Authorpreneur Dashboard – Wilson Harp
EMP
Science Fiction & Fantasy
In a flash of searing light, the world changed. A massive solar flare has crippled the modern world and brought chaos and destruction. David Hartsman is stuck in the remote farm town of his youth on what was expected to be a short visit to check on his ailing parents. While his wife and his daughter are hundreds of miles away at home in Chicago, David must face the dangers associated with his own survival and the pressures of not being with his family. In a worldwide catastrophe, every struggle is personal. EMP is the dramatic story of one man and his struggle for survival in a world that is falling apart.
Book Bubbles from EMP
An old enemy
Darkness has always been an enemy of man. Even our earliest ancestors relied upon fire not just for warmth and cooking, but to ward off the darkness. After the EMP, David experiences all of the terrors that would be common. Anxiety over being trapped away from his family, apprehension about lack of medical help, and yes, even fear of the dark.
In the beginning...
I really wanted to capture the feeling of the fictional town of Kenton right from the start. My grandparents were from a small rural town like the one described and for me their town will always be 'down home'. The roads are always an issue. Folks who drove them all the time knew exactly what the roads were and where they went. Visitors always got lost. I wanted David to remind himself, and the reader, that this was home to him. He knew the roads, and he knew the town, because they were a part of him.
