Guest Blogger Author Justin Gustainis
Bitten by Books is excited to welcome author Justin Gustainis today as our featured Guest Blogger! He will be talking with you today and answering questions. Check out the contest at the end of this post! You could win the amazing prize he is offering up today!
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Okay, gang, I have a confession to make. (Deep breath) I have, on more than one occasion, committed … urban fantasy.
I didn’t realize it at first, I swear. I just thought I was writing the kind of stuff I like to write, which is also the kind of stuff I like to read: spooky stuff set in the otherwise “real” world. But I’ve finally faced up to my addiction, and now I see it for what it is.
All right, then, let me say it loud and say it proud: I do urban fantasy, and I do it a lot, and I like it!
When I started writing the stuff about five years ago, I wasn’t trying to be trendy, I swear. It just worked out that way – and, boy, am I glad it did. My books about occult detective Quincey Morris and his partner in supernatural crime, “white” witch Libby Chastain, began to reach the market just as urban fantasy was taking off, on its way to becoming one of the most popular genres in speculative fiction.
Near as I can figure, “urban fantasy” refers to fiction set in the contemporary age, and in the real world – with one or two big exceptions. So, maybe it’s the world you and I live in – except vampires are real (whether “out of the coffin” or not). Or maybe it’s a world like ours, except magic is commonplace. Stuff like that. I think the term “urban fantasy” is meant to distinguish the genre (or sub-genre, or whatever the hell it is) from high fantasy, which is set in a world not much like ours, and often on another planet altogether. I’ve always thought that most high fantasy seemed to take place in an idealized version of medieval Europe – with the addition of magic or dragons, and without all the dirt, disease and degradation that characterized the original. But that’s just me.
And not only do I write urban fantasy (Black Magic Woman, the first Quincey/Libby adventure, was published last January, and the second, Evil Ways
, is due out at the end of this month. The third one, Sympathy for the Devil, is in progress and on track for late 2009.), but I read it, too. Voraciously. And as the genre (or sub-genre or … see above) becomes established, I’ve been noticing some trends.
#1. Chicks Rule. Most of the successful authors (apart from Jim Butcher, Simon R. Green and Mike Carey) seem to be female, just like their protagonists. And I think that’s kind of refreshing, because unlike, say, romance (even of the paranormal variety) urban fantasy isn’t what you’d call feminine. Most of the books have a fair amount of violence, and some of them have quite a lot of sex (Anita Blake is kind of slut, but I love her. Maybe that’s why I love her). The stereotype used to be, women didn’t write that kind of fiction. I’m glad the stereotype was wrong.
I suppose we all write the gender we know best – our own. I’m having it both ways, with a male-female team of protagonists. I like to think I do right by Libby Chastain, and haven’t had any complaints from female readers on that score just yet. Besides, Libby and I have something important in common – we both like girls (Libby likes boys, too, BTW).
#2. It’s only (super)natural. A lot of the protagonists in urban fantasy have some kind of supernatural powers of their own, which certainly makes life easier if you have to deal with ghosts, vampires, and the occasional werewolf. Hell, at least one of them (Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty Norville) is a werewolf. Rachel Morgan’s a witch; Morgan Kingsley’s an exorcist; Harry Dresden’s a wizard. And so on, and on. Me, I’ve split the difference again. Quincey Morris is descended from a character of the same name in Stoker’s Dracula. He’s well versed in the supernatural, but has no powers of his own. That’s why he’s got Libby watching his back. As a practitioner of “white” witchcraft, she can’t actually hurt anybody – but that doesn’t stop her from sometimes using very aggressive self-defense.
#3. Nothing butt the girl. I was on a panel at World Fantasy recently that discussed this phenomenon, although I had noticed it already. Since most urban fantasy novels have a female protagonist, your typical urban fantasy cover has a rendering of the heroine, seen from the, um, rear. I don’t know how that got started, but it’s become something of a cliche′. More than a few female fans (and authors too) are kind of sick of it, and I don’t blame them. While I appreciate a well-formed female ass as much as anyone (if not more), focusing on the woman’s posterior assets does seem to detract from what makes her worth reading about – her courage, determination, compassion, and all the other things that make for a good hero(ine). I’ve been lucky – my publisher (Solaris Books) has hired Chris McGrath to do the covers of my books. Chris has a distinctive style, but it’s not anal retentive, if you know what I mean. Although the cover of Black Magic Woman shows that Chris and I agree on one thing, at least: Libby Chastain does have a cute ass. It just doesn’t take up ¾ of the cover.
