I’m thrilled to have Craig here today to share his latest book, “Tracks of Infinity.” Here’s my five-star review: LINK
I really appreciate the invitation today. I haven’t done anything like a blog tour for a long time, and it’s nice to chat with everyone on the road.
I have a new book out and I want to tell everyone about it. In my last solo title, I wanted to challenge myself to include more sensory things in the descriptions. I chose the sense of smell and gave my main character some enhanced abilities along those lines. They were well received, so I decided to try something similar.
Most of us are visually oriented, and when we read it is generally with our eyes. (Audiobooks excluded.) I didn’t see trying to incorporate more visuals into my fiction, so this time I settled on sound.
Cody Hughes is a co-main character in this story. He is a young man, still living at home when this story opens. He’s struggling with college, because he’s doing what is expected. He studies business, but also takes classes that could lead him to becoming an audiology technician.
His mother, (The other main character) keeps telling him he can always use a business degree. She thinks maybe a doctor of audiology might be a better path for him.
Cody is all about sounds, and has recorded and cataloged sounds since a very young age. His biggest dream is to become a foley artist one day. You might not know the term, but these are the people who work behind the scenes of film, radio, and advertising to put the sound effects into various media. When someone spills something in an advertisement for cleaning products, the sound of it hitting the floor is the work of a foley artist.
Cody sells the occasional sound effects to various podcasters, but never seems to find his stride. He is 21 in this story and I tried to demonstrate the way young people get pulled in multiple directions. Different people have his best interests in mind, but some of this isn’t his first love. Then there is his actual first love in the form of a girl from Hong Kong.
Part of the challenge was to use sound in ways that influence the story. I really enjoyed this part, and Cody even gets to save the day at one point. His biggest break might be doing the foley work on his mother’s documentary.
Cody was a lot of fun to create and I hope I’ve intrigued some of you with his character. Let’s get to the cover and blurb.
Blurb:
Jenny’s life is in upheaval. Her only child, Cody, is getting on with his young adult life, and has a girlfriend Jenny is unsure of. Her career at the news station is in jeopardy in a push to get more diverse and younger at the same time.
She wants to be an investigative reporter, but it seems they’ve been relegated to the Stone Age. Gossip, celebrities, and local interest is the order of the day.
In desperation, she accepts an off-camera job to retain her paycheck at all. This is when she discovers that mergers and acquisitions over the decades have left the station with a long history of old news tales in the basement. Could a cold case be something she could focus on in her spare time?
She and her son glean through ancient manila envelopes to find something of interest. Cody needs to make a drive in the country to pass college geology, and decides they might as well go to the location in one of the old stories. Mother and son make a day of it.
What they discover isn’t something either of them expected. Who can she turn to for help and guidance in the dying art of investigative journalism? Will Jenny be able to market a story like this at all? Who are the strange thugs that seem to be tracking their every move, and what are they up to?
The answers to these questions and more are revealed in Tracks of Infinity.
Tracks of Infinity is at all your favorite booksellers.
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Cody helps bring an additional sensory level to this story. He was a great challenge to write and I hope you enjoy him.
I also hope we get some fun comments today. I’ll be checking them sporadically for the next few days.
