Or Mark and Phil's Big Book Club Adventure May's book, Twin Motives, was suggested by Arnora. She is best friends with author Mark's sister. Mark Robinson and Phil Kemp graciously agreed to join us for book club and discuss the book and their writing experience. We met at Janie's house on Easy Street (no kidding!) and she served a deliciouso Stromboli complimented by the most eye appealing salad I do believe I have seen. Lou and Laura co-created the salad. Diana brought assorted mouth watering cookies and Carla G. brought marinated olives and cheeses. Appletini's, wine and iced tea embellished the meal.
Twin Motives takes place in my home town of Norman, Oklahoma disguised as Hall Park. Reading a story set in your home town is at once comforting and surprising as you wind your through familiar settings. The story is a romance/murder mystery and it's genre Christian fiction. One of the things we discussed was how the authors struggled with sending a message that was important to them but weaving it in subtley. Mark and Phil talked about their experience of collaborating on the book, how they worked together on the story, the characters, and their experience with the high end self-publisher they decided on.
Writing a book is a complicated, complex and time consuming undertaking. Plot devises and timelines must be considered as well as character development. Another point we discussed was the lack of an obvious time line. The story is set some 10 years after the Vietnam war but the exact timing is purposely ambiguous. It was interesting to know the authors did not know how they were going to end the story until about half way through the process.
Everyone enjoyed the book and we so appreciate Mark and Phil taking time to come by. Having them discuss their experience writing the book has enriched our experience of reading the book. The authors are currently working on a sequel to Twin Motives. To your right I have added a link to the authors web site. Be sure to drop by and leave them a comment.
