Interview with C. Chase Harwood, Author of The Umbrella Protocol

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Umbrella Protocol?

Most of my work hinges on man’s folly. Because of some of that folly, Earth’s environment is at an inflection point. This story allowed me to address that issue while maintaining my core responsibility of keeping my readers thrilled.

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

Rather than the main characters, the overall book could be enjoyed with the soundtrack to the Netflix film Extraction in the background.

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

Like my taste in music, I don’t have a favorite genre. I like books that get under my skin and are hard to put down. I like to learn new things. I mostly read fiction, but also enjoy history. I consume a ton of current events.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

I’m enjoying Tom Wolfe’s Back to Blood and Vmax Vell’s Hermeticity. I’m looking forward to Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell’s Light Chaser, and Daniel Gibbs’ Battlestations—and I mean to get back into Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

That’s hard. The interaction between Dicky, hiding and trapped during an assault on a village, and a refugee girl, all alone, trying to help him, jumps out.

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

I can write just about anywhere: bouncing in a truck, in an airport, on a bench—noisy, quiet, it doesn’t matter.

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

My motto for all of my books is “Keeping You on the Edge of Your Seat.”

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

That they enjoyed the ride, got to know some great characters, and want to experience more of my work.

C. Chase Harwood is the author of the new book The Umbrella Protocol

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