Featured Interview With Joseph Daniels
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Portsmouth, England, where I was also raised. My background is mainly in theatre and film, where I originally pursued careers in acting, directing, producing, editing and screen writing. Most of this work was writing screenplays for independent companies, some of which were made into low budget films and others which remained on the page. In the latter years I realised that of all these different jobs, writing was the one I enjoyed the most and often found myself wishing that I could just write stories for a living.
After meeting the love of my life on a touring theatre production, we both chose to leave the theatrical life behind and came to live together on the Isle of Wight, to combine our talents of writing and art. It was here that I began to write my first novel: The Hermacles Divide: The Coming of the Dhufal, part of an intended seven book series, which my partner has done all the artwork for. Since then I haven’t stopped, and don’t intend to, until every story in my head has been written down, published, and shown to the world.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I was a late bloomer when it came to reading. Believe it or not I was in my late teens when I started reading novels for pleasure and 28 when I attempted to write my first book. Before that I had been a story teller in many shapes and forms from the age of 5. My earliest books were picture books that conveyed stories that only I understood. I also made a number of audiobooks. Then later plays and screenplays became my choice of medium. It’s amazing to me now to think that there was ever a time that I did not enjoy reading.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My favourite authors are a very diverse group, writing in genres of crime, fantasy and horror.
I enjoy Simon Kernick for his action packed thrillers.
George. R. R. Martin for his talent to deal with multiple character arcs and his ability to surprise the reader at every turn.
J.K. Rowling for the immersive magical world she created which went from being a children’s story to young adult, and how she inspired me to write my own fantasy series.
Derek Landy for the invention of his many quirky characters, and talent for comic timing.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Boundless in Torment is a supernatural thriller which deals with many themes, such as life after death, murder, betrayal and redemption. It originally started out as two stories.
One about a man who was vindicated for a murder he did not commit, and then found to be the chief suspect in a second murder after.
And another about a man trapped between the world of the living and the dead, who is out to solve his own murder.
When I came to write each of these stories, I was quite aware that neither story was particularly original and did not have anything special to inspire me to continue with them. I was about to abandon them both when I came up with the idea of merging them together.
In my mind by doing this, both stories would complement each other. The murder mystery would make the supernatural element more intriguing, and the supernatural element would add an unconventional spin on the typical murder mystery.
Here is a synopsis for the book
When Detective Inspector Terri Marston takes on the case to prove the innocence of suspected murderer, Leonard Fallon, a number of strange events begin to occur during the investigation. At first she believes them to be purely circumstantial, until she witnesses a man being thrown from a roof by an unexplainable invisible force. It is after this that Terri comes to discover that an incorporeal being may be aiding her in her investigation; for what reason she does not know, but she suspects that someone close to her may have the answer.
I have left things open for a possible series, but that is all dependent on how well this first book does. So if you happen to purchase a copy and enjoy what you read enough to see more, please feel free to spread the word, Tweet, Facebook and review on Amazon and Goodreads. The more books sold, the more chance there is of a sequel.
Please follow the following link to purchase a copy on Amazon
https://books2read.com/u/mZPvM2?store=amazon