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Heir Apparent looks like an exciting story. Can you tell us a little about it?
Yes, so Heir Apparent is a mythological fantasy story based
on Greek Mythology. It follows Proteus, a sea-god, that also happens to be the
eldest of Poseidon’s many children. In all senses of the word, he is the heir
to Poseidon’s throne. Certain events that have been transpiring in the divine
world before the start of the book puts the heir into question and we follow
Proteus in seeing how that becomes resolved.
Any plans to turn it into a series?
I do have plans to make it into a series. In fact the series
itself is called Divine Records, because it will be following the events of the
Divine World. As Greek Mythology fans will know, there is a lot that can happen
in mythology.
What inspired you when writing Heir Apparent?
I think what inspired me was the lack of fantasy novels that
centered around the actual Greek Gods as well as Proteus himself. Proteus
himself is such an interesting deity, that is not talked about much in
mythology so I wanted to make one of him myself for years.
Can you tell us a little about Proteus?
Proteus is not only the eldest son of the God and King of
the Sea, Poseidon, but his first-born child. He is respected amongst the rest
of the pantheon because of how wise he is, and his abilities to see the past,
present, and future. Despite being a son of Poseidon, he has a very calm personality
as opposed to the tempestuous nature of his father. He shows a lot of humility
despite being one of the most powerful azure deities.
What part of the book was the most fun to write?
There are many parts in the book that were fun to write for
me but favourite has to be the ending. Not only because I was finally done
writing the story, thank god, but some of my favorite scenes in the story are
at the end of the book.
Did anything stick out as particularly challenging when writing Heir Apparent?
Before I began writing the story, I knew how I wanted it to
begin and how I wanted it to end. The problem for me was the progression in the
middle, because I was unsure in which way it would lead to the end. At the same
time I had fun with that because the story was coming alive as I continued to
write.
What do you like to do when not writing?
When I’m not writing, I enjoy listening to music and playing
sports and/or video games with friends. I also enjoy helping out friends with
song-writing and beat creations.
Where can readers find out more about your work?
For readers, they can find out more about my work on my
website toctavius.com or my IG/Twitter thetoctavius