Q&A with Rebecca Rock, Author of 'Nightstalker'

This week's Loudoun Writers column features Rebecca Rock, who likes to combine her love for old monster movies with science fiction. In addition to the featured book, Nightstalker, she has published Daystalker.

Q. When did you first begin to write and what motivated you to do so?

I started writing when I was a child. I loved to tell stories and putting them on paper seemed to be the next logical step.

Q. Describe the type of books you publish and why? 

I grew up on old monster movies, so I'm partial to vampires, werewolves, mummies and the like. I like to put them into unusual situations, like an alien planets … with aliens, of course.

Q. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? 

In my teens, I became more serious about it. I completed my first book when I was 18 and it eventually became my first self-published book, Daywalker.

Q. How long did it take you to have your first submission published from the time you started writing?

I tried traditional publishing for many years and decided to self-publish, as I truly believe it’s the wave of the future. The first book was completed when I was 18 and published 25 years later. 

Q. What is the first book you remember reading?

Pokey Little Puppy.

Q. What is the most recent book you have read?

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare.

Q. Are you currently writing a book now and if so can you describe it?

Yes. It's a young adult science fiction novel about seven special children trying to find their missing parents while hiding from the government that wants to either control them or destroy them.

Q. Who are your favorite fiction or non-fiction authors?

Laurell K. Hamilton, Rachel Caine, Lynsay Sands, Rob Thurman.

FEATURED BOOK:
Nightstalker
Paranormal romance, soft cover, 306 pages
Published by CreateSpace
$12.45

Twenty-five-year-old Jesse Collins is an enigma: he is half vampire, half Landian, and he was raised by humans. The humans call him a dhampir, an abomination born of a mortal mother and vampire father; they say he should never have been born. Vampires call him a daywalker, a hybrid created to hunt and kill other vampires during the day; they say he should be killed. The Landians believe Jesse represents a power that must either be controlled or destroyed.

But there are also those who believe Jesse could be their salvation-if he can manage his warring genetics and temper his volatile emotions. A war between the Landians and the human Confederation of Planets is imminent, and Jesse may be the only one who can stop it. He is torn between his three worlds, unable to commit to only one. He longs to be normal, but he can't deny his vampiric nature or ignore the telepathy and empathy he inherited from his Landian mother. To complicate his life further, Jesse is being trained by the humans to fight the Landians as part of an elite military unit called the Shadowmen.

Opposing loyalties weigh on Jesse's heart and mind as he heads into battle to save the Confederation of Planets in this gripping science-fiction adventure.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rebecca Rock lives in northern Virginia with her husband and son. She loved horror films as a child and her favorites were Dracula, The Wolfman and Creature From the Black Lagoon. Star Wars led her to science fiction and combining the two, the world of Daywalker was born. Another book in the series is Nightstalker.

She also publishes online fanfiction at www.Gatchfanfic.com based on the 1978 American version of the Japanese anime Gatchaman, which was called Battle of the Planets. This anime was also redone as G-Force and Eagle Riders.