Interview With Author Giancarlo Roversi
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a musician and a computer engineer.
Since I was a child, I loved art. I dreamed of being a singer and an actor. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but when I was ten years old, I suffered an accident on a small train—I was unable to walk for a year and almost lost a foot. During those months when I couldn’t even get up, I wolfed down dozens of books by Agatha Christie and other authors. I also wrote my first short story. It was in the horror genre, and I always pictured the main character running away from a horde of zombie with the first part of the song “Magnetic Fields I” by Jean Michel Jarre playing as a background music.
Now, I have 2 books published: Nerve and Pulstar I (both in Spanish and English)
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Pulstar I – The Swan Barely Remembers
During my teenage years, at my sister’s birthdays, a party guest talked about an intrinsic and mysterious subject. That’s where the idea for Pulstar came from. I felt I had to write about it somehow, heavily influenced by Blade Runner and my favorite books. Also, the social, economic, and political disaster in my country, Venezuela, influenced Pulstar and one of its prequels heavily.
Pulstar is the way I see life and our existence. I believe in the philosophical, scientific, and pseudoscientific concepts discussed in the book,
I also composed a soundtrack for each book; I’m still producing it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have to have a playlist with soundtracks and/or electronic instrumental music.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite authors are George Orwell, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Dan Simmons, Anne Rice, Gillian Flynn, Cormac McCarthy, Oriana Fallaci. Phew, this list could continue for centuries.
My favorite books are The End of Eternity by Asimov and 1984 by Orwell. And they had a great impact in me. Also, A brief history of Time by Hawking and Cosmos by Sagan.
What are you working on now?
At the moment, I’m editing Pulstar II and Pulsar III. Also, the prequel named Marlenh is in the editing process. Another project I have to complete is the music for all these books; it’s quite advanced, though. I have other ideas floating around in my head, of course; only one is science fiction, and all of them would take place in Astralvia. One of these stories is about a drummer young girl who wants to make it; I’m a wanna-be drummer. What can I say?
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Tough question. I’m still learning about this marketing world. There are so many tools out there that it’s a little daunting. But answering the question, I think what I’ve used the most so far is the mailing list.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Wow, another difficult question.
They have to love writing, otherwise, there’s no point. It’s hours of solitude and requires an extreme sacrifice on a social, economic, and emotional level that perhaps only other writers or people connected to the literary scene would be able to fully understand. However, if the uneasiness and the inner burning are there and never go away, we have no choice but toss it out, hoping our message connects with other people.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be as honest as possible and face the consequences.
What are you reading now?
I’m not reading any books at present, unfortunately. Time is draining me, mainly because I’m producing the music for the Pulstar trilogy and Nerve, editing Marlenh—another Pulstar prequel—Pulstar II, and Pulstar III, plus the promotion, the website … So, I’m just reading articles and watching tutorials related to music production and marketing.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To publish the Pulstar prequel “Marlenh” and Pulstar II and II. I have other ideas floating around in my head, of course; only one is science fiction, and all of them would take place in Astralvia. One of these stories is about a drummer young girl who wants to make it; I’m a wanna-be drummer. What can I say?
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Oh, that’s easy.
Assuming I will be stranded on that island for years or permanently. I would bring a huge book that included the entire Pulstar trilogy and its two prequels. I mean, what better company than those books? They are family. The other three would be 1984, The End of Eternity, and the best biography about Carl Sagan.
Author Websites and Profiles
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