Never Too Late to Die by Pablo Palazuelo
SYNOPSIS
The Trumpets of Jericho blasted from the sky, heralding the
imminent arrival of death.
So begins this novel that is equal parts mystery and
thriller in which
five eccentric friends, all veterans of international
intelligence agencies,
meet a captivating, provocative young woman down on her
luck,
who triggers a chain of unforeseen, ill-fated events
and steers them toward a ruthless enemy.
More than a spy novel, this is a fast-paced whodunit
thriller, fraught with suspense and criminal acts at every turn.
BOOK PREVIEW
AUTHOR
Pablo Palazuelo was born in Madrid, Spain in 1965. He
studied Business Administration at Berkeley, and speaks several languages.
Pablo and his wife have three children.
After serving as a member of Special Forces in the Army,
Pablo went on to start his own company, and pursue amateur photography.
One of Pablo’s photographs was featured in a magazine, and
he has used it as the cover design for his first endeavor as a writer and
novelist, Never Too Late to Die.
The book hit number one for most sold eBooks on Amazon Spain
and topped many other charts without any marketing campaign.
Pablo divides his time between Madrid and Los Angeles.
Interview
Welcome to my blog Pablo please tell my readers and I about yourself and your latest book.
Q: Tell us about your latest
work—title, genre, etc. — and why you wrote it?
A: It’s a whodunit at heart but without the cliches you might expect to
find in a typical detective novel. My aim was to provide depth and detail to
make it more credible. Also, I wanted to give the reader lots of thrilling
scenes and plot twists.
Q: What draws you to your
genre(s)? Why is this type of story compelling to you?
A: That’s an easy one! Detective novels and history books are what I love
to read most. With thrillers, I like their pace, the way subtle manipulations
of deception and trickery can make the reader feel the tension.
Q: What is your writing process
like? Do you map the whole thing out or do you just let it unfold?
A: In my case, especially in Never Too Late to Die, I did plan it all out
first. But, I have to admit, as I worked through the first draft, I made a ton
of changes.
Q: What kind of research was
involved?
A: That’s a great question. Even though the book is fiction, many
characters and historical details are true or inspired by the real world. I was
committed to making it realistic so that meant lots and lots of research. But
the incredible success of the book shows all that work was absolutely worth it.
Q: How much of YOU makes it into
your characters?
A: That’s hard to say but I don’t doubt there’s a lot of me in a lot of
them. I can tell you that after some of my friends and family read the book
they said they saw parts of me in more than one character.
Q: How do you balance the need to
have time to write with the needs of family, society, etc.?
A: It’s a difficult balancing act, especially when you add my day job to
that mix. In the end, it’s a matter of staying patient, not trying to write the
book against a deadline but focusing solely on how I want the book to read.
Q: Have there been any authors in
particular, that inspired your writing?
A: With Never Too Late to Die, I would say authors of similar novels,
detective stories with detailed, involved plots, like Thomas Harris and Stephen
King.
Q: What other projects are you
currently working on or about to start?
A: Right now I’m working on an unusual crime and intrigue novel. I like to
think it’s going to be ground-breaking. It’s going to be short, with few
characters, a simple story, and involve an original and appealing topic. But I
can’t tell you any more. I’m keeping it a secret until publication. I’m even
making my proofreaders, who are all friends of mine, sign a confidentiality
agreement!
Q: Could you share some of your
marketing strategies? Which ones are the
most effective in your opinion?
A: You know, when I finished my first novel, Never Too Late to Die, I was
rejected by publishers and literary agencies. Then, when I decided to
self-publish, I found out I didn’t know anything about marketing books or
marketing on the Internet. So I just sent it to a few literary bloggers who
gave it great reviews. Eventually the book became a bestseller in all the
Spanish-language markets.
I’ve learned
something since then. Now I use blogs, social networks, and some advertising
even though I can’t tell yet how effective the latter two are.
Q: What would be the top five
things you would tell aspiring authors?
A:
1) Be patient, it takes a long time to write a good book, unless
you’re really lucky.
2) Doubt yourself, don’t think what you’ve written is necessarily
good just because you like it.
3) Trust the opinions of friends who read your manuscript and give
you suggestions for improvement.
4) Don’t trust all the offers you find online for indie authors and
novels because most of them only want to make money at your expense.
5) Go for self-publication because if you do it right, you’ll be very
happy.
Again, thanks Pablo for taking the time to share your knowledge with us.
We appreciate you and your work.
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***** Now in English, the book that topped Spanish charts
around the world for over 500 days. *****
“Immediately brings to mind names like Michael Crichton,
John Grisham, and James Patterson. Palazuelo knows HOW A BLOCKBUSTER NOVEL
SHOULD BE WRITTEN.”
“A TRUE THRILLER in the classic style of American crime
fiction, first popularized in The Maltese Falcon by the great Dashiell Hammett
and developed to perfection by Raymond Chandler.”
"WHAT A READ. Never Too Late to Die is a different sort
of book, daring but necessary, a breath of fresh air in this genre."
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