A Debut Title from Rochelle Campbell
Promoting someone other than me -- here's Rochelle! I haven't read the book, but it looks pretty intriguing
Kate
A question and answer session with Rochelle Campbell....
A question and answer session with Rochelle Campbell....
What made
you want to be a writer?
I don’t
think there was any one singular moment that created my life-long desire to
write. As most writers, I began as an
avid reader. My aunt was a librarian and
through her I gained access to a world of books, periodicals and journals. I recall being impressed that the people who
wrote things hundreds of years ago were being remembered by the people who read
their words today. In a sense, these authors became
immortal. I’m sure this thinking process
factored into my desire to be a writer.
Your
current book, Fury From Hell, is a
paranormal cop thriller. What first
attracted you to this genre?
My favorite
books always included some fantastical element – ghosts, witches, magical
objects, vampires, etc. However, I never
felt ‘creative’ enough to build a whole world.
I sort of backed into this book through a What if… exercise. I saw an
orange work cone in the middle of the street with steam coming out of it. My brain automatically wondered what if there
was a demon swirling around in the steamy mist ready to slip into a passerby
unnoticed? What if the demon wants to
help the person in order for the demon to demand something vital and important
from the human? Imagine my elation when
I finally found a way to write a story in my favorite genre!
Which genres do you read – other than paranormal?
My favorite
reading genres are: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Speculative (think Stranger in A Strange
Land), Horror, Romance (especially Victorian romances!), and fiction that deals
with alternative history. I’ll even read
non-fiction. The last non-fic book I
read was The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
You mention
you read horror. Doesn't Fury From Hell, belong in the horror
genre? The cover seems to say "horror" -- so which is it, horror or paranormal?
The title alone leads readers to
think horror. However, this book is
firmly a
Holden’s
colleagues know that something’s off with Holden but they can’t quite ferret it
out. It’s a subtle difference stemming
from Holden’s newfound confidence which the demon exuded into its new
host. There is a palatable sense of
suspense as the story unfolds – is Holden going to be able to solve her murder
cases before the demon kills her? While
there are ‘horrific’ scenes, the overall tone of the book is action. You’ll always wonder what’s going to happen next.
Is there a
message in your novel that you want to share with readers?
Yes, there
is. I’m not sure if I’d call it a
message. It’s more of a question; a
question that will take several books to fully explore. Detective Holden’s inner angst circles around
the question – What is the ‘truth’? Faith or, self-determination?
Because of
Holden’s traumatic past, she decided in her teens that there couldn’t be
anyone, or anything out there in the heavens.
If there was, why would whatever was out there allow bad things to
happen to her, a young child? Holden
became an atheist; her nickname on the force is Holy Holden.
Fury From Hell is the first book in the From Hell series.
Where can
my readers find Fury From Hell?
Where can
they find you?
Blog:
Twitter:
@NoteBkBlogairy
GoodReads:
Website:
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