Hamba uye e-Barnes yangakini kanye ne-Noble bese uzama ukuthola okuthile okuthusayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi uzobona iNkosi, u-Koontz, futhi mhlawumbe nokuthile okuvela ku-Richard Matheson, u-Jonathan Maberry, noma u-Peter Straub. Bantu, kunebutho lababhali abamangalisayo abathusayo laphaya okwamanje abangasitholi ishelufu sothando esibafanele. Kukhona abafundi abangathandana nabaningi balaba baculi abadlala izipoki ukube bazi ngobukhona babo.

Manje, abalandeli abaningi abathusayo bazizwe bengenamakhaya eminyakeni embalwa edlule lapho i-Dorchester Publishing ivala iminyango yayo. Phela uDorchester wayenesivumelwano noBarnes noNoble. Ungathola okwakamuva okuvela ku-Brian Keene nabanye abaningi khona lapho esibonisini esithi “New Paperbacks”. I-Leisure Book Horror Club idlise izingqondo eziningi ezinodeveli uhlobo lokwethuka oluthinta uhlelo lwakho njenge-crack (hhayi ukuthi ngake ngenza i-crack). Ukhanyise, futhi ngokushesha wafuna okwengeziwe. Indoda ebihola ulayini Wezincwadi Zokungcebeleka yindoda manje eyenza okufanayo ku-Samhain Publishing, u-Don D'Auria. Uma u-Don ebuyisa umlobi izikhathi EZILISITHUPHA... muhle kakhulu.

Ngenkathi ngiqala lapha e-iHorror, ngakwethula kubangani bami abambalwa. Ake ngikwethule kwesinye futhi. Igama lakhe nguRussell James. URussell usanda kukhipha inoveli yakhe entsha eyesabekayo (kanye yesithupha eye-Don D'Auria ne-Samhain Publishing). Kubizwa ngokuthi, I-Dreamwalker, futhi kuyamangalisa (ngizokube nesibuyekezo ngesonto elizayo).

 

Amaqiniso amabili. Ithemba elilodwa.

Kuthiwani uma ubuphila emazweni amabili, futhi ungafa kuwo? Pete Holm can. Ungumhambi wamaphupho, okwazi ukuya endaweni yamaphupho, okuhlanganisa nezwe elicekeleke phansi le-Twin Moon City, lapho umoya omubi we-voodoo ubamba imiphefumulo ephilayo ngokwethuka nebutho lakhe labafile abahambayo.

Ezweni elivukayo, umphathi wezidakamizwa uJean St. Croix wazi kuphela amandla omuntu ophuphayo angamvimba, ngakho-ke izifungo zikaSt. Croix uPete kumele afe.

U-Pete uwukuphela kwethemba lokuhlenga imiphefumulo elahlekile e-Twin Moon City…ngaphandle uma u-St. Croix embulala kuqala. Ingabe ukhona ongasinda lapho izinto ezimbili ezingokoqobo zingqubuzana?

 

Ngesonto eledlule, ngikhulume noRussel mayelana Dreamwalker, nokuningi okuningi ...

UGlenn Rolfe: Incwadi yakho entsha, I-Dreamwalker, kuyamangalisa kakhulu. Ngiyifunde emasontweni ambalwa edlule, futhi angiboni ukuthi ayingeni ohlwini lwami oluphambili luka-10. Ngithanda ukuthi ufake ingxenye encane ngemuva ukhuluma ngomsebenzi ofakwe kule noveli. Ucwaningo, isikhathi esichithwe empeleni le ndaba...Asiyivule lapho.

Le phrojekthi ithathe isikhathi esingakanani kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni futhi kungani ithathe isikhathi eside kangaka?

URussell James: Ngisanda kuhlola idethi enguqulweni yami yokuqala, futhi yaqalwa ngo-Okthoba 17, 2005. Kungani kuthathe isikhathi eside kangaka? Ngoba ngo-2005, ngangingakwazi ukubhala.

