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    Character Interview: Joe Stanton from Exodus 2022 @kennethgbennett #RLFblog #scifi

    Exodus 2022 

    About the Book

    Title: Exodus 2022
    Genre: SciFi Eco-Thriller
    Author Name: Kenneth G. Bennett
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R, due to violence,
    no sexual scenes
    Joe Stanton is in agony. Out of his mind over the death of his
    young daughter. Or so it seems.
    Unable to contain his grief, Joe loses control in public, screaming
    his daughter’s name and causing a huge scene at a hotel on San Juan Island
    in Washington State. Thing is, Joe Stanton doesn’t have
    a daughter. Never did. And when the authorities arrive they blame the 28-year-old’s
    outburst on drugs.
    What they don’t yet know is that others up and down the Pacific
    coast—from the Bering Sea to the Puget Sound—are
    suffering identical, always fatal mental breakdowns.
    With the help of his girlfriend—the woman he loves and dreams
    of marrying—Joe struggles to unravel the meaning of the hallucination destroying
    his mind. As the couple begins to perceive its significance—and Joe’s role in a
    looming global calamity—they must also outwit a billionaire weapons contractor bent
    on exploiting Joe’s newfound understanding of the cosmos, and outlast the time bomb
    ticking in Joe’s brain.

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    Interview with Joe Stanton

    Tell us about yourself, please.
    My name is Joe Stanton
    and I am a 28-year-old Episcopal Priest. I am in love with a beautiful woman named
    Ella Tollefson.
    What is it that you want, but cannot have? Authors call this
    the conflict of the story.
    I began suffering
    from severe hallucinations a few days ago. I want to figure out what’s causing them
    and make them stop.
    What’s your internal limitation? Meaning, what is it about
    you that makes it so you cannot do what it is you need to do during this story?
    My internal limitation is lack of understanding.
    I’m only just beginning to unravel the cause of the sudden hallucinations and the
    deeper mystery behind them.
    What inner doubt causes you the most difficulty? I fear for Ella’s safety. I fear that I’m endangering
    the person I love most in the world.
    What’s your external complication? In the story world your
    author created, explain what it is you fear most.
    I fear the loss of all that I love and hold dear.
    Tell us about your significant other, that person who makes
    living worthwhile.
    Ella Tollefson is
    a beautiful young woman whom I met in the wilderness—in Olympic National Park in
    Washington State. Ella is sweet, kind, funny, athletic
    and intelligent. She’s a registered nurse, working to become a nurse anesthetist.
    I love her more than anyone I’ve ever met. I’m crazy about her.
    What would that person say about you? She loves me. She likes my weird sense of humor.
    We laugh a lot when we’re together. I’m sure I get on her nerves sometimes but she
    is amazingly patient.
    What is your family like? I’m an only child and my folks live on the East Coast. They’ve come to visit
    me a couple of times out here in Western Washington.
    We get along great. They’re proud of my achievements and the spiritual vocation
    I’ve selected.
    What special skills do you rely on? Intuition. Faith. I’m a skeptic, and my church
    is super progressive, but I do believe in a higher power.
    If someone from your past showed up, who would you NOT want
    it to be, and why?
    An old girlfriend.
    Ella might not be too happy about that.
    Are you happy with the way your story ended? Why or why not?
    Yes, very. Readers keep asking about
    a sequel, and that makes me happy.

    Exodus 2022

    About the Writer

    You have the length of
    a tweet (140 characters) to describe yourself as a writer. Let’s see what you can
    do.
    I herd words. My Australian Shepherds herd me. My first book,
    THE GAIA WARS, was optioned for a movie.
    Why do you write?
    Kenneth G Bennett 

    To make a living. I’ve made my living as a professional ad copywriter
    for the past 20 years, working for clients such as Volvo, Disney, Starbucks and
    Amazon.

    What do you want to write
    next?
    I’m working on a sci-fi thriller called THE HEALER, about a man
    who discovers later in life that he has a unique healing power—a power that could
    change the world.
    Are any sequels planned
    for this book?
    I wasn’t planning on a sequel to EXODUS 2022 but a lot of readers
    are asking for one. I think that’s fantastic and I would love to oblige.
    Is there anything you’d like to say to your readers? Thank you
    for your interest and for considering my work!

    Author Bio

    Kenneth G. Bennett is the author of the young adult novels, The
    Gaia Wars and Battle For Cascadia, and the new sci-fi thriller, Exodus 2022. A wilderness
    enthusiast who loves backpacking, skiing and kayaking, Ken enjoys mysteries, science
    fiction, action adventure stories and, most especially, novels that explore the
    relationship between humans and the wild. He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son and two hyperactive
    Australian Shepherds.
    The Gaia Wars series was optioned for film by Identity Films,
    LA in 2012, and both Gaia and Battle
    have been featured as Top 100 Bestsellers in Teen Literature and Fiction on Amazon.
    Kirkus Reviews called The Gaia Wars “A solid first entry of a promising, imaginative
    new young-adult fantasy series featuring a well-crafted character.”

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