Historical Fiction
Date Published: 9/4/2017
Dallas Anderson is stuck in a time loop that repeats Labor Day 2001 to September 11, 2001. He thinks he must prevent the terrorist attacks to break the loop. But each loop challenges that theory, igniting a fiery romance between him and his best friend's sister and exposing the dark truth behind Déjà vu.
Interview
with James Fant
What inspired you to write THE DARKEST LOOP?
Oddly enough, I went through a
period where I would see these little dark, washer-looking loops on the ground,
in the most random places. I’m pretty big on signs so I thought, surely, I’m
seeing these loops for some reason. I thought on it. Prayed about it. And it
came to me to write about one man’s experiences on the week leading up to the
September 11th attack. Only, this man relives that week over and over and over.
He feels in his heart that the reason he’s stuck in the loop is so he can
prevent the attacks from happening. However, each consecutive loop challenges
that theory and brings him closer to the dark truth behind Déjà vu.
Can
you tell us a little bit about what you have planned for the future?
Well, my next character is a real character. He’s an ex-football offensive tackle turned
bodyguard who loves to eat, hates early mornings, and protects some of the
craziest people on the planet. He’s been egging me—pretty adamantly, I might
add—to get his story out there. So I’m releasing a short story about him soon
to introduce him to the world. That’s all I can say for now…maybe just one more
thing: his initials are A.N.D.
Can
you tell us a little bit about the characters in THE DARKEST LOOP?
Dallas Anderson is a new type of character for me. He
doesn’t have much bravado (he’s no wimp, by any means). But he’s sensitive.
Sensitive about his surroundings as well as the people that surround him. He’s
especially sensitive about Thena because he believes that she’s somehow
dangerous. And how can she help him save the day if she’s dangerous?
Thena McKnight is also a new type for me. She has these
hard edges that turn Dallas off initially. But once she removes her shoes and
socks, and Dallas sees her pretty feet (Dallas has a foot fetish) all bets are
off.
You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your
favorite author and why?
My favorite author is Eric Jerome
Dickey. He’s a master story teller. His way with words is profound. Before I
was a writer, I was an avid reader. His were the novels I mostly read. For
example, Genevieve, my favorite novel
of all time! I recently checked a review I wrote in 2012 on Goodreads for that
novel and said to myself, “This review sucks!” So now, I’m re-reading the novel
and I’m going to give it the review it so richly deserves. Sorry, Mr. Dickey.
I’ll get it right this time; I promise!
If you could time-travel would you travel to the future or
the past? Where would you like to go and why would you like to visit this
particular time period?
Definitely the future. I would go
beyond the span I’d potentially live to see how the world has progressed. Are
Jetson type cars that fly through the air a reality yet? Have we cured cancer
or AIDS? Have people as a whole finally learned how to treat each other with
dignity and respect? Have we inhabited the moon, where there is no gravity? Is
this where we learned dignity and respect? Did we finally realize that gravity
was the cause of all our problems? (You know how gravity does…always trying to
keep us down).
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat?
Or any pets?
Because of my children’s allergies, no pets at this time.
Thanks
for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit with us today.
James Fant is an award winning author who lives in Charleston, SC with his lovely wife and two hilarious children. He received a degree in biology from College of Charleston and a master’s in business administration from Charleston Southern University. His love for literature was forged by the works of Eric Jerome Dickey, Walter Mosely, and Stephen King. He also finds inspiration from screenwriters Shonda Rhimes, Aaron Sorkin and Kurt Sutter. Literarily, James has always been drawn to intelligent yet imperfect characters and he writes novels with them in mind.
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