A Sinner's Cross Novel, Book 2
Historical Fiction
Date Published: 07-04-2022
Publisher: One Nine Books
On the eve of what will be known as The Battle of the Bulge, the survivors of Sinner's Cross are scattered all over Europe. Halleck, the tough Texan who drives men like cattle, finds himself surrounded in the snow-blanketed forests of the Eifel Mountains riding herd on greenhorn soldiers; Breese, the phony hero with a chip on his shoulder the size of Rushmore, embarks on a bloody mission of redemption behind enemy lines; Cramm, the one-eyed, one-armed German staff officer, tries to balance duty against his lust for vengeance against those who crippled him. Three men separated by war will once again converge... in The Very Dead of Winter.
Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Medal and the Pinnacle Book Achievement Award.
Is There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
Some rise by sin, and some by
virtue fall. You probably won't be rewarded for doing right, and you may not
get punished for doing wrong: nevertheless, you are a prisoner of your own
conscience.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
For me, writing is easier the less I think
about it. If I over-plan a story, it tends to feel like homework: a struggle.
On the other hand, if I go completely free-form, I may end up with a mass of
beautiful words going absolutely nowhere. The line is fine, and sometimes I
can't see it.
How many books have you written and which is your favorite?
Seven novels, six novellas, and a
short story collection. A few of those have yet to be released, but I think Sinner's
Cross is my masterpiece. It pushed my abilities to their absolute limit,
and of course when you do that, your limits expand: you can only get better
when you challenge yourself, and boy, was that book a challenge.
If You had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?
I actually did approach George Eads, who
starred in CSI for fifteen years, about optioning the rights to the
story, because I thought he would make a great Sergeant Halleck. He's from
Texas (like Halleck), he's got a great jaw (like Halleck), and he's a hell of
an actor. On top of that, he's the right size physically. Unfortunately it never
went anywhere, but not much in Hollywood does.
When did you begin writing?
I have vivid memories of trying to master the mysteries of the IBM
typewriter in my parents' study when I was still in the single digits. They
were journalists, our house was full of books, and there was never any doubt
I'd become a writer. I won an award for writing in high school and published my
first short story at the age of 17, and I never looked back.
How long did it take to complete your first book?
Three days short of forever. Or so it seemed. I
actually think it was about eight years before I had a workable draft. My
problem was not imagination or determination or ability, it was psychological:
I could start anything but couldn't finish anything. I finally slew that dragon
and have taken great pains to make sure he stays dead.
Did you have an author who inspired you to become a writer?
Not just one, and many of
them wrote nonfiction, but in a beautiful way – John Kobler, John Barron, and
Robert Payne all come to mind. In the fiction department, I was impressed by F.
Paul Wilson, Frank Herbert, Hasso G. Stachow, and Joe Silva, all people who
could really bring their prose to life.
What is your favorite part of the writing process?
There are many, but probably that
feeling of creation, of looking at what were blank pages and seeing a whole
universe forming there, and knowing I did that – I brought that into
existence, and even after I'm gone it will continue to exist. You can't put a
price tag on that.
Describe your latest book in 4 words.
Can't run, won't hide.
Can you share a little bit about your current work or what is in the
future for your writing?
I wrote an alternate-history novella, about a dictator at the moment of
his downfall, called Deus Ex, which I intended as a stand-alone story.
Before I knew it, however, I had banged out a shortish novel set in the same
universe, called Exiles, which I really enjoyed, and have already begun
a third entry in what I never intended to be a series. I have no idea how this
happened, but who am I to argue with the Muse?
About the Author
Miles Watson is the x15 award-winning author of the CAGE LIFE and SINNER'S CROSS book series as well as the short story collection DEVIL'S YOU KNOW. A veteran of both Hollywood and law enforcement, his first and last passion is writing, and he intends to publish in every genre before he cashes in his chips.
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