My guest blogger today is fellow author Carl Novakovich, who tells us that a COVID-19-related personal tragedy led to him writing his debut novel. The Watchers: The Tomb.
This is the first book in a supernatural fantasy series.
This is the first book in a supernatural fantasy series.
by Carl Novakovich
 | Although I have always been a writer, this is the first story that I've published. When I was in high school I started writing for fun. taking a few classes – theater, creative writing, and journalism. I am a musician as well, playing in a few bands while at school and writing songs. I write both scripts (movies and TV series) and novels. I currently have a few finished scripts that I have been trying to sell, but there hasn’t been any luck there. It wasn’t until this past year that I really begin pushing my work to the next level. I spent my time during COVID-19 quarantine writing, and, I self-published the first book in January. Book two in the series is now finshed, and will be ready for release shortly. |
The Watchers: The Tomb” is the first book in The Watchers series. It’s a story that follows Beth May, a rogue demon who has found a way to regain her free-will and break free from Hell’s clutches; and John Gideon, a former Chicago Homicide Detective turned P.I. after his father-figure, Walter, goes missing.
While searching for Walter, John comes face-to-face with a terrible truth of the world. Things aren’t always as they seem.
With the help of Beth, working as his new partner, and saviour, they work to stop a collective of Fallen Angels known as The Watchers from breaking The Seven Seals of Revelations and unleashing Hell on Earth.
I wrote this book after I lost my grandfather last year to COVID-19. I wanted to write something to help me get through it. It was a way to make sense of a crazy world. He and I were very close, and I dedicated the first book to him, and everyone else that has lost someone from this virus.
I’m not a religious person, but when it comes to fantasy stories, it’s easy to wrap up the religious texts in the genre. So, I took The Seven Seals, and intertwined what we see in our everyday lives to tell a story. This is what the entire series will tell.
While searching for Walter, John comes face-to-face with a terrible truth of the world. Things aren’t always as they seem.
With the help of Beth, working as his new partner, and saviour, they work to stop a collective of Fallen Angels known as The Watchers from breaking The Seven Seals of Revelations and unleashing Hell on Earth.
I wrote this book after I lost my grandfather last year to COVID-19. I wanted to write something to help me get through it. It was a way to make sense of a crazy world. He and I were very close, and I dedicated the first book to him, and everyone else that has lost someone from this virus.
I’m not a religious person, but when it comes to fantasy stories, it’s easy to wrap up the religious texts in the genre. So, I took The Seven Seals, and intertwined what we see in our everyday lives to tell a story. This is what the entire series will tell.
| The Seven Seals tells a story of sickness, war, death, devastation – but it ends for well for the faithful. However, in real-life, things do not always workout well. So, I wanted to write a post-apocalyptic story, starting with the pre-apocalypse. Of course, that meant changing some minor details in the Revelation story. Our world lately, has seen quite a lot of devastation. The pandemic has destroyed economies and lives, we see social injustice, wars raging in nations, and in streets throughout protests when people are only asking for equality. Last year, there was a two-week period where the only remaining business that were still allowed to be open, were forced to close because of a military presence due to counter-protesters refusing to allow a Black Lives Matter rally protests after a man was killed by a police officer. I think you said you’re in the UK, so I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the George Floyd case. However, it was just an unspeakable thing that happened. The counter-protests happened all over the country, and some of them took place where I live. For two weeks, my neighborhood was patrolled by our state national troops to ensure citizens weren’t harmed. |  |
So, I decided to write a story that spoke to everyone. And I mean everyone. Of course, my perspective is slightly skewed from my political ideals, but that doesn’t change the fact that I wrote it for a reason.
This series is not just a fantasy series. It’s a story that is currently and will eventually lay out through a wild and epic tale, something everyone is, or has, faced throughout the past year. Hopefully, allowing them to see someone else’s side of the story. My goal by the end of this series is to have at least one person read this and agree with someone they didn’t previously agree with.
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