Author Interview Series
Kane, author of Aleron
Reviewed by: Gary Sorkin, Pacific Book
Review
PBR: Today we are talking with the renowned author
Kane. Thank you for sharing some time
with us to discuss your new book, Aleron.
Kane: It is mine as well as Aleron’s pleasure to talk about
the beginning of his life as a vampire and choosing me to tell his tale.
PBR: I was very much impressed with your describing the
thought process of your character, Aleron, as he becomes seduced into changing
from human to a vampire. Your attention
to detail and credibility is awesome. Tell us, how have you researched material
for your book?
KANE: I’ve been a fan
of vampires and other fantastical beings for as long as I can remember. I have
watched and read many different tales of the undead and out of that entertainment
was born a desire in me to reveal the true history of the vampire, or should I
say the Strigoi. I began researching the origin of the vampire and various
vampire folklore worldwide. Of course my journey began and ended with Eastern
Europe, through the America’s, Africa, and Asia. However; simply reading about
it wasn’t enough. My thirst had been awakened and I felt a need to feed it. So
I decided to journey into the heart of the legend that is Vlad, in Brasov,
Romania. From here I journeyed to Bucharest, and many other surrounding cities.
Here I was able to marry my new found knowledge with the smell and feel of
Transylvania. I submerged myself into an underworld of gothic culture emerging
with enlightenment, for I too felt reborn.
PBR: What literary
works of others have most influenced you?
Kane: I am quite fond
and appreciative of the writings of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice, both of which
has influenced me to reveal my story as it was shared with me by my new and
only friend, Aleron.
PBR: Aleron is an
epic achievement, how long has it taken you to write this story, and what else
was going on in your life during the process?
Kane: ‘Aleron’ is a
summation of willful submission to listen to the things that are often unheard
and fourteen months of writing and rewriting. Just like everyone else, I had a
life and loved ones to tend to. Therefore, my writing took place often times
during late night and the wee hours of the morning. That is the time when the
phone ceases to ring, the television becomes a blur, and all sound is absent.
Music to a writer’s ears.
PBR: Perhaps a silly
question, but what are some of your personal beliefs of the super-natural,
paranormal or spirit world?
Kane: Before starting
my research into the undead, I imagine my perception of those things were quite
typical of our modern age. However, now I am certain of nothing. It seems I can
no longer conclude that we are alone as the only intelligent beings on earth.
There are indeed things that occur that we cannot see or even imagine. The
little noises that wake you at night when you think you are alone; the feeling
of paralysis when you desperately try to move your body after your mind has
already awaken; the absolute feeling of experiencing something for a second
time when you are sure you have never experienced it before are all signs of
phenomena that we do not understand. And it is that ignorance that allows them to thrive.
PBR: In your opinion,
how would you describe the perfect audience for your book, Aleron?
Kane: The perfect
audience is any and everyone who enjoys a good book. And especially those who
question what is real and what is fantasy.
PBR: What struck me
as fascinating about writing a piece set in the 18th century is the
lack of being able to reference terms, expressions and artifacts of modern day
civilization – even needing to keep the vernacular to an appropriate time
frame. What are some of the ways you go
about placing yourself into the past for allowing your creative referencing of
events and observations unique to that time period?
Kane: Very good
query. Conveying time and place are essential in good writing. For a writer
asks a reader to meet them in a place and time that the reader may or may not
be familiar with. That is why we ask where and when. I studied ancient Romanian
dialect, culture, and political and social struggles of that era. Everything we
experience is constantly evolving, and so I had to turn back the hands of time
so the reader can taste the environment and to tickle all the senses.
PBR: What are some of
the awards or recognitions you have won on your work?
Kane: Awards are
pending. We have received the highest review rating from Reader’s Favorite and
a stellar review from Pacific Book Review, as well as many personal accolades
from a very diverse group of readers.
PBR: Thank you very
much for taking your time with us today, and we wish you the best of success
for your new book, Aleron.
Kane: Thank you for
having me. To experience Aleron, please visit us at www.aleron.co,
or twitter, or Facebook. Aleron would love to hear from you.
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