Interview with Luke Seymour from Paul Carnahan's HOW SOON IS NOW?

 


We’re thrilled to be talking to Luke Seymour from Paul Carnahan's How Soon is Now?  It is a pleasure to have him with us today at Pimp That Character!
 
Thank you for your interview, Luke.  How old are you and what do you do for a living?  
 

Thanks for taking the time to talk to me! I’m 55 years old and, to be honest, I’m between jobs at the moment. I’ve been a journalist all my working life, but I’m taking a career break at the moment, for personal reasons. Perhaps I’ll get back to it, once I’ve sorted out a few things.
 
Can you tell us about one of your most distinguishable features?  
 
Well, I can travel in time. Does that count? With the right stimulus - sounds and smells work particularly well - I can go back and inhabit my own body at any previous point. I had no idea about any of this, until recently. It’s exciting. And scary.
 
What would I love the most about you? 
 
I always try to do the right thing. Sometimes it takes me a while to work out what the right thing is, but I get there in the end.
 
What makes you laugh out loud?  
 
My girlfriend, Alison.
 
Are you a loner or do you prefer to be surrounded by friends? 
 
 I can be solitary by nature, but I’m lucky to have a few close friends who help keep me on the straight and narrow. And I’ve recently met some very interesting new friends. They’re called the Nostalgia Club, and they have a very flexible attitude to time. They’re a little odd, some of them, but they seem to think I can help them with something...
 
What is in your refrigerator right now?  
 
Some dried-up pasta and half a red pepper.
 
What is your greatest fear?  
 
Hospitals.
 
If you could change one physical thing about yourself, what would that be?  
 
I’d like to be as slim as I was when I was in college.
 
Who is your best friend?  
 
Apart from Alison, that would be my old college pal Malcolm. We’ve been through a lot. Well, I’ve been through a lot. He’s been there with me, the whole way.
 
Do you have children? 
 
No comment.
 
What is your favorite weather? 
 
Scottish weather.
 
Do you like to cook? If so, what is your favorite thing to cook?  
 
My ex-wife left some very useful recipe books. The ones with colour pictures are the best.
 
If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do today?  
 
Go back to the day before yesterday.


Book Description:
 

A troubled ex-journalist launches a perilous mission into his own past after being recruited by a mysterious group of time travelers.

Luke Seymour uncovers the secrets of the eccentric Nostalgia Club as he battles to solve the riddle of their missing leader, honing his newly discovered – and dangerously addictive – talent for time travel and plunging ever deeper into his own time stream … where the terrible mistake that scarred his life is waiting.

Set in Glasgow and Edinburgh in the 1980s, 1990s and near-present, ‘How Soon Is Now?’ is a gripping new novel loaded with unforgettable characters, intricate storytelling, dark humour and a unique twist on the mechanics of time travel – all moving towards a powerful and emotional climax.

Available at:

Amazon U.S.: https://www.amazon.com/How-Soon-Now-powerful-travel-ebook/dp/B0D1RG2GL5 

Amazon U.K.: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now-powerful-travel-ebook/dp/B0D1RG2GL5 

 
 
About the Author: 
 
Paul Carnahan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in the new town of Cumbernauld. After studying journalism in Edinburgh, he began a decades-long career in local and national newspapers.

‘How Soon Is Now?’ is his first novel. The second, the Britpop-era romance ‘End of a Century’, will be released early in 2025, and a third is currently a work in progress.

Website & Social Media:

Website ➜ www.paulcarnahan.com 

Twitter ➜ https://twitter.com/pacarnahan  

Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/paulcarnahan6/ 

Goodreads ➜ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211423352-how-soon-is-now
 

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