Book Look by Carol McClain
The story unfolds on the gritty streets of
real-life Chicago. It centers on Jeffery Scott, a young
boy in the wrong place at the wrong time, saved by a masked vigilante's
intervention. After learning his hero's true identity many years later, Jeffery
gets the chance to return the favor. Unfortunately, Jeffery soon learns his hero
is not quite the noble Good Samaritan he envisioned. Jeffery is ultimately
required to risk everything he cares for in his life, love and future to become
a hero himself in stopping his now mentor vigilante hero, from doing the
unthinkable.
What inspired you to write The Good Fight?
In 2009 I was
reading a fantasy novel by Terry Brooks.
It was the first book in a long series of his, and I remember thinking
to myself that I could try to describe things the way he had. It was my first real inspiration. I followed it up by writing a 600 page epic
fantasy novel over the next three months.
Of course I had no idea what I was doing and it will need a lot of work
to ever get published, but it was a great experience.
Is there one character that intrigues you more than any
other? Why?
Jim
is a character that I hope readers spend a lot of time with. Is he bad, is he good, what are his
motivations, and does the end justify the means?
When
I originally came up with the idea for The Good Fight I had intended it
to be a story of an older hero passing on his skills to the next
generation. I suppose it still sort of
ends up that way, but my wife encouraged me to add conflict at certain places
and it ended up changing Jim completely.
That is always the first question I ask people who’ve read it, what did
you think of Jim?
What do you hope your readers gain from this work?
I hope that readers walk away from this book with a renewed
hope and a fresh strength to face their daily challenges. God will never give us anything we cannot
handle and I hope that The Good Fight can reinforce that for them.
What would you say the main theme is?
The Good Fight intends
to get people to see how hard it can be to make the right decision all of the
time. We all fight this fight on a daily
basis and Jeff goes through the same struggles discovering that there is really
only one answer. I hope readers come to
the same conclusion.
Is there anything else you’d like to add?
I would like to add
that writing this book has been a great achievement. Even better has been getting a publisher and
selling a lot of books. If you are an
aspiring author I would encourage you to get involved with other writers and
ask as many questions as you can. I have
found that there are always people willing to help you out.
I
would also like to thank Pentalk for agreeing to this interview and mention
that you can find me at www.matthewrhorn.com.
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atthew Horn is an aficionado of
fiction. Spending his life reading authors such as Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler,
and C.S. Lewis, Matthew gained an appreciation for a good story. His first book,
Heroism, written in 2009, is the compilation of ideas that have been building
since childhood. Since then, he has developed many different stories and plans
to continue his writing as more than just a hobby.
Matthew graduated from
Rochester High
School in 1998 and from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management
in 2002. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Modern Materials, Inc.
in Rochester Indiana. He is married and enjoys spending his
free time writing and learning about the publishing industry.
Check out my new book, The Good Fight, online: www.matthewrhorn.com
