Book Info-
Title- Evolution: ANGEL
Series-The Evolution Series #1
Author- S. A. Huchton
Genre- New Adult Superhero Romance
Expected Release Date- March 6th, 2014
Blurb-
Candace Bristol has always been obsessed with comic books,
but in a world where the nightly news often mirrors these inked stories, her
dreams of becoming a real superhero could actually come true. After being
rescued by members of the government’s AdvaNced Genetic EvoLution (ANGEL)
Project four years ago, getting recruited for this elite team is all she's
wanted.
Now 18, she's finally reached her goal after years of study
and physical training, but little could have prepared her for life as a genetic
experiment. As though coming to terms with her new ability to manipulate water
isn't tough enough, she never expected to be swept off her feet by one of her
fellow recruits.
With genetic alteration, the threat of physical and mental
instability hangs over every superhero like a shadow. When one of their own
tumbles over the edge of madness, Candace will have to choose between
protecting the world, and saving the one who holds her heart.
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About the Author
A geek of all trades, Starla Huchton has been crafting
stories in various genres since 2007. Her first novel, THE DREAMER'S THREAD was
released as a full cast audiobook podcast, becoming a double-nominee and
finalist for the 2010 Parsec Awards. After releasing short fiction of
steampunk, noir fantasy, and other varieties, she released the first three
books of the Sci-Fi Romance ENDURE series in 2013. All three books of the
EVOLUTION series will be released in 2014, as well as a Steampunk Fantasy
novel, MASTER OF MYTH (the Antigone's Wrath series, book 1), which was the
first place winner of the Crested Butte Writers' contest, The Sandy, in 2012.
When not writing, Starla trains three Minions, a black lab,
and a military husband whilst designing book covers for independent authors and
publishers at designedbystarla.com.
Interview
How much of a story
did you have in mind before you started writing?
The answer to this really varies from project to project for
me. Sometimes it’s only a character or setting that comes to me first, however,
the Evolution series was a different beast altogether. After the initial
inspiration of an entire scene (the last scene of Evolution: ANGEL), I spent 20
hours in the car plotting out two complete novels with an inkling of an idea
for a third. I’d never had a fully-formed, start to finish synopsis of any book
before, so having such a solid plan for a story before I’d written word one was
a new experience for me. I think that speaks a great deal to the power behind
the concept for sure.
Can you tell us what
genre you write?
Well, I don’t really like to box myself into only writing
one genre. The Evolution series is on the light side of sci-fi (it is
superheroes, after all), bordering on paranormal, but I’ve written other things
that aren’t at all like it. I have a modern fantasy novel out there, a more
science-based romance series, a steampunk adventure releasing in September, a
YA Dystopian finished, and I’ve just wrapped up the first draft of a
contemporary romance with suspense/thriller elements. Essentially, I’ll write
whatever calls to me. I’ve given up saying “never will I ever write _____”
because I’ve found that if the characters or setting or ideas really speak to
me, then I should follow that.
How (or when) do you
decide that you are finished writing a story?
I typically start out with a word count goal in mind, and
I’ll aim for that. Deciding on when a story is complete… well, that’s not so
easy to pin down. Saying “until it feels done” is kind of cliche, but I go
where my characters lead. When they say stop, I stop. So long as I’ve taken
care of the threads that needed tidying up, I call it done.
What are you working
on right now?
At the moment, I just finished the first draft of a
contemporary novel, so I haven’t started anything new yet. I have a few
projects in progress, so I may look to those for what I work on next. I have
half of a sci-fi romance about parallel dimensions written, half of the first
book in the follow-on series to the Evolution trilogy, a project for this
summer that needs some plotting, and a fourth and final Endure series book to
write. At this second, however, I’m content to let my brain and keyboard rest
for just a little while before jumping into something new.
At what age did you
discover your love of writing?
I was eight when I first started dabbling, so it honestly
has been for most of my life. I didn’t attempt long-form fiction until the end
of high school, however, and completed my first novel in 2008.
What was the first
story that you wrote?
I can’t say as I remember very clearly, but one of my
earliest short stories I really remember was in the beginning of high school. I
believe it was to do with two teens in a mental institution, one who’d been
there for a while and undergoing shock treatment therapy. In the end, I think
she saved the boy from having to endure that as she somehow had developed
control over lightning and basically destroyed the institution as they escaped.
What is the most
difficult part of the whole writing process?
Depends on the project. Sometimes my big ideas get away from
me and I have to take a step back as I start drowning in research. Especially
so with my sci-fi Endure series, as my main characters were a marine biochemist
and a technology expert. I am neither, so those books required a serious amount
of focus to pull it all together. With my new Evolution series, it was more of
a challenge to keep up with the flow of words, to be honest. Finding time to
get all of the words in my head onto the screen was an enormous challenge with
3 kids and a deployed husband.
What writer
influences you the most?
This really varies from project to project. I read a lot of
Jennifer Armentrout books right before I began the Evolution series, so it’s
possible that played into the young voice they have. They also draw a great
deal from comics I read as a kid and all the superhero TV shows and movies I’d
been watching. The contemporary book I just completed has echoes of the Count
of Monte Cristo in it, but I would never put my story on the level with that
one. Really, I can’t say any one writer has an overabundance of influence on
what I create.
Where can people
learn more about you?
My website www.starlahuchton.com will connect you to
anything and everything I do. I have an author Facebook page and I’m on twitter
as @riznphnx as well.
Is there anything
else you’d like to tell us about yourself?
On top of being an author, I’m also a freelance
book cover designer. Not only do I design all of my own covers, but for
independent authors as well as presses like Entangled Publishing. Most of my
graphic work can be found at www.designedbystarla.com.
Links-
Author blog
Author Facebook page
Facebook Event
***Giveaway***
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ONLY
What I’m giving away:
*All packs include ebook and print copies of Evolution: ANGEL
Prize Pack #1
Movies:
Green Lantern, Fantastic Four, X-Men First Class
Batman,
Flash, and Superman Figures (because no one should have to watch movies alone!)
Prize pack #2
Avengers backpack
Avengers notebooks
Iron Man& Captain America figures
Spiderman pencils
Spiderman holographic sticker
Prize Pack #3
Wonder Woman journal, pens, and caped coffee mug
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