write this story from the viewpoint of the female protagonist
- We learn about Steven's readers reactions to the books and his very special Beta reader
- We talk about the “Colors in Darkness” Facebook group and how the group has affected and help Steven in his writing process
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Website: www.laughingblackvampire.com
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https://www.facebook.com/Steven-Van-Patten-SVP-129361770518443/
https://www.facebook.com/Brookwaters-Curse-119367184744776/
https://www.facebook.com/KillerGeniusSerial/
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