Seconds Before Sunrise
Book Two in the Timely Death Trilogy
By Shannon Thompson
Release Date: August 25th, 2015
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
Tour Dates: September 7th - 18th
Two nightmares. One memory.
"Chaos within destiny. It was the definition of our love."
Eric has weeks before his final battle when he's in an accident. Forced to face his human side, he knows he can't survive if he fights alone. But he doesn't want to surrender, even if he becomes the sacrifice for war.
Jessica's memory isn't the only thing she's lost. Her desire to find her parents is gone and so is her confidence. But when fate leaves nightmares behind, she decides to find the boy she sees in them, even if it risks her sanity.
Seconds Before Sunrise is the exciting sequel to Minutes Before Sunset by Shannon A. Thompson. Find out why readers are enthralled with the Timely Death Trilogy.
Shannon A. Thompson is a twenty-three-year-old author, avid reader, and habitual chatterbox. She was merely sixteen when she was first published, and a lot has happened since then. Thompson's work has appeared in numerous poetry collections and anthologies, and her first installment of The Timely Death Trilogy became Goodreads' Book of the Month.
Author Interview
Where’s home for you?
The road is home to me. In my 24
years, I’ve lived in six states and moved over a dozen times, so it’s difficult
to sit still for long. I’m happiest in new places with new faces and stories to
listen to.
What’s the most valuable thing you’ve learned?
My dad always used to tell me that
no one was worth dating until they were 25. Okay. So that might not be the most
valuable thing I’ve learned. But my dad’s pretty awesome. ;) I’m sure he’s the
one who taught me my most valuable lesson. He’s definitely supported me in
being myself, and I’m not sure where’d I be without his encouragement.
What is your most embarrassing moment?
In the fifth grade talent show, my
group was doing an umbrella dance. One of the umbrellas got caught in my
hair…for the rest of the show…in front of the entire school…and I was the new
kid. It took awhile to come back from that and to trust umbrellas again. Now, I
only use them for rain. It’s actually raining right now.
What’s your favorite line from a book?
“We must strive to be like the
moon.” It’s one of my favorite quotes from a memoir by Ishmael Beah, A Long Way
Gone.
Are any of your characters inspired by real people?
Not in particular. That being said,
I did base the physical descriptions of Eric’s and Jonathon’s shade forms—as
well as Camille’s half-breed form—on three people I saw in the dreams I based
The Timely Death Trilogy off of.
Do you have a routine for writing?
My “routine” changes from book to
book, but more often than not, it starts with a dreams, moves into a
screenplay, unfolds into a novel, and then completes itself upon numerous
rewrites and edits. I’ve recently come to conclusion that I am, indeed, a slow
writer, but I’m okay with that!
Where and when do you prefer to do your writing?
Right now, I spend most of my
writing time at a local coffee shop in one little corner with a large cup of
Americano accompanying me.
What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received about your
writing?
I think when a reader emails you at
3 a.m. on a Wednesday because they couldn’t put your book down is one of the
best moments, but the best moment is when a reader tells you that your story
inspired them, either to start writing themselves or start following another
passion. One reader of The Timely Death Trilogy told me it reminded them of why
they loved to paint, so they finally started painting again. They thanked me
for that, and tears came to my eyes. I just wanted to thank them for reading.
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to write?
Hardest? Probably something in
college that I didn’t truly want to write. I don’t’ believe writing should ever
be forced, but alas, education. In regards to emotional difficultly, I wrote a
personal essay about my mother’s death and my college roommate’s death that
really took everything in me to put a couple thousand words down.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on editing November Snow, which was my very first published novel back in
2007, but I took it out of the market almost immediately, so I don’t feel like
it got a real chance. I’m working on giving it that chance.
This or That
Summer or Winter: Winter
City or Country: Country
Coffee or Red Bull: Coffee
TV or Movies: Movies
Kisses or Hugs: Hugs
Bicycle or Motorcycle: Bicycle
Noise or Silence: Silence
Left or Right: Right
Halloween or Christmas: Halloween
Outside or Inside: Inside
Wet or Dry: Wet
Bath or Shower: Shower
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