It seems like there’s a new urban fantasy series being introduced every week. I buy every one, and will continue to do so. My TBR pile resembles the leaning tower of Pisa. I hope the market doesn’t get saturated and collapse, the way horror did in the 1980s. But even if it does, there’s always going to be a place for good stories, well told. I hope I’ll still be one of those doing the telling.
Urban fantasy rocks!
Readers be sure to check out Justin’s sites!
http://www.justingustainis.com/
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Questions and Contest: Now, I am going to open up the internet floor so to speak and let our readers ask Justin some questions. Feel free to post as many questions or comments as you like. He will be popping in and out today and tomorrow to answer them.
Readers, here’s how to enter the contest. You can do ONE or ALL of these things, and each one will give you additional entries at a chance to win. One lucky participant will be chosen to win a copy of Evil Ways his latest novel featuring occult investigators Quincey Morris and Libby Chastain, which will not be publicly available until December 30th. The contest is open to international readers as well.
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Justin, you now have a new fan! I love urban fantasy novels! I see you are also a fan of The Dresden
Urban Fantasy has to be some of the best books on the market today
How is it writing a kick ass girl?
Hi, Caden and Katie.
Writing a kick-ass girl isn’t difficult. I’ve had my ass kicked by several girls, over the years.
Libby is smart, strong, and resourceful, which are qualities I admire in women, anyway, so writing about her isn’t very taxing.
I love the book covers. Urban Fantasy has always rocked. What is your favorite supernatural creature?
Thanks for taking the time to be here! I just wanted to thank you too on my husbands behalf, lol, he won’t feel so alone now with reading what he considers “my” books!
Wow, very intriguing characters! I just opened up your website in a new window so I haven’t read the full description of your books yet, but good characters always draw me in.
***Realizes her “Want to Read” pile is about to grow again… if I can reach the top of it that is…
Now for a question: Would you say your writing style is more plot-driven or more character-driven and why do you prefer either style?
Justin, I have to admit that I haven’t gotten to BLACK MAGIC WOMAN yet, it is in my TBR bookcase (yes, bookcase, sigh-so many books, not enough time to read). You were highly recommended by my boss, Charlaine Harris, in her blog as well as by Jeaniene Frost and Jackie Kessler.
Anyway, my question is, why did you choose to have a witch as your protagonist?
Justin – your books sounds very interesting and I am going to put them on my TBR pile.
Since you are writing Urban Fantasy – do you intend the book to not have any traditional romantic elements in terms of Libby and Quinn’s relationship?
After reading this interview I will be ordering Black Magic Woman. I can’t wait to get to read it.
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Hi, everybody. I’m back again. Let me take the questions in order.
I think my favorite supernatural creature is the vampire — but of theold-fashioned I-vant-to-bite-your-neck variety, not the angst ridden Hamlets-with-fangs that Ann Rice used to write about.
Plot-driven or character-driven. Hmmm. I’d have to say character-driven, because in each of my books, the characters (the main ones, anyway) came first, and then I found a story to drop them into.
I guess character interests me more than plot. That’s why a lot of “whodunit” mysteries don’t appeal to me; they put so much emphasis on the puzzle that the characters are often flat and uninteresting. I felt the same way about Michael Crichton’s novels — killer plots, but dead characters.
Deb: tell your boss Charlaine that I think her books ROCK, and I’m glad that the success of TRUE BLOOD has put all of the Sookie books back on the bestseller list, where they belong, anyway.
Why a witch? The short answer is, to keep Quincey from getting turned into a toad everytime he goes up against black magic. Quincey as a character came first, and I made the decision that he was going to be a mere mortal, with no supernatural powers. But given the kinds of oppposition he often faces, he needs something/somebody to handle attacks by supernatural forces.
To use mystery analogies (see — I don’t hate all of ‘em), in some ways, Libby’s role is a bit like that of Hawk to Spenser, or Joe Pike to Elvis Cole — except both those characters are drawn as dark and dangerous. Although no Pollyanna, Libby isn’t what I’d call dark; and she’s only dangerous if you mess with her.
Marnie wants to know if Libby and Quincey are ever going to get funky together. Let’s just say that there’s a degree of sexual tension between them. Will it ever be, um consumated? You’ll just have to keep reading the books, and find out. (We writers are a wily lot).
I know there are more questions, and I promise to get to all of them. But I have to be offline for a bit. The day job beckons, and I’ve got to go commit higher education for a while.
