Interview with Adam Aresty, Author of Skyboy

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Skyboy?

Who builds the future(s) we’re so familiar with in science fiction? When we see gleaming cities with flying cars and dazzling tech… what world did that grow out of, and who engineered the technology? Skyboy and the eventual Metronome Saga that follows will answer that question.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Skyboy, what would they be?

“The Boy With The Thorn In His Side” by The Smiths was playing on repeat for Konstant.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I gravitate toward genre fiction (horror, sci-fi, fantasy) as well as nonfiction, especially if I’m doing research.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Happy City by Charles Montgomery, The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin, and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

Probably the finale when Konstant and Rose fly up to the Metro-Hub, a giant floating warehouse in the sky!

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

Loud music! (Much to my neighbor’s chagrin.)

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

“‎If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot…reading is the creative center of a writer’s life…you cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.” – Stephen King

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

Collaboration will save us all.

Adam Aresty is the author of the new book Skyboy

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