Trying to write a novel is a gamble. It takes hours of planning, actual writing, editing, etc., and you don't really know if it will pay off.
I've heard plenty of stories about authors shelving novels that didn't work, despite spending years developing them.
Luckily, "Stealing Time," a time-travel jewelry heist, does not appear to be one of those.
The premise of "Stealing Time" originated when my young daughter noticed a rotary phone one night in the library room of a hotel where she, my wife and I went for dinner. My daughter had seen a rotary phone in an old movie or TV show but never in real life. She asked if she could make a phone call -- to her brothers, who were at home, having decided not to join us -- but she had trouble placing the call. (There was no "send" button.)
Some time later, we were discussing what it would be like if a girl her age were sent back to a time before cell phones. We worked out the initial scenario that included meeting her father, who would be her age when they met but we couldn't figure out what the cause or the reason why she would be sent back in time.
A little while later, I came up with the inciting incident. And a while after that, Tilia and I joined forces to write what became "Stealing Time."
After we finished the manuscript, we submitted it to the Claymore Award, an award for unpublished books that's part of the Killer Nashville Writers Conference. "Stealing Time" won a top pick!
So even before publication, it seems that "Stealing Time" is a gamble that paid off!
The book is available for pre-order here, and will be published Nov. 19, 2024.
I've heard plenty of stories about authors shelving novels that didn't work, despite spending years developing them.
Luckily, "Stealing Time," a time-travel jewelry heist, does not appear to be one of those.
The premise of "Stealing Time" originated when my young daughter noticed a rotary phone one night in the library room of a hotel where she, my wife and I went for dinner. My daughter had seen a rotary phone in an old movie or TV show but never in real life. She asked if she could make a phone call -- to her brothers, who were at home, having decided not to join us -- but she had trouble placing the call. (There was no "send" button.)
Some time later, we were discussing what it would be like if a girl her age were sent back to a time before cell phones. We worked out the initial scenario that included meeting her father, who would be her age when they met but we couldn't figure out what the cause or the reason why she would be sent back in time.
A little while later, I came up with the inciting incident. And a while after that, Tilia and I joined forces to write what became "Stealing Time."
After we finished the manuscript, we submitted it to the Claymore Award, an award for unpublished books that's part of the Killer Nashville Writers Conference. "Stealing Time" won a top pick!
So even before publication, it seems that "Stealing Time" is a gamble that paid off!
The book is available for pre-order here, and will be published Nov. 19, 2024.
