Thomas Winship
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Thomas Winship resides in New York. He serves as MBA Director
for St. Thomas Aquinas College, where he also teaches courses in English
Composition, Communications, and Business. Previously, he spent fifteen years
working for a global pharmaceutical company, specializing in organizational
development, talent management, and training.
Tom writes in his spare time. His first novel, a
mystery/legal thriller entitled Temporary Insanity (a.k.a. Case
Closed), was a 2008 finalist in a national contest but failed to garner
industry attention. His second novel, Væmpires: Revolution, was
published in October and a follow-up novella, Væmpires: White Christmas, was
published in December.
He is an avid collector of books, comic books, music, and
movies. His interests are diverse: on any given day, Tom is likely to be found
watching a horror movie, attending a hard rock concert, or enjoying a Broadway
show.
He is currently working on the next installment of the “Væmpires”
series, which is scheduled for a 2012 release.
1.
Where's the strangest place you've ever written?
I don’t think I’ve ever written in a strange setting. Of course, I feel
inadequate now, so I’ll probably do something foolish to fill
that void.
2.
What book do you wish you had written? Any of
the major religious texts. I mean, anyone who writes fiction should be in awe
of those things.
3.
What inspires you? Oh, I’m inspired by the same things that inspire the average person:
greed, jealousy, fear …
Perhaps I shouldn’t admit that.
Let me start over. My wife inspires me, because she has so much faith in
my talents. Movies, books, music … in many ways, the world around us … provide
inspiration on a continuous basis. I just try to keep my eyes and ears open
because I never know when inspiration’s going to float by (plus, I’d hate to
step on it when it does—bad karma and all that).
Since I published Vaempires:
Revolution a year ago, I also started finding inspiration in the feedback
from readers. It’s really an incredible experience to have total strangers read
something you’ve created and enjoy it. It’s inspirational and
awe-inspiring.
4. When
did you start writing? Well, I started at a pretty young age, as most
people do. At first, it was more scribbling than writing, but it got better
with practice. Then I entered public school. Believe it or not, the
powers-that-be insisted I learn to read and
write (as if either one wasn’t hard enough on its own). Despite the evil forces
assembled against me, I persevered … and here I am!
Wait … you meant writing … I knew that,
of course!
I’ve only been writing for the last decade or
so—and even that was inconsistent, with long breaks in between. I really got
serious about it over the last eighteen months.
5.
Tell us three things about you that aren’t about
writing. 1) I’m frequently victimized by the voices in my head. Not because
they tell me to commit immoral or illegal acts—which I really don’t hold
against them, as they’re as much a product of the times as anyone else is—but
because I don’t have the courage to do what they say and they know that. 2) I am starting to believe that Greedo shot first.
I hate to admit it, because so many people feel otherwise, but the evidence is rather
compelling. Just watch the Blu-ray; it’s all there. 3) I’ve never purchased
anything via the black market—although I once purchased a shirt at White House
Black Market that was to die for. Just sayin’.
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BOOK BLURB:
It is the morning of
Princess Cassandra’s sixteenth birthday. Everyone’s attention is focused
on the heir to the vampire throne. World leaders, the rich and famous, and VIPs
from every corner of the globe have gathered in the nation’s capital to
celebrate the momentous event.
Cassandra’s boyfriend, Daniel, is late for the party. He’s
still outside the city when all hell breaks loose. What he believes is an act
of terrorism proves to be a full-fledged revolution. Væmpires—former vampires
who mutated into warm-blooded creatures with an insatiable hunger for cold
blood—have launched coordinated attacks across the globe, with three goals: the
eradication of humanity, the enslavement of vampires, and the ascension of
væmpires as the dominant species on the planet.
The vampire and human leaders are killed. Cassandra is
missing. Daniel is the acting king. Desperate to find the princess, Daniel and
his friends fight their way across the besieged city. With the hopes of the
free world resting on the shoulders of four vampire teenagers, væmpires unleash
their secret weapons: a new breed of væmpire that is far deadlier than any ever
seen before.
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