Thanks to Sheila for this. I’m having a bear of a time getting online from home the past few days and am only on today because I’m dialing in–so I apologize for the lack of updates recently<\/p>\n
Roswell Reborn: Q&A with Greg Cox
\nby Free-lance Journalist<\/p>\nSheila Limontas<\/p>\n
Q1: Who is Greg Cox?<\/p>\n
I’m a full-time writer who has written for several book series,
\nincluding STAR TREK, X-MEN, IRON MAN, and now ROSWELL. I also
\nwork as a Consulting Editor for Tor Books in New York.<\/p>\nQ2: Why are you a writer?<\/p>\n
Looking back, I was always making up stories about my favorite tv
\nand comic book characters, but I didn’t start trying to make a
\nliving at it until after I graduated from college and began
\nmeeting local writers at science fiction conventions. It helped
\na lot to know that other people, just like me, were actually
\nselling their books and stories. If they could do it, maybe I
\ncould, too.<\/p>\nLater, I took some writing courses and eventually moved to New
\nYork city, where I started working as an editor for various
\npublishers and met several other writers and editors, which
\neventually led to my first few book deals.<\/p>\nQ3: What made you decide to write the new “Roswell” book series?<\/p>\n
My STAR TREK editor knew I was a fan of the ROSWELL tv series, so
\nhe recommended me for the job. (Both the ROSWELL and STAR TREK
\nbooks are published by Simon & Schuster.) Since I really liked
\nthe show, I was excited by the prospect of writing a book about
\nLiz, Max, Michael, Maria, and the rest.<\/p>\nQ4: What can readers look forward in the new book series?<\/p>\n
At present, I’m only contracted to write the first book in the
\nseries, which should be published in June. I don’t want to give
\naway the whole story, but basically my book, tentatively titled
\nLOOSE ENDS, answers the burning questions: whatever happened to
\nthe guy who shot Liz in the first episode, and how do Liz and
\nMax react when they run into him again?<\/p>\nQ5: In the new book series will there still be any romance between the
\ncharacters?<\/p>\nI still haven’t heard back ! from the tv people, who are reading
\nthe manuscript now, so nothing is definite yet, but I kept
\neverybody more or less paired off: Max and Liz, Michael and
\nMaria, and Alex and Isabel. (I kept Kyle and Tess out of the
\nbook, just to keep things simple.)<\/p>\nQ6: Have you read the “Roswell High” series by fellow writer Melinda
\nMetz?<\/p>\nI read a couple of the “Roswell High” books, just to get a sense
\nof what they were like. I enjoyed the books, but my novel is
\nbased on the tv show, not the books. (As you probably know,
\nthere are plenty of differences between the show and the original
\nbooks.)<\/p>\nQ7: Have you seen the WB’s Roswell? if yes what to you think of the
\ncharacters?<\/p>\nOh, I’ve definitely seen the tv show. Every episode. That’s the
\nmain reason I got the job. My editor also buried me in scripts
\nand videotapes, just so I could get all the details right.<\/p>\nOf the characters, I have to admit that Maria is the most fun to
\nwrite. She gets all the good lines!<\/p>\nQ8: Besides “Roswell”, what other scifi have you written?<\/p>\n
To date, I’ve written (yikes!) seven STAR TREK novels, and am
\nworking on two more. I’ve also written five books based on
\nvarious Marvel Comics characters, like the X-Men and Iron Man,
\nplus a non-fiction book on the XENA tv series. Along the way,
\nI’ve also co-edited a couple of collections of vampire and
\nwerewolf stories.<\/p>\nQ9: If you could write a book about anything. What would it be and why?<\/p>\n
One of these days, I really want to squeeze a BUFFY novel into
\nmy schedule. Several of my friends have written BUFFY books and
\nI’m very jealous! (Someday I ought to write something that
\nisn’t based on a tv show or comic book, but I’m not sure when
\nI’ll find the time.)<\/p>\nQ10: Where do see yourself in the! next few months?<\/p>\n
I still owe Simon & Schuster two more STAR TREK novels, so that’s
\nmy next big project. They’re big books–about 500 pages each–so
\nI’ve got quite a ways to go. In addition, I’m also editing a line
\nof FARSCAPE novels (based on the Jim Henson tv series) for Tor.
\nThe first of those is coming out in May.<\/p>\nQ11: To close – What would you like to say to the readers?<\/p>\n
That, hopefully, fans of tv show will like my own take on Liz
\nand the gang. I had a lot of fun writing the book, and am
\nanxious to hear what the fans think of it. Certainly, I really
\ntried to capture the feel of the tv show.<\/p>\nROSWELL: LOOSE ENDS by Greg Cox is currently scheduled to see
\nprint in June. They’re still working on the cover art, but I’ve
\nseen some early versions, which look cool. Maybe I can figure
\nout how to post the final version later. (I’m not very computer-
\nsavvy.)<\/p>\nThanks again for your interest and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n
Note: To all readers, this Q&A was made possible by the help of Erin aka Angel in the Dark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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