Back soon.
Justin, I confess to not have read your work yet, but now you’re a Must Buy. Sure hope Santa is generous with the bookstore gift cards this year!
My question is have you always been into the supernatural/ paranormal/ fantasy/ kinds of stories and characters, i.e., vampires, super heros, etc.?
Thanks for being here!
Light,
Nancy Haddock
La Vida Vampire
Hi Justin! Welcome to BBB!
How big exactly is your TBR pile?
And what is it about urban fantasy that drew you to write it?
(Rach, Twittered and posted to Mark Henry and Dakota Cassidy’s yahoo groups!)
Hi Justin! This series sounds like a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed all your observations about the urban fantasy genre! I was wondering whether you had spotted any newer trends in the genre (I think branching out into YA may be one of them), or maybe if there’s a direction you’d like to see it going in.
Here’s a question: how much snow do you have in Plattsburgh right now?
I’m really looking forward to the second book in the series.
I’m a procrastinator when it comes to Christmas, are you ready for it and do you have all your shopping done? I haven’t even started.
Behold, I am returned to you.
Nancy: as an adolescent, I was into the “kiddie light” versions of horror: “Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Archie’s Creepy Comics,” etc.
But when my reading began to transcend comic books, I gravitated toward myster/crime/suspense, for some reason. I didn’t start reading horror or dark fantasy until much later (i.e., college).
This may be why, as some have observed, the Morris/Chastain books read more like noir private eye novels, apart from the vampires, witches, etc.
“Down these mean crypts a man must go…”
Virginia:
Ah, the TBR pile. I want you to imagine a coffee table — and I mean a BIG freakin’ coffee table — that has so many books piled on it (7 or 8 books in each oile) that you cannot see the surface.
And, like the giant chicken heart that ate New York City, it’s … growing.
I can’t say what drew me to write the stuff I do (remember, I didn’t know it was urban fantasy at the time). But my first two exposures to the genre (both of which were made-for-TV movies, oddly enough) occurred in the early-to-mid Seventies. I saw the original “The Night Stalker” movie introducing Karl Kolchak (not to be confused with either crap series they made out of it) and was blown away by it. Not long after, I came acros a little gem called “Spectre,” which was a Gene Roddenberry pilot for a series that never made it, featuring an occult detective. My reaction: “I LIKE this stuff!”
The rest, as they say, is history. Or urban fantasy.
Hi, Kimberly. Trends, apart from those I mentioned in the blog? Well, I think urban fantasy has begat paranormal romance. I was on a panel at World Fantasy in November (that was just before I fell off the back of the stage and broke my ankle. Long story.) discussing the future of paranormal detectives, and that seemed to be the consensus. Boy, I wish I could write paranormal romance — it’s a big market. But I seem psychologically incapable of it, which may be a sad commentary on the state of my psyche.
T.M., I’ll have you know that we have the merest dusting of snow on the ground. We haven’t had a big snowfall yet this season, although I hear there’s a Nor’easter headed our way tomorrow night.
At the risk of being a buzzkill, Teresa, I’m going to give you the courtesy of an honest answer, although it may fall into the TMI category.
I used to like Christmas, but I won’t be celebrating it this year, if ever again. My wife, Pat, died last December 22nd. The holidays don’t have any meaning for me without her. We’d been married 30 years, and EVIL WAYS is dedicated to her memory.
I’d be grateful for no follow-up questions on this subject, okay? Let’s get back to the witches and vampires.
I love urban fantasy, and I have to say: a lot of your observations really hit the nail on the head. You’ll definitely getting added to my TBR list. My question for you: you mentioned solving the male/female protagonist problem by using one of both; does that present any problems of its own?
Justin, thank you so much for being here today. Do think Libby will ever get tired of watching Quincy’s magical back so to speak? He’s a pretty clever guy all around. But some things he just doesn’t seem to be able to handle. Or do you see their relationship more of a cop like one? Where you have a partner and are in it for life and have each other’s backs no matter what.
I loved Black Magic Woman and can’t wait for Evil Ways. Do you have any more info on book three you can share with us at this time?
Justin,
How does it feel to be one of handful of men in the Urban Fantasy genre? Like you said the genre seems to be cornered by women. Although Jim Butcher and Mark Henry seem to a good foothold.
I do have Black Magic Woman in my Mountain of a TBR.
