About the Book
Title: The Last Kraken
Author: Skyler Patterson
Genre: Fantasy
This is a fantasy fiction tale. Get ready to UNLEASH THE KRAKEN! Its the 1800's in London England. .A leviathan hunter Slaymore Seaborne is retired. The man longs for one last sea adventure! The man has slain every type of sea creature but one. The KRAKEN! All say the creature is myth until the king's merchant ships turn up destroyed. The crown hires Slaymore to end the monster. This book was written by SKYLER PATTERSON, Author of :THE BOOK OF SWORDS series!
Title: The Last Kraken
Author: Skyler Patterson
Genre: Fantasy
This is a fantasy fiction tale. Get ready to UNLEASH THE KRAKEN! Its the 1800's in London England. .A leviathan hunter Slaymore Seaborne is retired. The man longs for one last sea adventure! The man has slain every type of sea creature but one. The KRAKEN! All say the creature is myth until the king's merchant ships turn up destroyed. The crown hires Slaymore to end the monster. This book was written by SKYLER PATTERSON, Author of :THE BOOK OF SWORDS series!
How did i become a writer? My story could be a book of itself. My journey is as daunting as it is impossible. Yet it is all truth! I have been working in health care for many years. It was when i decided to read books on my way to work that i stumbled upon the possibility of writing. How did it happen? I take the train to get to my job in N.Y.. I had become bored with reading the daily newspapers .It was then that i decided to read a book instead. Mind you, i had not read a book in years! I proceeded to read books by J.R. Tolkien, Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, and George R.R. Martin. I found those books sooo cool! I love fantasy fiction. It was when i became addicted to a certain series; that it happened. I read every book from that series and when i asked the book store clerk when there would be more the man gave me terrible news. “Ha, that guy puts out a book every five, six years. “WHAT?! LIFE IS TOO SHORT”! I could not believe that. It was then that i began to wonder what if i (yes me) could write a book myself. This was a joke to me until i came up in minutes with a plot for a fantasy fiction tale. HOW did i do that!? The plot was way TOO COOL to just do nothing with. And i will not lie. I made every type of mistake one could make in learning how to write. I have had no formal training and i successfully dropped out of college, years ago! (Please do not do this! It did not go well!)That first idea became THE BOOK OF SWORDS, a medieval styled swords and sorcery epic. (Draft2Digital) That book gave me many headaches, before i figured out how to write it!(great e book that it is) So i took a break and wrote: THE LAST KRAKEN,(The complete version on Draft2Digital/Smashwords/I Tunes,Only) a tale of a giant, leviathan squid running amok, in the 1800’s England. It was when i was writing that book that i began to realize that i had somehow in only a little more than a year (2013)became an author. I finished that first book. I then proceeded to test a chapter of it on my extra –smart-school teacher sister Carol. My sister invited me over to hear my tale. My sister did not disappoint me. She gave me many words of encouragement: “Let’s all have a good laugh”! were her words! I read her a chapter. After i read that chapter my sister began to stutter and jaws were dropping everywhere! “HOW IN THE HELL”?! were her words! And then i began to write another book called REVENGE OF THE WOLF. When my friends heard i was attempting this task they said: “You are crazy! All of your books (so far) are about action! What do you know about romance books”?! Who would do what i did?! It was crazy! I decided to become a writer not knowing if i could even do it! I who had never wrote any type of romance before did write that book! And what happened?! Four star reviews! And accolades and something i never had before: FANS! AND SALES! (Enchanted helped!)I can still remember when i was writing REVENGE OF THE WOLF (Draft2Digital/Smashwords/ Apple I-tunes) when i passed my laptop to a girl i was dating and asked her to read an emotional turning point of this Paranormal/romance/action/horror story. As she was reading it; i was in awe as the woman slowly began to cry! I then spent the rest of that year writing many books. And here i am! I am in this for the long haul. I am now an author and somehow a poet/songwriter. I will now do my best to write many stories that all occur in different settings, worlds and time periods. All will contain my signature of fantasy fiction, Epic action and romance! “My impossible journey just goes to show that one can never truly know what they are capable of; until they give it that one good try! Never let ANYONE tell you what you cannot do! I can be found on Goodreads Author page/Smashwords author page/Facebook Author page. I love to hear from my fans! What’s next?! Romance/Action :REVENGE OF THE WOLF2 (New Series) YA:THE WARPATH OF LOVE, THE BOOK OF SWORDS 2,THE BRAVE CRAB, “211” And many more! I can truly say I LOVE WRITING.---SKYLER PATTERSON
Links
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/LAST-KRAKEN-SKYLER-PATTERSON-ebook/dp/B00TBPWPFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452009137&sr=8-1&keywords=the+last+kraken
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skyler-Patterson-The-Author-1637568183177650/?fref=ts
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/597513
Links
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/LAST-KRAKEN-SKYLER-PATTERSON-ebook/dp/B00TBPWPFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452009137&sr=8-1&keywords=the+last+kraken
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skyler-Patterson-The-Author-1637568183177650/?fref=ts
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/597513
Interview
Q: Where do you get your ideas?
