We asked Breitbart News Senior Writer John Nolte five MORE questions about the birth of his debut novel 'Borrowed Time' and his writing process.
My influences are movies, movies, movies…I love movies. If anything, although it’s set in the modern age and beyond, I wantedto feel like a Western, which is why I set it in the Southwest, in the desert specifically. Mason is based on the classic Western hero, the loner who pays a heavy price for getting emotionally involved.
They say the most dangerous man in the world is the man pushed into action when all he wants is to be left alone. That’s Mason.The older I get, the more I discover almost every cliché is true, and that is one of them. The two percent inspiration came from the Ernest character. Writing Ernest was pure joy . He came to me whole. No perspiration required. Yes, he’s a monster, so I’m not sure what that says about me, but I loved writing that character.
The rest of the writing was birthing a beach ball: sweat, strain, endless rewriting, and writer’s block that sometimes lasted months. Overall, though, I was guided by inspiration. Once I developed the central idea of an immortal man selling his life to wealthy elites to keep his family afloat, it dug under my skin and wouldn’t let go. It became something I had to write.Many years back, there was a hotly contested local election that had gained national attention. It went into a recount with the Democrat up a few dozen votes. Then a friend of mine called with a secret.
Above all, I hope closing the book is similar to when you exit a great movie…You’ve been so lost in another world you’re kind of dazed when you reenter the real world. Also, I hope people take the themes and characters home with them. I tried to walk that fine line of not providing all the answers, not in a way that frustrates, but in a way you savor and think about later.Honestly, right now, the idea is intimidating.
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