Lisa: I haven’t experienced many problems with the arrangement so far — except I sometiomes hear from people who think one of the duo is being slighted. I got a few emails after BLACK MAGIC WOMAN came out saying I should have had more of Libby Chastain in there.
I didn’t regard Libby as a supporting player in BLACK MAGIC WOMAN, but I can tell you that she plays a major role in EVIL WAYS. I’ll probably get letters from people who want to see more of Quincey…
Rachel, thank you so much for inviting me. It’s great to be here.
I think that Quincey and Libby are going to be watching each other’s back for some time to come (as long as the books keep selling, that is…). Some have compared them to Scully and Mulder, but neither one is a skeptic, which was at the heart of the Scully/Mulder relationship — apart from the last season, and don’t get me started on that.
I don’t know if this will resonate for anybody, but I think a better paradign for Quincey and Libby are John Steed and Emma Peel in “The Avengers,” many years ago. They have separate lives, but when the call comes (“Mrs, Peel — we’re needed!”)they know they can count on each other utterly when things get hairy. And, besides, I thought Diana Rigg was HOT.
About SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL. The first chapter is included as a bonus at the end of EVIL WAYS (my publisher likes to tease). The story is about a major party Presidential candidate who, unknown to almost everybody, has been possessed by a demon. If he wins (and he is wiping out the competition for the nomination subtly but ruthlessly), all Hell will break loose — for real.
I shouldn’t come as a surprise that Quincey and Libby eventually figure out what’s going on, but then they realize their problems are only beginning. I mean, how to you exorcise a guy who’s protected by the Secret Service?
BTW, SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL is a work of fiction, and any resemblance between its characters and any politicians living, dead, or undead, is purely coincidental and unintended.
That’s my story, and I’m sticking with it.
Hi, Cindi.
Yeah, it is kind of an exclusive club, isn’t it — if only by chance. BTW, don’t forget Simon R. Green and Kim Newman in your brief list.
I don’t mind my “minority” status at all, especially at conventions. I get to sit on panels with other urban fantasy authors, and almost every one of them is a major babe. What’s not to like?
Hi Justin, I took a peek at your great website to check out your books. Since I haven’t had the pleasure of reading your books yet.
Justin do you do a lot of research about the supernatural for your books?
I posted the interview at my Facebook profile.
Thanks for joining us, Ana.
I do research for the books, of course, but not so much on supernatural topics. For EVIL WAYS, I researched some thngs about Baghdad, Iraq, especially the Iraqi National Museum (where Someting Very Bad happens in my book). I also looked for info about Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where the final (well for that book, anyway) showdown between the forces of Good and Evil takes place.
I suppose I don’t do much research on the supernatural because I tend to use familiar tropes from horror and fantasy fiction (vampires, witches, werewolves, etc.) and I do so in a fairly conventional way.
Curiously, I did a lot more research for my first novel, which is not part of Quincey and Libby’s adventures. THE HADES PROJECT is about a scientific experiment that goes horribly wrong, and opens the gate to Hell — just for an instant. That’s long enough for Something to cross over, and that Somethng (the demon Asmodeus, to stop being coy) takes over the body of one of the researchers. Bad things ensue.
But elsewhere in the book there a more “traditional” conjuration scene, where someone uses black magic to call up another demon from Hell. I researched that pretty thoroughly, going so far as to attend an actual conjuration myself.
Hey, listen –I’d like to ask everyone reading this thing to consider doing me a small favor. It only works if you have an Amazon (US) account — that is, if you’ve ever bought anything from them in the past.
If you would, go to the Amazon page for EVIL WAYS, and scroll about halfway down until you get to the tags. Click on each of the tags, and feel free to add any of your own. The more clicks a given tag (such as “occult detective”) has, the higher it ranks in a search on Amazon for books “tagged” with that subject. Higher rank may mean more sales.
Anyway, if you could do that for me, I’d sure appreciate it. The Amazon computer will only let any given account do this once — but if you have friends or famly with their own accounts…
Thanks for indulging me.
Mrs. Peel and Steed? Jutin, I’m liking your characters even more now, and yes she was very hot, what she did for catsuits, lol. Now I didn’t care for that last remake of Night Stalker at all, but I really liked the other TV version with Darren McGavin.
Hey Justin, I just added tags to both books.
Do you know if Solaris plans on offering either of these first two books (or later editions) in Kindle format?
Pam: Thanks for commenting. Yes, Diana Rigg in her prime was something to see.
I liked the two Kolchak movies, “The Night Stalker” and “The Night Strangler,” but I thought the series had a predictable “Monster of the Week” feel to it. I gather that Darren McGavin (R.I.P.) hated the series, too.