Lona mhlawumbe bekuwumsebenzi wesithathu wobude benoveli engike ngawuzama. Ngithumele lokho engangicabanga ukuthi kwakuyinguqulo yokugcina kumhleli owayefundisa ekolishi e-San Francisco. Hawu, kuningi engikufundile kumanothi akhe. Umsebenzi ngiwubeke eceleni ngemva kwalokho, njengokushiya imoto ephukile oyithandayo egaraji. Ngemuva kokuthi ngithole i-Dark Inspiration namanye amanoveli amabili ashicilelwe ne-Samhain, ngacabanga nge-Dreamwalker ngase ngiyoyiqeda nya. Ngokusobala, ngase ngifunde okwengeziwe kusukela ngiyibeke eceleni. Ngakhipha amagama angenamsebenzi angu-20,000, ngasebenzisa kabusha u-Rayna ukuze angabi nobukhulu beshidi lekhadibhodi, futhi ngakhulisa into enyantisayo. Ngajabula lapho uDon D'Auria eyithengela iSamhain.

GR: Kuzizwa kanjani ukuthi ekugcineni iphume?

RJ: Kuyamangalisa. Ngikhumbula nginombono wale ndaba, futhi ngiqala ukubhala imibono phansi ebhukwini lamanothi elivunguzayo. Ukushicilelwa kwakuyiphupho elingenakwenzeka ngaleso sikhathi, ngakho isifundo #1 siwukuthi akukho lutho olungenakwenzeka. Isifundo #2 asilokothi silahle noma yimuphi umbono wokuqamba. Yisuse futhi sizofika isikhathi sayo.

Nami ngisanda kuqeda, Izimbali Ezibomvu Zegazi (omunye ucezu olukhulu). Ngiyazi ukuthi enye iyingxenye yeSamhain Gothic anthology, Okulinda Emathunzini. Ingabe leyo kwakuyindaba osuvele uyiqalile ngaphambi kocingo oluvuliwe luka-Don lwe-anthology, noma uyiqale kabusha.

Leyo yaqala kabusha ngenkathi u-Don engitshela mayelana nekholi yokuthumela ngesikhathi se-World Horror Con. Ngenza ucwaningo olwesabekayo lwesiGothic, ngakhumbula indlela engangimthanda ngayo u-Edgar Allen Poe, futhi ngashwabadela ezimbalwa zezindaba zakhe ukuze ngithole ukunambitheka kwenkathi. Leyo kwakuyindaba kuphela esengiyenzile kuze kube manje lapho ngazama ngamabomu ukushintsha isitayela sami.

GR: Lungakanani ucwaningo obekufanele ulwenze kumanoveli adlule?

RJ: Yonke into idinga ucwaningo oluthile. Okuncane kuphela ku-Black Magic, kuningi kwe-Dreamwalker, inani elikhulu lesiqephu somlando esiqanjiwe engiqeda kuliqeda manje.

GR: Ngiyazi ukuthi ubhala zonke izinsuku. Sinini isikhathi sakho somlingo? Ingabe sikhona isikhathi lapho uzizwa khona amandla igeleza engcono kakhulu/elula?

RJ: Ngithanda ukuvuka ekuseni kakhulu, ngizilolonge ukuze ngivuke, bese ngibhala ngo-4 AM ngaleso sikhathi. Uma ngingathola amahora ayisithupha bese ngenza okunye ngemva kuka-10 AM, impilo imnandi. Impela ngilala ngabo 8 PM ngalezo zinsuku.

GR: Uthi umkakho ufunda umsebenzi wakho. Ngabe sekukhona ucezu owawusaba ukumkhombisa lona ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwalo?

RJ: Kunesithombe sokudlwengulwa esiyingcaca eQ Island, inoveli yami elandelayo ye-Samhain, engicabanga ukuthi ngiyisusile enguqulweni yakhe. Usenginika ukubukeka okungajwayelekile. Sake saba nayo le ngxoxo. Bengibhala ekamelweni elilodwa, yena efunda iQ Island kwelinye.

Umfazi: Eh, ngizokweqa lesi sigaba lapho umfana edla khona ubuchopho, kulungile?

Mina: Cha! Awukwazi ukweqa lokho. Yisigameko esihle kakhulu!

GR: Ngokusobala, njengababhali, sidonsa izinto esihlangabezane nazo, futhi ngokuvamile izinto abantu abasizungezile abaye badlula kuzo. Kuyingxenye yento enesibindi, nethembekile esiyenzayo ngokuzivula ukuze sixhumane nabafundi. Ingabe ikhona ingxenye yempilo yakho engenamingcele uma kuziwa ekubhaleni?

