Welcome to the Flicker & Burn blog tour! Sara Jane is still searching for her family after the events of Cold Fury,
but this time she’s on the run from red-eyed beings with pulsing eyes
and pale skin known as Ice Cream Creatures. Follow author T.M. Goeglein on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the next two weeks to read about
his inspiration behind the series, creating a “gritty” female
protagonist, and more! And the best part? Each stop includes a notebook
or journal entry from Sara Jane herself!
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Listen and Look, Flicker & Burn
I
knew a guy once who knew this other guy who, when asked his thoughts on
Metallica and Frank Sinatra, shrugged and said, “I don’t really like
music.”
Don’t…really…like…music?
That’s akin to asking someone his thoughts on breathing and getting the answer, “I don’t really like oxygen.”
Until
then, it never occurred to me that there were people who were not
genetically intertwined with music, or movies, or really good TV and
theater. It didn’t seem natural and still doesn’t. You blink your eyes,
drink some water, and listen to tunes, right?
Right,
at least I do, especially when I write. My relationship with music and
film informs the rhythm and arc of my stories. A beautifully sung lyric
or acted scene can linger with me for years, and may even spark an
entire book. When I was writing FLICKER & BURN, I found myself drawn
to songs that reflected the predicament of my protagonist, Sara Jane
Rispoli. If I had to put a playlist together for the book, it would look
something like this –
My Kind of Town (Chicago is) – Frank Sinatra
Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses
It’s a Family Affair – Sly and the Family Stone
99 Problems – Jay Z
Organized Crime – Valhalla
Running with the Devil – Van Halen
Misunderstood – Wilco
Ice Cream – New Young Pony
An
important element in the COLD FURY trilogy, especially in FLICKER &
BURN, is Sara Jane’s sense of being trapped, and need for escape. I
returned to a pair of my favorite movies to feel that experience on
screen – The Shawshank Redemption and Catch Me If You Can. Few films combine claustrophobia and urgency in such an intense, entertaining way.
Listen to the music. Watch the movies. Bits and pieces of live in FLICKER & BURN.
Check out the unique entry from Sara Jane's journal!
About the book:
Flicker & Burn (Cold Fury #2)
Author: T.M. GoegleinGenre: YA Contemporary Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Description:
Sara Jane Rispoli is still searching for her missing family, but instead of fighting off a turncoat uncle and crooked cops, this time she finds herself on the run from creepy beings with red, pulsing eyes and pale white skin chasing her through the streets in ice cream trucks; they can only be described as Ice Cream Creatures. They're terrifying and hell bent on killing her, but they're also a link to her family, a clue to where they might be and who has them. While she battles these new pursuers, she's also discovering more about her own cold fury and more about the Chicago Outfit, how the past misdeeds--old murders and vendettas--might just be connected to her present and the disappearance of her family. But connecting the dots is tough and time-consuming and may finally be the undoing of her relationship with the handsome Max--who's now her boyfriend. But for his own safety, Sara Jane may have to end this relationship before it even really starts. Her pursuers who've shown her her mother's amputated finger and the head of the Chicago Outfit who's just whistled her in for a sit-down make a romance unthinkable. The only thing that matters is finding her family and keeping everyone she loves alive.
T.M. Goeglein began his career as a writer of print and television ads
for a host of advertising and media companies. As a screenwriter, he
created both original scripts and worked as a script doctor for several
production companies in Los Angeles.
Follow the Flicker & Burn blog tour so
you don’t miss any of T.M.’s posts, each of which includes an entry
from Sara Jane’s notebook or journal!
8/26: Ticket to Anywhere
8/28: Fantasy’s Ink
8/30: The Flyleaf Review
9/2: The Book Monsters
9/4: Books Live Forever
