Hello, I am taking over this site for
today. My name is David R Bennett. I am the author of The Crimson Clan and the forthcoming sequel, Cry of the Wolf. I live in the Houston ,
Texas area of the United States
I am a big fan of the freaky, the strange,
and the weird. Many would say that my taste in books is rather eclectic. I like
anything form Young Adult to Mystery to Action / Adventure to Romance (at
times) to Paranormal to Sci-Fi to Fantasy.
My inspiration comes from all sorts of
novels, movies, comic books, and TV shows that I have read or seen. These
include Batman, Superman, X-Men, Twilight, Grisham, Crichton, Rowling, Tron,
Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon
As a child I was also an avid player of
Role-Playing Games and to an extent still am with video games on my iPhone. On
that had a large influence on my tastes was Dungeons and Dragons. It was a lead
in on my taste for Fantasy.
Now as to how I write a novel. Sometimes, I
am able to come up with an idea and jot it down as other ideas for subsequent
novels hit as well. Other times, I just need to sit and start writing. With The Crimson Clan, which was NOT its
original title, I started by sitting down to write. I knew I wanted a strong
character who would be a teenager and an unintentional leader. But I did not
want to copy anything that has happened before.
I thought with the original title of Destiny Phoenix and the Crimson Clan
that it would sound to people like a paranormal knock-off of the Harry Potter
series. And by no means did I want that stigma. That is why I shortened the
title to just The Crimson Clan.
But as for the lead character, Destiny; why
a girl and not a boy? The funny thing came to my mind was that I wanted a
strong character who would not resemble anyone else. However, I wanted to
stretch my chops as well. So I decided to use some of my favorite movie
monsters in a way that may not have been shown before. Thus the Crimson Clan
was born.
Also, I wanted a unique monster slayer as
well. Destiny, unknown to her until this book, is an angel born of human flesh.
She is, also, able to access the memories of her ancestors. When certain
situations emerge, an ancestor of Destiny’s comes along to help her. The first
ancestors to help her are her mother, her maternal grandmother, and maternal
great-great-grandmother.
I let the story flow on its own as I write
so that there is no boredom as I write the book. I see the story flowing as one
would be seeing a movie. I can see every scene for the first time as I type it
into the computer.
If I am luck as I am with most of the
Destiny Phoenix Saga, I have the blurb essentially a beginning and the ending
possibilities. What I chose for the exact ending I may not know until halfway
through the novel, as what happened with Cry
of the Wolf. That’s when I begin to tie the current story in a way to reach
the ending I have chosen.
Then, of course it’s off to the editor. And
when I get it back I fix any errors and send it back for approval. The last
thing done is formatting for publishing and the addition of a preview from the
next novel.
I have been enjoying writing this series.
Destiny Phoenix
Also, I have been selected to be featured
on Ultimate YA Reading Groups Blog on tumblr for the month of September.
You can find all the links to buy either The Crimson Clan or Cry of the Wolf by going to these links:
Also, you can see my feature for September
at:
And come check out my site at:
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