RJ: Nginenkinga yokubhala mayelana nokuthusa kwangempela. Izipoki, izangoma, amaZombi. Ucezu lwekhekhe. Amantombazane athunjiwe athuthelwa kwelinye izwe njengezigqila zocansi? Indlela yangempela kakhulu. Izigcawu zobugqila ezivela ku-Blood Red Roses zonke zithathwe kuma-akhawunti wangempela akhona akwenza ube namahloni ukwabelana ngomklamo wofuzo nabaphethe izigqila. Lezo zinto kwakunzima ukuzibhala.

GR: Ngaphambi kokuthi ngifunde umlando wakho, ngibambe ulwazi lwendiza enophephela emhlane owaphonsa kuyo isigcawu esisodwa Impindiselo Emnyama, futhi yathi, “lensizwa iyakwazi ukushayela indiza enophephela emhlane!” Angikwazi nokucabanga ukuthi lokho kufanele kube kunjani. Iyiphi ingxenye oyithandayo yokundiza futhi usakuthola ukuyenza?

RJ: Ngenkathi ngise-ROTC, ngaya e-US Army Air Assault School nabangu-101^st I-Airborne Division. Ukuqeqeshwa kuyakhathaza. Ngahlala ngemuva kwe-UH-60 emsebenzini wasebusuku, ngabuka abashayeli bezindiza kanye nemiboniso epholile futhi ngathi, "Ngidinga ukwenza lowo msebenzi."

Eminyakeni emine kamuva, ngindizela umkhankaso we-Air Assault School ngobunye ubusuku. Ngiphenduka ngibone i-cadet evule amehlo, ivuleke umlomo ngokumangala ibukele umbukiso esihlalweni esingemuva. Umbuthano wawuphelele.

Angisandiza. Isikhathi sendiza enophephela emhlane sibiza kakhulu. Ngizodinga ukuthengisa izincwadi eziningi kakhulu.

GR: Ababhali e-Samhain, ngaphandle kokuba yiqeqebana elinekhono, bamukelana kakhulu futhi bagung-ho omunye komunye. Ngokwami, ubulokhu ungisiza noma nini lapho nginemibuzo, futhi ngikwazisa kakhulu lokho. Ucabanga ukuthi yini eyenza uzizwe njengomndeni ngempela?

RJ: Ngicabanga ukuthi u-Don D'Auria, umhleli wethu usetha leyo zwi futhi sonke siqala ukuzwa i-vibe.

GR: Yini okufanele siyilindele ngokulandelayo kuMnu. James?

RJ: Kuningi okwenzekayo kulo nyaka. Iqoqo lezindaba ezimfushane ze-Sci fi I-OUTER RIM yaphuma enyangeni noma edlule. Ngiku-anthologies ezimbili zokuhlomula ze-Doctors Without Borders, ezinetimu yokuvakasha ASIKHO NGESIKHATHI kanye ne-space-opera-themed CENTAURI STATION. Inoveli yeSamhain i-Q ISLAND, indaba yesifo esiguqule i-Long Island, NY ibe indawo evalekile, iphuma ehlobo. Futhi-ke ezinye izinto ziyabila.

Kulungile, umlilo osheshayo:

Ibhendi oyintandokazi?

I-Aerosmith ne-Springsteen babophene.

Ubhiya noma iwayini?

Nhloboni? Ongaphuzi.

I-pizza topping engcono kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-pepperoni?

IsiHawaii- uphayinaphu/ham/ubhekeni. Yebo!

Umbhali ngubani okugqugquzele kakhulu ukuthi ubhale?

Stephen Inkosi. Izandla phansi.

Umbhali okukhuthaza kakhulu manje?

Ngingabala ababhali abane beSamhain phezulu kwekhanda lami abangicasula kakhulu ngoba izincwadi zabo zinhle kakhulu zingenza ngibhale kangcono. Hunter Shea, Jonathan Janz, Catherine Cavendish, JG Faherty. Futhi kunezindlela eziningi lapho zivela khona.

Into yokuqala oyenzayo ngemva kokuqeda ucezu olusha lomsebenzi? Qala kokulandelayo.

Uma bekufanele ubhale incwadi ngaphandle kwezwe elimangalisayo elimangalisayo, ungakhetha luphi uhlobo? Inganekwane yesayensi. Futhi uma ngingathola igumbi lokuphefumula elisabekayo, ngizokwenza.

 

Siyabonga ngesikhathi sakho, Russell. Ngikufisela okuhle kodwa I-Dreamwalker. Ngizokubona eCincy.