Hi again, Rachel.
I asked my editor at Solaris some time back, and he said there were no plans to put any of their books on Kindle. Of course, the technology was fairly new, then. Maybe as it becomes more and more popular, the folks at Solaris will change their minds.
And, thanks for “tagging.”
Great post. I loved Black Magic Woman and cant wait for Evil Ways to come out. Im going to have to look up The Hades Project as well too.
Is there a deeper meaning to Quincy’s ancestor being part of the Dracula story?
Also, do you think you will introduce other supernatural types in the books that arent necessarily the bad guys?
Oooh I’d love to be entered. I have Black Magic Woman waiting on my Mt TBR. But Justin, I think I’m worse off than you with regards to Mt TBR. While you claim to have only a SINGLE leaning tower of Pisa, I’ve found new ways to use books for furniture, bunny toys, and have several stacks, towers, and bookcases throughout the house!
(Fortunately, as cluttered as it may seem, I know exactly where everything is. LOL)
I’d assume you’ve all seen this by now, but since I didn’t see a link mentioned here, I thought I’d share. SciFiGuy put together this funny video compilation which was also poking fun at the covers of Urban Fantasy novels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxSwr130ptw
Anyhoo, Rachel, I have Bitten by Books up in my permanent blogroll at http://books.cheriepie.com.
Hi, Donna.
No, there’s no deeper meaning to Quincey’s backstory. I just thought it was a neat idea. Plus it gives him a reason for what he does (something that’a not always clear with supernatural investigators in fiction). In Quincey’s case, he’s gone into the family business. Opposing the Forces of Darkness has been a Morris family tradition dating back to that day in Transylvania when the original Quincey Morris died, in the shadow of Castle Dracula.
More supernatural creatures who aren’t baddies? That’s a distinct possibility. You may be interested to learn that in EVIL WAYS we get to meet a number of Libby Chastain’s “sisters” — other white witches who are bound to each other in a loose affiliation. A number of these good women take part in the book’s final confrontation.
We also get to meet another new character in this book. She’s not supernatural — she’s a bounty hunter of supernaturals. Remember how that crap movie “Van Helsing” used as a tag line “The one name they all fear?” Unfortunately, the movie turned Van Helsing into Indiana-Jones-with-a-crucifix and thus ruined the character, for me.
But Hannah Widmark is known is some circles as “Widowmaker,” and the creatures of the night do fear her — with reason.
There’s a scene early in the book where a dying (for real) vampire looks up at Hannah and gasps, “They say you don’t … exist. A myth, a … legend. No more.”
“And now you know better,” Hannah says, with a tiny smile. “Pity you won’t get to spread the word.”
I’m pretty sure that the new edition of Mirriam-Webster’s Dictionary has a little picture of Hannah next to their definiton of “badass.”
I have posted links to this very interesting blog on Facebook and FriendFeed. I also link bitten by books to Patricia’s Vampire Books at
I’m adding to my wish list…the cover looks great without knowing anything else about the book it grabs your interest. Knowing more about the work only makes me want to check it out more.
Blessed Be,
Leigh Savage
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Patricia: Thank you so much! Everything helps, and I do appreciate it.
Leigh: Thank you for the kind words. I hope you get to read the book soon (although I’d recommend reading BLACK MAGIC WOMAN first, and not just because it allows me to sell another book….)
Hi Justin,
Thanks for informing me of your work. It is new to me but you can bet that won’t be the case for long. I plan to add you to my “reading essentials”. I am a bookaholic and proud of it. I also love to find new authors to read, and you have just become one of them.
THanks, Vicky
Hi Justin. Your books sound very interesting but are they really urban fantasy or mystery. They have the elements of both.
What is your favorite Urban Fantasy book?
What is your favorite Urban Fantasy author?
Debbie: Oh, damn, you’re on to me.
Fortunately, the two are not mutually exclusive.
Lexee: A couple of good questions. I tried to answer the “favorite book” one by asking myself which UF book I’ve reread the most times. And that would be BLOOD PRICE, by Tanya Huff, the first of her “Blood” books featuring occult detective Vicki Nelson.
Favorite author overall? That’s one’s a little easier: Jim Butcher, hands down.
I’ve loved your work so far and I’m sure that if the market should fail, yours will be one of the ones left standing. Well written books are well written, no matter what the writing is about. I have no question, just one request – don’t stop writing!
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