Curiosity Quills Press
Published: Sept 23, 2014
Paperback, 292 pages
Book Description:
Author Interview with Gustavo Florentin
Please help me welcome Gustavo on Library of Clean Reads!
LCR: If I were to ask you to describe
what your novel is about in one sentence what would it be?
GF: A Columbia student descends into the
netherworld of runaways and predators to find her sister who has been
abducted by a killer who auctions the deaths of young girls in an
eBay of agony.
LCR: The Schwarzschild Radius deals with
some serious issues such as child prostitution and pedophilia. Did
you find it hard to write scenes that portrayed the evilness of these
acts?
GF: I used the technique of "less is
more" and implied a lot of the heinous acts. Much of it happens
offstage, so I didn't really dramatize much of the violence committed
against children. Making those scenes explicit would have been
difficult and would have detracted from the writing.
LCR: How much of your current career as a
network engineer influences what you write about?
GF: It keeps me current with technology,
which is an inescapable element in most thriller writing these days.
A lot of the twists in The Schwarzschild Radius wouldn't have been
possible twenty years ago because there was no social media.
LCR: If you could be a character in one
of your novels, who would you be and why?
GF: I like Detective McKenna. He's flawed
but relentless. You don't want him on your tail.
LCR: What is the best part about being an
author? And the hardest?
GF: The best part is writing a sentence or
a plot twist that really resonates. That gives me a sense of
satisfaction that nothing else does. The hardest is finding the time
to write. I have a full-time job, a small business and I love to
read.
LCR: What is the most daring thing you've
ever done? The funniest?
GF: The most daring thing was skydiving.
Once is enough. Adrenaline? There is nothing like it when you let go
of that wing. The funniest? I was riding my bike one time in a park
and rode it right off a bunch of stairs then did a summersault at the
end.
LCR: What is the next project you are
working on?
GF: I’m writing a conspiracy political
thriller. It’s a far cry from The Schwarzschild Radius, and the
good news is that my protagonist is ex-Special Forces which makes a
lot of things easier, like prevailing over the bad guys. I needed a
main character with special forces experience and lo and behold,
Detective McKenna of the Schwarzschild Radius fit the bill to a T. It
saved me the trouble of creating a new protagonist.
LCR: Thank you, Gustavo, for taking the time to answer my questions.
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Gustavo Florentin was born in Queens, New York and received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York. He spent a decade in the defense industry working on the F-14 fighter jet and classified electronics projects. After the fall of the Soviet Union, many thought America wouldn't need weapons anymore, so while others waited for the peace dividend, he moved on to the financial sector in New York where he is currently a network engineer. His passions include violin, travel to exotic places and exploring worldwide conspiracies. He lives in New Jersey where he is working on his third novel. His thriller, In the Talons of the Condor, won the following awards:
WUACADEMIA--Prix d'Or Best Novel
The Verb First Chapter Contest--First Prize
Mount Arrowsmith Best Novel 4th place
The Writing Show--Second Prize best first chapter of a novel.
Second Prize--16th Annual International Latino Book Awards
Connect with Gustavo: Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter
Where to buy the book:
Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble
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NOTE: I have not read this book and cannot state its content. The author rated it R and stated: There are no explicit sex scenes and some graphic violence. There is significant violence that is referenced (as in past police cases) and violence that is related by characters, second-hand.
NOTE: I have not read this book and cannot state its content. The author rated it R and stated: There are no explicit sex scenes and some graphic violence. There is significant violence that is referenced (as in past police cases) and violence that is related by characters, second-hand.
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