Science Fiction (Cyberpunk) / Thriller
Date Published: September 1, 2016
Publisher: See Sharp Press
Awards: 2017 Compton Crook Finalist for best first science fiction novel!
In Sleep State Interrupt, a giant media corporation has taken over the Internet, created an addictive virtual reality called BetterWorld, and controls nearly all information. Politicians do their bidding and a brainwashed humanity serves a privileged few.
Waylee Freid, an unemployed Baltimore journalist with ever-worsening bipolar disorder, is the only hope for a brighter future. She and her countercultural friends bust a notorious teenage hacker out of jail and sneak into a closed presidential fundraiser at the Smithsonian castle, where they hope to record incriminating admissions that will wake up the world. Hunted by Homeland Security, Waylee and her friends must reach a sufficient audience by broadcasting their video during the Super Bowl. But to do so, they'll have to break into one of the most secure facilities ever built.
Read the First Four chapters of Sleep State Interrupt, plus a lot more extras, free at http://savethereefs.wixsite.com/sleepstateinterrupt
Author interview:
#1 – Do You See Writing as a Career?
It is very difficult to make a living writing fiction in the U.S., especially given the cost of health insurance. So I have no plans to give up my day job (voluntarily anyway). On the other hand, I do a lot of writing in my day job - it’s non-fiction, but it’s still writing.
#2 – What was the Hardest Part of Your Writing Process?
Good writing requires multiple revisions, which can get tedious after a while. But really, reaching readers is harder than any part of the writing process. There are so many books published or self-published each year, it’s hard to be heard above the noise.
#3 – Did you have any One Person Who Helped You Out with Your Writing Outside of Your Family?
Many people have helped me. I credit them in the front pages. I have to give a special shout out to the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, which has a critique group of extremely talented writers.
#4 – What is next for your writing?
The second book of the BetterWorld trilogy, The Wrath of Leviathan, will be released Sep. 1. The third book is set to follow in 2019. I also have an alternate history novel, Born in Salt, that I am seeking an agent for, and am working on other projects.
#5 – Do you have an addiction to reading as well as writing? If so, what are you currently reading?
To be a good writer, you have to be an avid reader. I just finished The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (an amazing book), and am currently reading Mystical Greenwood by Andrew McDowell.
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This or That?
#1 - iPod or Mp3? I have an old iPod that nevertheless holds 20 GB of songs
#2 – Chocolate or Vanilla? Neither
#3 – Mashed Potatoes or French Fries? Mashed Potatoes, but it’s not always a choice
#4 – Comedy or Drama? Both
#5 – Danielle Steel or Nicholas Sparks? Neither
#6 – Fantasy or Reality? Reality most of the time, fantasy for needed breaks.
#7 – Call or Text? Both
#8 – Public School or Home School? Public
#9 – Coffee or Hot Chocolate? Coffee! I could not exist without this sacred beverage.
#10 – eBook or Paperback? eBook for travel, paperback for beach
About the Author
Ted Weber has pursued writing and music since childhood, and learned filmmaking and screenwriting in college, along with a little bit of physics. Trapped at home during the "Snowmageddon" of 2010, he transformed those interests into novel writing, and has completed four novels and a number of short stories since then. By day, Mr. Weber works as an ecologist for a non-profit organization and has had over twenty scientific papers and book chapters published. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife Karen. He enjoys traveling and has visited all seven continents.
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