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Infinity Virus looks like an exciting story. Can you tell us a little about it?
Thanks, I’m so proud of this book. It’s a sci-fi thriller
that follows Virologist Diana Bradley and her family as they run from an
unknown enemy. She’s the only one in the world who knows how to stop the deadly
pandemic that’s crossing the globe. It’s full of twists and turns. Just when
you think you know what’s happening, something changes.
How many books do you plan for the series?
It’s going to be a three-book series, but there are
tentative plans for another series based on this world. I just haven’t decided
if it will use these characters or take a whole new direction.
What inspired the idea for your book?
I’ve had this book idea and the main characters in a rough
sketch for about ten years. I always thought my story line was too
unbelievable. No one would believe a pandemic would shut the world down. It’s
actually based a lot on stories I heard from great aunts and uncles about the
Spanish flu. I was lucky to have heard tales from some who live through it as
an adult, some as a child, some in the city and some in the country. I always
wondered what would happen if that were to occur today. Then Covid hit, and I
decided I had to write it now.
Can you tell us a little about Diana?
Diana is an extremely intelligent woman. She loves her
husband and her children deeply, and she’s fulfilled in her job. She’s someone
who was content to raise her son alone until she met her husband. I wanted to
make her a character that could stand on her own. She deeply loves her husband
and chooses to be with him, but she’s not some damsel in destress that needs
him to save her. In fact, she saves him.
Did anything stick out as particularly challenging when writing Infinity Virus?
The most challenging thing was finding the time to write. I
home school my 15-year-old son who’s autistic and I have an active 3-year-old
boy. The story has been in my head so long that it felt good to get it out on
paper.
What do you like to do when not writing?
I love to read, garden, cook and spend time with my family.
I have two older children that live far away. My daughter has given me two
lovely granddaughters and my son is still young and single. I love to travel to
see them, when they come to see me or just speak with them on the phone. Then I
also live near my many cousins, with whom I’m extremely close. I also hang out
with my mother-in-law, who lives with us. We share so many things in common and
we love to talk about sci-fi or just garden together.
Where can readers find out more about your work?
They can find me on linktr.ee/riahendrickson I have links to
my free lead magnet, my Amazon Author page, my social media, and all my books
there. I love to interact with my readers on social media!