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Ashes

Estevan Vega

Series: Arson, #2
Genre:YA Paranormal
Publication date: September 11th 2012
by StoneGate Ink

Find my  review of Arson, here!

I got the idea back in high school. I was in a very hard place in life, and I needed an “out.” My parents were splitting up; my older bro was leaving for the military. My life was spinning out of control. I needed a way to try and make sense of the world. Plus, going through the motions of everyday adolescence always seems to leave more questions than answers anyway. Oh, and I love the supernatural and exploring powers because I grew up infatuated with X-MEN and superheroes. So I created the world of Arson, a story about a boy who can create fire. The rest is history, peeps :}

Originally no. It was going to be a closed case. But after much banging of my head up against the wall and mucho dialogues and of course, acquiescing to all the voices in my head, I decided to cave. I wanted to see if I could handle the pressure of writing a sequel. I wanted to explore the world of Arson more, get into the supernatural that was only hinted at in book one. Mission accomplished? I, um, think so?

Guilty.

Not. Entirely. Sure. But. Definite. Possibility.

Yes. Is. It. That. Obvious?

Well, for starters it has more action. More characters. And a bigger plot. When I was writing Arson, I was focused on creating a centralized and conflicted world. In Ashes, I wanted to expand that world and show, really show, how the actions of one can impact the masses. It’s a sequel, so you know that’s how we do. But if you like character development and the doses of the supernatural sprinkled throughout the first book, then you will love Ashes, because everything just gets taken up a notch. Make that eleven.

Am I allowed to play favorites? I loved Adam. He’s like the darker side of Arson, so I really liked being able to incorporate someone else with abilities into this story. But the character I’ve really got my eye on is Krane. He’s probably the most underestimated one of the wh-wh-whole b-b-bunch.

If you say we’re in the safe zone, can I say yes? Ha-ha. No, the darkest I get is severe cases of pessimism. Apart from the bodies in my trunk and the copious amounts of spider webs in my bedroom, I’m not too weird. Wait…

All the frickin time. I like to think I’m in control, but then my stories remind me that the opposite is most often true.

In time, precious. {insert creepy Gollum voice here} In time. But soon.

Check the bio on the back of the book.

Switchfoot.

Inception. Go watch it three times. Right now. It’s Nolan’s best work.

Winter. The cold just…sucks.

C’mon, son…I use a type writer. Wait, what decade is it?

Only on Thursdays.

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Stay fly, amigos.
-evega

I’m a writer. Well, technically an author, because they say that you magically become an author (i.e. true creative) if you’ve published something, and you’re a writer if you haven’t (you know those closet aspiring geniuses who just scribble stuff into notebooks and hide it from the world?). But I still call myself a writer. I’m one of 4 brothers. The middle son. I guess that’s supposed to make me uber weird and dysfunctional, but the jury’s still out on that one. I love mint chocolate chip ice cream. Like, really love it. Watching movies and going to rock shows are 2 of my favorite pastimes, and I am addicted to telling stories.

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