Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - March 2014 | Page 27

From Role-Play to Best-Seller? - p4

DAEDEN: Whatever inspired you to write a
book in the first place Verona, and where did
your inspira on for this story come from?
VERONA: Well actually this concept comes
from my D&D back ground. It was part of the
world that I DM'd for 20 years. When I was in
UW I had an extraordinary teacher named
Charles Johnson. He won the na onal books
award for his novel "Middle Passage," which
was about slaving ships. This teacher loved
science fic on and fantasy. He was also a
cartoonist and could tell you the difference
between silver surfers. I created the character
of Jason and put him in a short story. I had
already wanted to write a novel about this huge
mys cal library, and I am a fan of mysteries, so I
took this se ng from my D&D background, the
short story from UW, and created a mystery.
This is a first book of a series of books. The next
one that will come out is called "The Bankers of
Zurix."

As the inves ga on unfolds, he learns that the
murders are part of a deeper plan. Together
they uncover a truth that influences the nature
of the war itself. The trio discovers that the
killer has mo ves more sinister than they can
imagine.
DAEDEN: Will our readers find a love story in
these mystery filled pages?
VERONA: Not in the first one, but in the
second one we will see a rela onship develop
between Jason and a female character. And
no, it is not Mortyiene. With Mortyiene I
wanted to explore the darker, more evil side of
being a woman. She is a complex character
and his crime figh ng partner, not a roman c
one – though Jason does have feelings for her.

DAEDEN: That is so amazing, that the
con nua on of the story is already planned.
So many people write one book without
thinking ahead to follow up novels … kudos on
that one! Ok, so the hot ques on of the hour ...
where can we get this fabulously mysterious
story you have created for your fans?
VERONA: Right now you can get it on
Amazon.com. You can also get it at Oregon
Books and Games in Grants Pass Oregon. I am
hoping to get it in an independent book store in
Medford, and maybe Powels in Portland. But
right now Amazon is the best source for it.
DAEDEN: I no ce that right now it's available
in paperback format only. Are there plans to
offer it in a reader format, such as Kindle, etc?
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