Featured Interview With Adam Ingle
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born and raised in The South. Notice the proper noun treatment? The South, whose border is constantly up for debate, is like a country of it’s own. It has a language, an attitude, and a culinary culture of it’s own. I’ve never really fit in here, no love for NASCAR or collard greens here, but I’ve learned to realize that it’s a good home base for my travels and it’s got no shortage of interesting stories and characters to be found. A midnight drive through the countryside is great for clearing the mind, working out story problems, or just enjoying the quiet isolation.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I taught myself to read in kindergarten and I was immediately hooked. I was always reading several grades above my peers and had an innate ability to spin a yarn. I may have struggled in math and science, but I soared without even trying in my literature and writing classes. I wrote stories and made my own comic books as a young kid, won a few school awards, and published in school journals (though I was incredibly shy so it was usually anonymously). Although I never had intentions of sharing any of my work with the public when I was young, I wrote and saved volumes of short stories and novels in various stages of completion.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
When I was younger I cut my teeth on the fantasy novels of Lloyd Alexander and sci-fi worlds of Orson Scott Card (including but certainly not limited to the Ender series). It wasn’t until college (all three times I went and dropped out) that I feel I developed a well-rounded appreciation for things beyond the comfortable books I knew. In addition to anything new by Neil Gaiman or Chuck Palahnuk I read and loved Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor, Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, and a whole host of edgy (to me at least), counter-culture novels. I also learned to go against the grain and hate some well loved greats like The Great Gatsby. and Catcher in the Rye
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Necessary Evil and the Greater Good is my first published novel. I have written complete novels before, but I never intended for them to see the light of day. This was the first time I felt like I had something fun, interesting, and worth sharing. It took a ridiculous amount to go from idea to published novel, which includes trashing half a novels worth a material because I wasn’t happy with the direction it had taken.
The story follows Mestoph, a demon, and his angelic best friend, Leviticus. They have both worked boring, unrewarding jobs for thousands of years and are sick of the monotony. Mestoph comes up with a plan to take advantage of the prophecies and omens that float around heaven and hell in abundance and get themselves kicked out of the afterlife without spending eternity in Purgatory. Their plan quickly goes awry and they find themselves globe hopping and hobnobbing with gods and creatures from various mythologies. It’s a satirical, fast-paced, darkly comedic look at religion, mythology, and the afterlife.
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