A: There were 2 inspirations for The Last Kraken. One was the scene in the movie “Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Man’s chest.” There was a scene where a Kraken was attacking a ship! That stuck in my mind. Then in the summer of 2013 there was a documentary that was about a real Kraken that was found! By that time i had stumbled upon the possibility of writing. I decided to develop these ideas into a story and my first ebook became a reality. I get my ideas from everywhere. I get them from movies, documentaries, even comic books, and paintings and pictures. The story idea for Revenge Of the Wolf came from a book cover!
Q: Do you have a dream cast for your book?
A: Oh Yeah! Captain Slaymore Seaborne: The animated Beowulf’ movie’s superb screaming,character/ voice actor Ron Witestone as Captain Slaymore! Or Liam Neeson! Or both! Liam as Slaymore and Ron as Grinn Wavefolly! Or get this: Russell Crowe as Captain Slaymore Ron Witestone as Grinn! Cate Blanchett could easily play Gale Storming Seaborne! And as the flamboyant young upstart Captain Conceitious: “Lord Of The Rings: Five Armies LUKE EVANS as THE BRAVE CRAB! Or Jon Snow KIT HARRINGTON could kill that part!
Q:How do you handle writers block?
A: This is what i found is the secret to that dreaded demon! TIME! Rule number one: Never try to force out chapters! IT NEVER WORKS! It will just read like chapter filler! What i have learned that chapters should be filled with parts of an unfolding plot that builds up and ends in a meaningful way that moves your story forward. That cannot be rushed. If you cannot find the magic WAIT FOR IT! When i was writing Revenge Of the Wolf i cleared my desk of all other projects and submerged myself within the world of that tale. What happened ? In my mind it was the best thing since caviar! And when i faced a block i wrote through it. What was i left with? CRAP! DUNG! I was spending all my time in that world everything was hypnotizingly fabulous! And then i decided to take a break. I returned in a few weeks. When i turned on the laptop i located the crap right away! I began to see all of the filler and mistakes jumping out off of the pages at me! Then i began to look with a “FRESH EYE”! What did i do? I gutted the book! I removed the crap and added what was needed. It was a Romance /horror story with none of those things! I ADDED THEM! I added new characters and uncovered a gorgeous theme! I added bold ideas! And what was i left with? MY FIRST BEST SELLER! Books can be like wine! They get better with time!
Q: What inspired you to write this book?
A: Seeing this Kraken creature in Pirates Of The Carrabbean “Dead Man’s Chest” and in a documentary. They found a real one in 2013! The History Channel!
Q: What is the hardest part of being a writer?
A: The hardest part is trying to guess what readers will like to read about. Yet one thing will never change: People love a great story! Thank you for your questions. Warmest regards Skyler Patterson..
A: There were 2 inspirations for The Last Kraken. One was the scene in the movie “Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Man’s chest.” There was a scene where a Kraken was attacking a ship! That stuck in my mind. Then in the summer of 2013 there was a documentary that was about a real Kraken that was found! By that time i had stumbled upon the possibility of writing. I decided to develop these ideas into a story and my first ebook became a reality. I get my ideas from everywhere. I get them from movies, documentaries, even comic books, and paintings and pictures. The story idea for Revenge Of the Wolf came from a book cover!
Q: Do you have a dream cast for your book?
A: Oh Yeah! Captain Slaymore Seaborne: The animated Beowulf’ movie’s superb screaming,character/ voice actor Ron Witestone as Captain Slaymore! Or Liam Neeson! Or both! Liam as Slaymore and Ron as Grinn Wavefolly! Or get this: Russell Crowe as Captain Slaymore Ron Witestone as Grinn! Cate Blanchett could easily play Gale Storming Seaborne! And as the flamboyant young upstart Captain Conceitious: “Lord Of The Rings: Five Armies LUKE EVANS as THE BRAVE CRAB! Or Jon Snow KIT HARRINGTON could kill that part!
Q:How do you handle writers block?
A: This is what i found is the secret to that dreaded demon! TIME! Rule number one: Never try to force out chapters! IT NEVER WORKS! It will just read like chapter filler! What i have learned that chapters should be filled with parts of an unfolding plot that builds up and ends in a meaningful way that moves your story forward. That cannot be rushed. If you cannot find the magic WAIT FOR IT! When i was writing Revenge Of the Wolf i cleared my desk of all other projects and submerged myself within the world of that tale. What happened ? In my mind it was the best thing since caviar! And when i faced a block i wrote through it. What was i left with? CRAP! DUNG! I was spending all my time in that world everything was hypnotizingly fabulous! And then i decided to take a break. I returned in a few weeks. When i turned on the laptop i located the crap right away! I began to see all of the filler and mistakes jumping out off of the pages at me! Then i began to look with a “FRESH EYE”! What did i do? I gutted the book! I removed the crap and added what was needed. It was a Romance /horror story with none of those things! I ADDED THEM! I added new characters and uncovered a gorgeous theme! I added bold ideas! And what was i left with? MY FIRST BEST SELLER! Books can be like wine! They get better with time!
Q: What inspired you to write this book?
A: Seeing this Kraken creature in Pirates Of The Carrabbean “Dead Man’s Chest” and in a documentary. They found a real one in 2013! The History Channel!
Q: What is the hardest part of being a writer?
A: The hardest part is trying to guess what readers will like to read about. Yet one thing will never change: People love a great story! Thank you for your questions. Warmest regards Skyler Patterson..