Est. 2/17/2020
This addition of meet the authors is meant to allow readers to learn how their favorite stories originated. These interviews are surfaced around what went into each story. For example, what the reader struggled with writing, what insp...
I believe that must have been my fascination with fairies. I've always wanted to write a book about fairies and fairy realms. Also, at the time of plotting The Moonlight Boy, there weren't many male characters. So I thought that writing about a fairy boy main character would bring a fresh approach on this subject.
2 what is something you struggled constructing with your story?
Finding the time to write the story LOL. I'm not a full-time writer. And with a family, working projects, and my daughters' school, it's challenging at times to find the time to write.
3 what did you enjoy writing most of your story?
The relationship between the characters. Although set in a fantasy land, my characters feel and behave like ordinary people. They have hopes, dreams, fall in and out of love, experience happiness, sadness, or loss. And that makes them relatable.
4 what's the overall response of your story from your writers?
It's beyond my expectations. I started The Moonlight Boy as a ten-chapter Wattpad experiment. In almost five years, it's been in #1 Fantasy, Mystery, Action and Adventure. It hit over 1M reads. It won several awards. But most of all, it has a very passionate, dedicated fan base. They call themselves FFC (Ferry's Fan Club). And I could never thank them enough.
5 is your story a stand alone novel or a piece of a series ?
It's part of a series of five, with the second book in the series (The Lost Son) being a work in progress at this moment.
6 what would you like your readers to take away from your story?
I would like them to believe in themselves and know that it's okay to be different.
7 what advice would you provide to fellow writers, when it comes to focusing on their own story?
Always plan your book ahead. I'm a planner, so I always outline a story before actually writing it. It might take longer, but it spares me of a lot of headaches in regard to my writing.
8 does your main character share any similarities to yourself?
No. In fact, he is pretty much what I aspire to be—always seeing the good in people, helping anyone without expecting anything in return, and accepting his friends with their qualities and flaws without even trying to change them.
9 what is something about your story you believe would draw in new readers?
The mysteries. Although set in the fantasy world, I developed The Moonlight Boy as a mystery novel. I'm a huge fan of Agatha Christie. So, there is always a mystery to be solved in all my stories. Also, I planted a lot of the clues in plain sight, so the readers can figure out what is going on from the very first chapter of the story. The pieces of the puzzle all come together in the final chapters, so the readers have to read the whole story to figure out what is going on.
10 do you have any future projects?
Yes, I plan to have The Moonlight Boy (and its sequels) traditionally published. I just got the official invitation from Wattpad to join one of their programs, so my dream of becoming a full-time author is one step closer to becoming reality.
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