Welcome back, Ace. As an author, I know it takes a lot of
people to birth each book. Who were the people involved in the birthing of this
book, and what were their contributions?
That is an interesting question. I
guess it starts with an editor, telling my editor, Joyce Hart, that she wanted
to do novel with an object rather than a person carrying the plot. That is when
I came up with the idea for The Yellow
Packard. I needed a unique physical
trait for a particular clue in that book and we have a friend whose dimples are
above her cheeks rather than below them, so Alison played in at that time. When
Elk Lake was looking for a story that could
be told in a serial format, they looked at the lead character in The Yellow Packard, thus it all came
together for the series we called In The President’s Service. Now the fans are
getting involved giving me insights into the direction they want the series to
go. So it really is a team venture.
If you teach or speak. What’s coming up on your calendar?
Right now I am too busy to do much
of either. I will be making some appearances in New York
in May and Las Vegas
in July for an Abingdon release and will continue to so some guest lecture in a
few classes at a local university.
If you had to completely start over in another place, where
would you move, and why?
I love the mountains and history,
so the Smokey Mountains would be a nice place to set
up shop. I also have always had a love affair with New
England .
If you could only tell aspiring novelists one thing, what
would it be?
The business is changing rapidly;
it is nothing like it was thirty years ago. While there will always be a place
for storytelling, I think they way it is delivered will change. So look for
publishers who seem to be in touch with the times and ready to do things in new
ways.
You’ve been asked to be in charge of a celebrity cruise.
Who would you ask to take part, and why? (AS in what program, singers, etc. [it
doesn’t have to be writing related])
My wife would want me to have an
NCIS cruise. She loves both of those shows. I would likely pick an early TV
cruise. I would enjoy talking to those who put the industry on the map in the
50s and 60s, especially the writers, and get a feel for what it was like when
TV was producing 39 new shows a year. The breakneck pace and the fact the
template had not really be set, much have made that time period one of the most
creative ever.
Tell us about the featured book,
After an assassin’s bullet stops
Helen Meeker dead in tracks, her friends must find the man who fired the
shot. From the streets of Washington D.C. to the stockyards in Chicago , with
a side trip to the heart of Texas ,
danger and intrigue dog a secret government team as Helen hovers between life
and death. Will an enemy’s blood offer a second chance at life and the key to
finding out what a mysterious tall man really wants? Old friends unite with new
characters in this exciting episode of In The President’s Service.
Please give us the first page of the book.
Saturday, March 21, 1942
9:19 AM
The
music blaring from the Packard’s radio speaker so loud Alison didn’t hear the
gunshot. Thus, the young woman was completely baffled when her sister suddenly
paused just in front of the car and then slowly dropped out of view. Still, the
pained and perplexed expression etched on Helen’s face just before she had
fallen spoke volumes. Something was horrible wrong.
Bolting
upright, Alison pulled up the door’s handle and quickly stepped out of the
yellow sedan. Her black pumps barely touched the rubber-ribbed running board as
she rushed around the passenger side front fender to spy her sister, awkwardly
sprawled on the sidewalk, her right hand still grasping the Packard’s massive bumper
as blood stained her jacket and blouse and began to puddle on the sidewalk.
“Helen,”
Alison screamed as she fell to her knees and gently placed her palm against her
sister’s face. “What happened?”
There
was no response.
Looking
down to the wound, Alison momentarily froze. After taking a deep breath to
steady her nerves and slow her heart, Alison pushed her hand into her sister’s
side. She held it there, the rushing blood’s wet warmth causing a chill to race
down her spine.
“Oh
Helen,” she sighed.
Where can we find you on the Internet?
Twitter is @acecollins and just look for Ace Collins on
Facebook.
Thank you, Ace, for sharing Episode 3 of In the President's Service with us.
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9 comments:
Portsmouth, VA
I have the first 2 episodes of this series and would love to have this one as well!
J.C. -Indiana-
I have now written six of them and am happy to report that the first three will be combined into a print edition very, very soon.
Ace
An interesting plot with the man choosing from 50 ladies! Sounds like THE BACHELOR tv show. I would like to win and read your book of suspense. sharon, CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)com
uh-oh wrong book!!! I had just read the post on the next author! sorry! I like your suspense plot and what is the Presidents' series? sharon, CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)com
I think my heart stopped reading the first page. What an exciting read this promises.
Mary P
QLD AUSTRALIA
What a great interview!!!!!!
I would be ecstatic if I won this book!
I have read all of Ace's books!
Charlotte Kay
Ohio
Would love to read this book and see what happens to Helen.
From MS
plhouston(at)bellsouth(dot)net
Sorry to say, I'd forgotten that I wanted to read The Yellow Packard. Now that I've been reminded, I'm looking forward to reading the series.
Tennessee
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