Meet the Character Blog Hop

I was nominated by Frances Pauli to do the "Meet the Character" blog hop. You should "hop" on over to her webpage and check out her great books. Click "Blog" to meet her character.

Today we're going to meet Peter Branton from Gods of Strife, the fourth novel in the Adept Series.

1.What is the name of your character?

Peter Branton. Well, that's his alias. He never reveals his real name because to do so would give others power over him.

2. Is he/she fictional or a historic person?

He's fictional, 100% a creation of my mind.

3. When and where is the story set?

The story is set in 1976. A lot of the action takes place in San Francisco but it also goes to New Orleans, Tehran, Quito, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

4. What should we know about him/her?

Peter isn't as confident as he'd like you to believe. He has strong powers but he hesitates to use them unless needed. His horrific childhood has left him scarred and unsure of his place in the universe.

5. What is the main conflict? What messes up his/her life?

Someone is trying to kill him and his boss. That someone is a very beautiful blonde woman. In pursuit of her, he finds it's part of a larger plot to foster a nuclear war, a war he must stop.

6. What is the personal goal of the character?

Other than stopping nuclear war, and staying alive, he wants desperately to be loved.

7. Is there a working title for this novel, and can we read more about it?

As mentioned above: Gods of Strife.

8. When can we expect the book to be published or when was it published?

It was published May 15, 2014

Hope you enjoyed this little journey into my character's mind.

And now I nominate Joann H. Buchanan, Alexandrea Weis, and Trish McCallan.

My 7-7-7 Challenge

I was nominated by Lesley Donaldson to do the "7-7-7 Challenge."  That is to share seven lines from the seventh page of your work in progress (WIP), starting from the seventh line.

My current WIP is an untitled and unfinished science fiction novel set about 1,000 years in the future. Humans have yet to develop faster than light travel. This section, which conforms to the 7-7-7 challenge, is a bit of exposition, explaining the rules of this world. I cheated a little and went to the end of the paragraph:

The glass stayed on the table because of the one gee acceleration the Bussard ramjet provided. At the moment they were travelling ass-backwards, negatively accelerating to match orbits with the primary of this system. When they slowed too much for the ramjet to work, they would rely on stored hydrogen to operate the fusion rocket. The Bussard scoops had three functions in interstellar space: gather enough hydrogen to run the fusion drive, store hydrogen for when the ramjet wouldn't work, and detect an object large enough to damage the Longboat.

Exciting, huh!

I nominate Antoinette Houston, Jane Bled, and Joy. They shall be informed via Twitter.

World Castle Blog Hop

Get ready for the Blog HOP into Spring event with the authors of World Castle Publications! Lots of prizes to be had! Discover some great authors! Find a book or two to add to your To Be Read list! And did I mention PRIZES! Wanna play? Just send an email to promorobyn@gmail.com and label the subject BLOG HOP.  You'll be entered as a contestant and eligible to win one of three great gift packs in April! See you all there!