An Interview with Fabio Bueno

The Reading Café would like to welcome Fabio Bueno,who has published his first book…Wicked Sense. 

Our review of Wicked Sense was posted before this interview. 

Let us meet Fabio.

 

 

Hi Fabio.  Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions today.  We are always looking forward to reading about the author behind the book.
Will you please tell us about yourself?

Fabio: Thanks for having me over at the Reading Café, Barb! My name is Fabio Bueno (yes, it’s my real name :). I live in the Pacific Northwest with my wife and kids. I like to write and hang out with friends and family, travel, run, play games, drink coffee, and talk endlessly about books, movies, and sports.

TRC: Have you always been interested in writing?

Fabio: Yes, since I was a kid. I’ve written a little in high school, a novel after college, and a couple of screenplays a few years later. However, I’ve only decided to write seriously a few years ago.

TRC: Is there anything (in general) you find particularly challenging about writing?

Fabio: Writing is a solitary business. It was hard in the beginning, but now it’s not so bad. I meet weekly with my great critique group (we call ourselves Writers in the Rain because we all live near Seattle). I go to conferences, workshops, and book events. And I’ve been fortunate to meet many friends online (readers, writers, editors, bloggers). Now, I don’t feel alone at all.

TRC: What is your writing process?  Do you like to write at specific times, in a special place?

Fabio: I usually create a rough outline of the novel before writing anything. Nothing too detailed, just a sentence describing each chapter. I also like to have fully fleshed out characters before I start. Then, I let the details come organically to me. As for the writing environment, I prefer mornings, writing in the library, and being offline, but I’ve written anywhere and anytime 🙂 If you wait for ideal conditions to write, you will write very little.

TRC: Wicked Sense is your debut novel.  It is part of a series- Singularity. How many books do you plan in this series?  How did you come up with the idea of Singularity?

Fabio: The Singularity Series will be a trilogy. I have also outlined a pair of novellas featuring a couple of intriguing secondary characters, but there’s no release date for those yet. 

The Singularity concept came from a series of questions: what if witches lived among us in a secret society within our society? How would that work? How challenging would it be to remain hidden today, when technology is available everywhere? How would this society resemble the old folk tales about witches?

TRC: Would you please tell us the premise behind Wicked Sense?

Fabio: Witches live in our world, hiding behind a Veil of secrecy enforced by a code and by magic. But when an extraordinary release of magical energy announces the arrival of a teen witch with unparalleled powers (the Singularity), the Veil is threatened. The British covens send Skye to Seattle to find the Singularity. Skye, however, gets involved with a charming boy and faces a formidable rival in one of the Night Witches. 

I wanted the audience to experience both sides of the relationship, so I decided to write it in alternating chapters showing the points-of-view of the female and the male protagonists.

• Link to Amazon (readers can also download a free sample for kindle and free kindle apps)
• Link to Goodreads (free sample available in .epub format for most other e-readers)

TRC: Wicked Sense is YA & Paranormal.  Your website says you love Urban Fantasy and Paranormal. What drew you to YA, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal?  Have you considered writing any other genre?

Fabio: I just read a lot of YA and fantasy in general. I believe I like YA because it deals with a very special time of our lives, when our personalities are still taking shape, the possibilities are endless, and everything seems possible. The fantasy aspect builds on that, taking the “what-if” factor to an even higher level.

I like to write suspense and romance too, but instead of writing these genres, I try to incorporate elements of both into the YA paranormal/UF stories 🙂

TRC: How do you describe what Urban Fantasy is?

Fabio: For me, a book is considered Urban Fantasy if it has supernatural elements and takes place in modern times, in our world, but depicting a secret or underground society.

TRC: What are you currently working on?

Fabio: I’m working on the sequels to Wicked Sense, and on a new series, a darker YA urban fantasy.

LIGHTNING ROUND

Favorite Food: Popcorn!

Favorite Dessert: Chocolate cake topped with condensed milk (I know it’s unusual, but you should try it)

Favorite Author: Nowadays, it’s John Green

Favorite Novel: “The Giver”

Favorite Movie: “Casablanca” (perfect blend of everything: romance, action, suspense…:).

Favorite TV Show: A tie: “Firefly,” “The West Wing,” and “Gilmore Girls” (I guess I have an eclectic taste 🙂

Last Movie that you saw: “Super 8” – it has an “E.T. the Extraterrestrial” vibe. I liked it.

Thank you Fabio, for answering our questions. The Reading Café wishes you the best of luck with Wicked Sense.  Keep us informed about any new books or series that you have planned.

If you would like to learn more about Fabio, you can find him at the following links:

• Website
• Amazon
• Goodreads
• Facebook
• Twitter