James Garcia Jr. was born in the Central California town of Hanford. He moved up the road to Kingsburg with his family as a child. After graduating KHS, he attended Reedley College where he met his wife. They, along with their teenage sons, still make their home in Kingsburg which is also the setting of James’ vampire series. Dance on Fire was published in 2010 and its sequel Flash Point was published Halloween 2012. His third book entitled, Seeing Ghosts, a stand-alone paranormal romance is set for a June 2013 release.
James is an Administrative Supervisor for Sun-Maid Growers of California.
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Paul Herrera finds himself bequeathed a mysterious old house near the California central coast by a deceased aunt he never knew. The woman who shows it to him is the spitting image of his wife, taken from him three years before in a senseless car accident which also took his unborn son.
While he deals with the ghosts of a past he cannot let go, there are new ghosts Paul must deal with - alone for the week in the expansive two-story house that he will soon discover holds many secrets.
Eventually, he will see that he is surrounded by ghosts as he struggles to hold onto the only thing that he has left in this world - his sanity.
Q) What inspired you
to write this story?
A) Hi, Pembroke. Thanks for this opportunity to share with
your audience. Since growing up with Jay Anson’s landmark work, The Amityville Horror, I have always
been intrigued by haunted house stories. We can debate whether Anson’s account
is an elaborate hoax or not, and it very well may be; however, it definitely is
one of the most frightening stories that one can ever read. I have always
wanted to try my hand at one, but wanted to wait until I thought I had
something that really excited me. Next, I love heard rock power ballads and good
tear-jerker films. Once I realized that I could put these ingredients together,
the story really began to write itself.
Q) How long did it take
you to write?
A) Start to finish it only took a year. I have an eleven
hour day job, so it isn’t easy to find the time necessary to dedicate to
writing projects. On the other hand it was only in the 70k territory, unlike my
two vampire books that were well over 100k.
Q) What is your
favorite thing about writing?
A) My favorite thing about telling these stories is the fact
that I am creating something out of nothing and getting amazing responses from
them. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Q) What is your least
favorite thing about writing?
A) The least favorite thing would be the promotion. The
writing community has been great – so encouraging and supportive - so the part
about meeting new people is a wonderful perk. It just isn’t a lot of fun trying
to sell oneself all the time. What makes you want to quit isn’t the thought
that the writing isn’t good enough, but that the competition is so stiff. There
are literally hundreds of thousands of books out there, vying for the attention
of the reading masses.
Q) If you could be
any famous person for one day, who would you be and why?
Hmm? That’s a tough one. My first thought was a desire to be
a famous author like Stephen King or someone else that I grew up with who
helped to shape the writer I am today. I would want to be them in order to see
what it would look like to finally “make it”. Yet, it wouldn’t be my dream,
would it? It wouldn’t be my path. We need to experience our own road, wherever
it may take us.
Q) What is the oldest
thing in your fridge and how old is it?
*laughs* God, really? Thankfully there isn’t anything that
old in there. I’ve cleaned out my share of refrigerators and that old stuff
isn’t pretty. I’m sure it’s a jar of peanut butter or jelly or something like
that. Yuck! Now I’m worried. Lol!
Q) What can readers
expect from you in the future?
A) Truthfully, I’m not sure as of yet. I’m hoping to heavily
promote Seeing Ghosts for the
remainder of this year before deciding what’s next. I have book three in my
crossover vampire series that people have been asking me about. I could do
that. However, I have been very pleased with how well this paranormal romance
turned out and may want to try another. I also have a serial killer story with
a heavy twist that I want to work on at some future point. Although I only take
on writing projects every year and a half or so, my mind is always working
story ideas. It rarely rests. I’m sure that I’ll be itching to start something
before this year is over. We’ll see.
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