Interview With Author Thyme Lewis
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Acclaimed actor Thyme Lewis turns his talents to the pen with the recent release of his debut novel, A Week’s Worth. This intriguing first installment of a planned series subverts the archetype of the tough thriller hero by incorporating elements of mystery, strained family dynamics, and the jarring experience of unexpectedly going home.
A Week’s Worth follows the life of Jack “Mac” MacGuffin, an intrepid FEMA responder with an elite skill set worthy of the world’s most deadly gangs. After years of helping disaster survivors put their lives back together, Mac suddenly finds his own falling apart. His mother’s health is failing, and he can’t do anything about it except return to her side in California to right the wrongs of the past. But when people start dying around them under dubious circumstances, Mac discovers that maybe what his mother needs to feel alive again is finding out why death seems just next door.
Fans of Ann Cleeves and Vince Flynn will appreciate the precarious balance between Mac’s professional devotion and personal family ties. In a glowing review, professor Heidi Kozlowski of San Jose City College describes A Week’s Worth as an “uproariously funny and fast-paced action mystery story of an unlikely mother-son duo.”
With a twisty plot, an unforgettable cast, and standout writing that brings the Southern California setting to life, Lewis has made an impressive transition from screen to page. Future MacGuffin novels will continue to highlight the juxtaposition between Mac’s dark capabilities and the inner light that guides him to defend those who can’t protect themselves.
A Week’s Worth is available for purchase on Amazon.com, Audible, or wherever books are sold.
Thyme Lewis is an American author, actor, stuntman, and humanitarian. As the son of writer and painter Heidi McGurrin and the late jazz drummer Art Lewis, he grew up with a strong appreciation for the arts. He starred as Jonah Carver on Days of Our Lives before traveling with FEMA on deployments that would later inspire the MacGuffin series of novels. Lewis lives and writes in Carmel-by-the-Sea. He is of Norwegian, Scottish, Irish, Haitian, and Choctaw Indian descent. Visit him online at www.thymelewisbooks.com.
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What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Week’s Worth inspired by deployments with FEMA.
And parents decline in health.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write daily, usually starting around 4am.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Miguel Ruiz, James Allen, Lee Child, Ernest Hemingway, Vince Flynn, Ann Cleeves
What are you working on now?
Blood and Bones, MacGuffin’s deployment to Puerto Rico after the countries most catastrophic hurricane…
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Www.thymelewisbooks.com and word of mouth from readers to everyone they know.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
10,000 hours. If you know, then you make time.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
From my mom: You can do whatever you want in life. Just do your best.
From my dad: Take it light. Do what’s right.
What are you reading now?
Four Agreements, As You Think, and anything Lee Child are on rotation.
What’s next for you as a writer?
A book and year for the MacGuffin Series. Although, just acted on Bosch-Legacy and had a blast.
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?
Treasure Island, As You Think, Four Agreements, and anything involving staying positive stranded on desert island. Last book, a recipe book for delicacies to survive on while stranded on desert island
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