Blog Tour: Sudden Mission by About Guy L. Pace
About Sudden Mission
Satan, once one of God’s favorites, now His Adversary, grows impatient with
the plan and begins to harvest souls. In a fell swoop, he throws reality out of
whack and the world into chaos. God calls on Paul and his friends Amy and Joe
to set things right. The young teens journey through a messed up world—with a
little help from an angel—struggling against everything the Adversary can throw
in their path to accomplish their Sudden Mission.
With their world and their parents’ lives hanging in the balance–and the
Adversary sending everything from zombies to killer aliens to stand in their
way–Paul will discover if he has the strength and faith to set things right
again and stop Satan’s harvest.
About Guy L. Pace
Guy L. Pace, born in Great Falls, MT, grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He
served in the US Navy, including combat operations in Vietnam in 1972.
He was a Navy journalist, and worked primarily in community newspapers as a
reporter, photographer, editor and finally a managing editor. He changed
careers in the mid-80’s getting into computer support, training, networking and
systems, and eventually information security. He retired in 2011 after more
than 20 years working in higher education.
He lives with his wife, Connie, in Spokane, where he gets to spend time
with children and grandchildren, and ride his Harley-Davidson.
Contact Guy L. Pace
What motivated you to become a children’s author?
I’m not entirely certain I’m a children’s author. At least that’s not what I think of
when I look at
my writing. And that isn’t what I started out trying to do—not on purpose.
my writing. And that isn’t what I started out trying to do—not on purpose.
Most of the stories I wrote (most have yet to find readership),
are science fiction and fantasy. Well, more SF than fantasy. Then, depending on
who you ask there may not be enough science fiction in my stories. Go figure.
My first sold short story, New Kid (published in Neo-Opsis
Science Fiction Magazine #25) is about a fourteen-year-old. In a way, this
story was about me and growing up. I submitted this to a number of markets
before it found a home, but I didn’t consider it children’s literature. I don’t think Karl and Stephanie
Ann Johanson at Neo-Opsis SFM do, either. I think the story grew on them.
Somehow, I found an inner voice in a fourteen-year-old character
that seemed to resonate in New Kid and carried over when I started
working on Sudden Mission. I tossed around a number of character ages and
situations when planning this, but fourteen seemed the perfect age for the main
characters. At fourteen, they have a narrower world view than older teens,
wouldn’t be able to drive, and would face challenges differently.
As a Christian, I wanted to keep the story focused on faith and
courage and it seemed the age of the characters made that possible. They were
still a bit on the innocent side and hadn’t developed the older
teen’s cynicism and attitude. I also wanted to give the story
characters that younger people would be able to identify with and emulate. Paul
is tough, but vulnerable. Amy is bright and capable. Joe is funny, snarky at
times, and loyal.
I also found it challenging writing about kids who were friends
and living in the same town all their lives. This is something very foreign to
me, as I moved around a lot.
The ages for Paul, Amy, and Joe was also important since they
would face some challenges that younger characters may not have the skills or
abilities to handle. Giving up was not an option. They had to continue toward
the goal and not turn aside. Younger, less mature characters may not have the
fortitude to deal with it. Older characters may find the challenges a bit too
easy or not take the mission seriously.
What it boils down to is I wrote something I would have enjoyed
reading when I was ten to twelve years old. I still remember some of the books
I read back then, including Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat, Tom Sawyer, Lucky
Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Isaac Asimov writing as Paul French). I
also read Heinlein and Bradbury.
Now, I have grandchildren in the one to sixteen year old range.
I hope that this work is something they will enjoy reading. I want them to be
proud of their Papa. So, in this way, I guess I’m a children’s author.
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