Keith Domingue is a screenwriter living in Los
Angeles, and has written scripts for MGM Studios,
Dimension Films, and Village Roadshow Pictures. His first original screenplay
ONE THIRD, is being produced by Safady Entertainment and Lions Gate Films, and
is scheduled to begin production in 2014.
LUTHECKER is his first novel.
Connect & socialize with Keith on
FACEBOOK.
About the Book:
ALEX LUTHECKER
lives off of the grid. He prefers the comfort of the night. He avoids the
crowded and chaotic daylight hours, because the relentless anxieties of the
multitudes overwhelm him. This is because Alex has a rare gift. He is a pattern
reader. Patterns in nature, patterns in social groups, patterns in individual
behavior, he can recognize them all. With one conversation, he knows all of
your secrets. He can tell you exactly who you are. He can tell you exactly how
your life is going to end.
For Alex, it’s not magic. It’s math.
NICOLE ELLIS works in the energy business. She trades
futures in the lifeblood of civilization: crude oil. With the help of her
patented pattern recognition software, PHOEBE, she has the uncanny ability to
predict trends in oil production and consumption. And at the tender age of
twenty-five, she is recognized as one of the best in the business, with the
bank account to show for it.
For Nicole, who grew up with nothing, the world is
hers.
RICHARD BROWN was a highly respected intelligence
officer during both Gulf Wars. He oversaw rendition squads, making sure that
his interrogators didn’t cross the line into torture, and if they did, that no
one would ever be the wiser. The only thing that mattered to the government was
that Brown always got his man. His track record of success allowed his move
into the private sector, eventually heading the corporate entity known as
Coalition Properties, the largest military contractor in U.S.
history.
For Brown, the commodity he trades and sells is
power.
A terrorist attack on a Saudi oil refinery sets the
paths of all three on a collision course, an encounter that threatens to upset
the balance of power in the world. Alex must learn to forge relationships and
become a leader in order to save the lives of not only himself and Nicole, but
also those of his loose band of allies, as he becomes one of the most sought
after fugitives in history.
Thank you for this
interview! I’d like to know more about
you as a person first. What do you do
when you’re not writing?
I’m usually at the gym.
In addition to writing, I also have a private practice in the post rehab
and fitness field.
When did you start
writing?
I started as a screenwriter roughly twelve years ago. I’ve been fortunate enough to work for film
studios such as MGM, Dimension Films, and Village Roadshow Pictures. LUTHECKER
is my first novel.
As a published
author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?
Most pivotal point would be my first for hire writing
assignment. It was the first time I
truly felt like a “pro.” The next would
be the response I got from reviewers from my novel. I was flattered and honored by their
praise. It was the first time I felt
like a true “writer.”
If you could go
anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would that be and
why?
China,
and by extension, Tibet. I’m currently writing the sequel to
LUTHECKER, and part of it takes place in that region of the world. I find it’s history quite fascinating. I am in hopes to one day visit.
If you had 4 hours of
extra time today, what would you do?
I guess more of everything.
I think the goldfish / fishbowl principle applies here. As in, the more time you have, the more you
find things to fill it with.
Where would you like
to set a story that you haven’t done yet?
Japan,
at the height of the Samurai era. I
studied martial arts for over fifteen years, and love the concept of singular
devotion to a craft or a belief, and the idea that it has great honor. It an entirely foreign concept to Western
culture.
Back to your present
book, Luthecker, how did you publish it?
I decided to publish it myself. One of the reasons that I wrote a novel, in
all candor, was freedom to do exactly what I wanted, uninfluenced by any
“gatekeepers.” I wanted nothing to stand
between my story and readers. I would
let them to decide whether or not I had written a good story. And I would accept their verdict, either
way. I’ve been honored by the reviews
thus far. And grateful. It was the best decision I could have ever made.
In writing your book,
did you travel anywhere for research?
Only via Google!
Perhaps next time…
Why was writing
Luthecker so important to you?
I needed to know if I could do it. I needed to know if I could entertain at that
level. It would either be a confidence booster or a soul crusher. I’m very relieved that it turned out to be
the former, not the latter!
Where do you get your
best ideas and why do you think that is?
By reading, by interacting with others, by exploring the
world. Around every corner there is a
story.
Any final words?
Thank any and all who took interest in this interview. And check out the reviews of LUTHECKER on
Amazon, I hope you’ll give my novel a try!
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