Featured Interview With Bryan Timothy Mitchell
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Martinsville, VA, but grew up in the middle of North Carolina. After high school, I served in the US Army in many capacities. I’ve done everything from pulling up dandelions to performing joint operations with Iraqi security forces. Over time, I received a B.A. that focused on English. I planned to be a teacher but went back to school to get a Masters in Computer Science. By day, I help developers fix security vulnerabilities in their code. By night, I write. I’m married with two boys, and we have two onerous cats and a very sweet lab.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
My fascination with books began when I was in grade school. But I didn’t get started with writing until 2007. My first book wasn’t published until 2022. Although I had a bachelor’s that focused on English, it took some time for me to hone my skills as a writer of fiction.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
There are a lot of authors that I enjoy reading. I like Tolkien, Lewis, Sanderson, King, Dekker, Koontz, and many others. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite genre but speculative fiction captures me most. Epic fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, horror, etc. The two authors who’ve inspired me most so far are Dante Alighieri and C.S. Lewis. My first novel, Infernal Fall, is a modern-day retelling of the Inferno with dashes of The Great Divorce. My second novel, Almost Paradise, was a sequel to that book but took more inspiration from the Screwtape Letters. Both novels won awards for the category of best supernatural/paranormal/horror in the Realm Awards.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Almost Paradise is an award-winning supernatural thriller. It immediately follows the events from Infernal Fall, the first book in the series. Here is the blurb for Almost Paradise:
Sometimes Hell follows you home.
Something with sinister intentions stalks Daniel Strong, but it doesn’t know that he has a magical stone that can send it back to the fiery abyss. Unfortunately for Daniel, there isn’t much power in slinging stones.
Heartless Charles must decide who he serves, and If that wasn’t enough trouble, an alluring female spirit has him ensnared with her charms. Beau is in Grayton ready to catch the next bus to Heaven, but to get there, he must remember his past.
None of them know that demons are digging their way into the living world. A peculiar angel, named Chance, tracks their scheme, but after a treacherous act leads to his imprisonment, hell is about to break loose.
Join Daniel as he confronts his demons once more, and find out why it’s harder to fly than to fall.
Almost Paradise is book 2 in the Infernal Fall series by Bryan Timothy Mitchell.
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