Bringing you a very special 3Q’s today! I’ve been trying really hard to only post one 3Q a day, but with the launch of Tim Lebbon’s newest novel, ‘The Last Storm,’ I was approached by Jim at GNOH to see about helping to make this launch special! This novel is phenomenal and, while I’ve really loved Tim’s work that I’ve read up to this point, ‘The Last Storm’ is his best thing yet!

So, please do welcome, Tim Lebbon!

Steve: What does your writing time look like? Do you try and write at the same time each day? Do you have a word count you attempt to hit?

Tim: My writing day is pretty much a standard work day, and that’s left over from having kids at home and a wife who works. The kids have grown up and pretty much gone now, and my wife’s worked from home since the start of Covid, but it’s a habit now, and I stick to it. So up, meditate, work out (sometimes), breakfast, then I usually work about 9am til 5 or 6 pm. That often includes a break for a run or bike ride, and I’ll often work in the evening with Zooms, emails or phone calls. As for word count, if I’m on a novel I aim for 1500-2000 words per day, but I’m not too troubled if I don’t hit that.

Steve: Out of all your releases, do you have a favorite character you’ve written?

Tim: Wow, tough one! I’m very fond of both Ally and Jude in The Silence, because in many ways they were a reflection of my kids when I was writing that novel. Their relationship bled into it––one of love, but also friendly bickering. And Ally especially I got to know very well, because writing a character who was deaf, from her POV, was a really tough call. I did a lot of research, and my editor who’d been deaf for the first few years of her life said it worked out well. So I guess I’ll always have a particular fondness for Ally.

Steve:  Tell me about your newest release (novel/story/poem/novella) and why someone should read it!

Tim: The Last Storm is a climate change horror/thriller about a North America suffering from drought and famine, and a family of rainmakers who might have the power to save it. But their power also brings horror, and they have to make tough, painful, and horrific choices. I think it’s my best novel to date, and many people who’ve read it agree. I love it so much because of the troubled family dynamic at its core, one that really holds the novel together. I hope you’ll check it out!

Steve: Bonus question time! What is your favorite album?

Tim: Angel Dust by Faith No More.

Awesome, thank you so much, Tim!

As always – clink the links!

Website: https://www.timlebbon.net/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Lebbon/e/B001IU0D3U/

Twitter: @timlebbon