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Author Interview with Jason Pellegrinni
moment?
What would you say influenced
your writing the most?
I think, more than anything, living
has influenced my writing. I like to
think I’m pretty in tune with my
emotions. I’m not afraid to get angry, upset, or even cry if I’m overwhelmed. I know what makes me
happy, and I know what I’m afraid
of. I also think I have a pretty good
sense of human psychology. Now,
I’m not saying I’d go and offer people advice and call it professional,
but I think I have a well enough
understanding of it that when I incorporate it into my writing, the
reader can feel a connection with
my characters or story. With living,
also comes the burden of learning
the sad and the ugly things that go
on in this world. With the Internet,
television and Smart Phones, the
world is at our fingertips. I remember being on lunch at work when I
heard the news of the Sandy Hook
school shooting. I was on my
phone; just browsing my Facebook
newsfeed when I saw it. With no
hassle at all, the world, and everything going on in it is at our fingertips. Those kind of things, indirectly, get incorporated into my writing. Not the actual events, but the
raw emotions that comes from seeing the things that go on in this
world. This is also the same for all
the good things that happen in the
world. We go down our Facebook,
Twitter or Instagram newsfeeds,
and we see friends getting engaged, married, having kids.
Those things that bring us joy
should also get poured into our
writing just as much as the tragic
things we are exposed to
What are your future projects that
you are currently working on at the
I am currently working on my second novel. The details of it, I am not
ready to divulge, as I am only five
chapters into it. I will say this about
it… It is nothing like The Replacement. I think with The Replacement,
I was getting my feet wet. Even
though the storyline and characters
are very original—at least I think
they are!—the detectives chasing a
serial killer has been done before. I
just took something that’s been
done and that’s popular, and I made
it my own. This new project is me
jumping into uncharted waters without a lifejacket! The idea is more out
there than your popular Mystery/
Thriller, and I’m not entirely sure it’s
even been done before. At least
that’s what I’m hoping!
Do you have any plans for any sort
of follow-up to The Replacement?
As far as a follow-up goes, I have no
plans for writing it, at the current
moment. I’m diving into more uncharted waters, like I just mentioned. I will say this: I do know what
happens to all my main characters
once the last word of The Replacement has been read, and the book
has been closed and put up on a
shelf.
Do you enjoy reading a lot? And if
so, what books have your read that
you liked? Which authors inspired
you?
I do enjoy reading. I wish I had
more time for it, but sometimes life
gets in the way of doing the things
we enjoy. You should never shun
life’s responsibilities, but they
should never stop you, completely!!!
I also wish I discovered my enjoyment of reading at an earlier age. I
could’ve covered far more ground
and discovered a lot more authors
by now, if I did.
actually have a story to tell. In 2013, I decided I wanted to find a
book that made me cry. Not feel sad. Not even get choked up. I
wanted this book to make tears stream down my face. So I actively
searched for books that would, undoubtedly, pull at the heartstrings. Attempt after attempt, book after book, author after author, and I couldn’t find the book that made me cry. Don’t get me
wrong, I read some great works that year. Just nothing made me
cry. So when the year ended and my goal had not been reached, I
didn’t renew it in 2014. Well they always say when you aren’t acti