 

 

Thenga Izixhumanisi

I-GoodReads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23563310-dreamwalker

Ama-Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Dreamwalker-Russell-James-ebook/dp/B00P15GV98

I-Samhain Horror:

https://www.samhainpublishing.com/book/5295/dreamwalker

UBarnes noNoble:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dreamwalker-russell-james/1120666682?ean=9781619227682

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• Vula isipho sombuyekezi: Noma ubani obuyekeza i-Dreamwalker ku-Amazon nakwenye isayithi eyodwa njenge-GoodReads, njll. futhi athumele u-Erin Al-Mehairi, umsakazi, izixhumanisi zabo ku- [i-imeyili ivikelwe] uzongenwa ukuze uwine ikhadi lesipho le-Amazon elingu-$20. Lo mncintiswano uphela ngomhla ka-Feb. 28, 2015.
• • Isipho sikaRafflecoper samakhophi amabili ezincwadi zikaRussell zangaphambili. Abawinile ababili ngamunye uzowina incwadi eyodwa kwezimbili, Umlingo Omnyama futhi Ugqozi Olumnyama. E-US kuphela, akukho ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe. Kufanele usebenzise i-imeyili evumelekile ongatholwa ngayo. Ngokufaka isipho, uyavuma ukuvumela uRussell ukuthi abe ne-imeyili yakho yezibuyekezo zencwadi yezindaba ezingavamile. Umncintiswano uphela ngomhla ka-Feb. 28, 2015. Eminye imibuzo yomncintiswano ingadluliselwa ku-Erin Al-Mehairi, umsakazi, i-Hook of a Book Media ku- [i-imeyili ivikelwe].

   

  Isixhumanisi esiqondile:

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  Udumo lukaRussell R. James

  "UJames unethalente lokuhlanganisa ama-vignette agcwele isenzo abe yinto enamandla, esheshayo."

  — Ijenali Yezincwadi ivuliwe Umlingo Omnyama

  (Five Stars, A Night Owl Top Pick) “Ngiyithande kakhulu indaba kangangoba ngilinde ngokulangazela ukufunda okwengeziwe kuye. Waluka ngokucophelela nangokuyinkimbinkimbi indaba yakhe ukuze ibe nezici zemfihlakalo nokungabaza kulo lonke. Manje nginencwadi entsha engiyithandayo engizoyifunda ngokuphindaphindiwe.”

  -I-Night Owl Reviews ivuliwe Ugqozi Olumnyama

  “Le ncwadi yayingibeke emaphethelweni esihlalo sami. Ukubhala kucacile ngaze ngagxuma izikhathi ezimbalwa. Uma ungumuntu othanda lolu hlobo lomculo, uthanda izipoki futhi ukhangwa amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo, zenzele umusa bese uthola ikhophi yale ncwadi!”

  —Izibuyekezo Ezinde nezifushane zivuliwe Ugqozi Olumnyama

  Russell R. James, Biography

  URussell James wakhulela eLong Island, eNew York futhi wachitha isikhathi esiningi ebuka uChiller, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, kanye ne-Twilight Zone, naphezu kwezixwayiso zabazali bakhe. Amashalofu ezincwadi agcwele uStephen King no-Edgar Allan Poe awazange enze izinto zibe ngcono. Uthole iziqu e-Cornell University nase-University of Central Florida.

  Ngemva kohambo lwezindiza ezinophephela emhlane neButho LaseMelika, manje usefunda izindaba ezisontekile ezifundwa kangcono emini. Ubhale ama-thrillers ajwayelekile Ugqozi Olumnyama, Ukuzinikela, Umlingo Omnyama, Impindiselo Emnyama, kanye ne-Dreamwalker. Unamaqoqo amabili ezindaba ezimfushane ezesabekayo, Tales from Beyond kanye ne-Deeper into Darkness. Inoveli yakhe elandelayo, i-Q Island, ikhishwa ngo-2015.

  Umkakhe ufunda akubhalayo, ahlahle amehlo, bese ethi “Kukhona okungahambi kahle ngawe.”

  Vakashela iwebhusayithi yakhe ku www.russellrjames.com futhi ufunde izindaba ezimfishane zamahhala.

  Yena nomkakhe bahlala emzini wabo eFlorida enelanga namakati amabili.

  Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe ngoRussell R. James, sicela uvakashele Iwebhusayithi yakhe noma umlandele ku-Facebook! Mjoyine kuTwitter, @RRJames14. Futhi, zizwe ukhululekile ukumfaka kulayini ku [i-imeyili ivikelwe].