In which I steal a bit from John Scalzi and sit down and talk with a probing interviewer – myself! – about my new book.

So you wrote a sequel to Moore Hollow?

Yes, it’s called The Triplets of Tennerton and it’ll be released on May 29.

What a sec – wasn’t Moore Hollow a standalone novel?

When it came out back in 2015, yes, that was the plan. Since its release, however, I had several people ask about writing a sequel. I didn’t really plan to do one, but I came across a real-life inspiration that made realize I could tell some more stories set in that world.

Good grief, you’re not doing another trilogy, are you?

No, not this time. This series is going to be open ended, with each book basically being a standalone adventure. Characters and references will build from book to book, but there won’t be one overarching story that’s driving to a particular conclusion. You can pick up any book in the series and enjoy it without knowing what came before.

So it’s just going to end one day?

That’s possible. I do have a pretty good idea of a story to tell to “end” it, but I’ll jump off that bridge when I come to it.

What’s the setup for this new series? How does it tie into Moore Hollow?

Ben Potter, the main character, has decided to relocate permanently from London to West Virginia. He’s bought a home in Sutton and set up a website called Paranormal Appalachia, where he’ll investigate various local beasties, legends, and other strange goings on.

Hold up – isn’t Paranormal Appalachia the name of this series?

Indeed! It’s what Frank Zappa called “conceptual continuity.”

There are bizarre musical references in this one, aren’t there?

A couple. Ben’s very much like me with regard to his taste in music.

No wonder he’s single.

Anyway, think of Moore Hollow as the movie that set up this world and Triplets (and later stories) as the TV series spun off from it.

In what way?

In the sense that there are several new characters in Triplets that will have a recurring role throughout the rest of the stories.

Such as?

The main one is a local lawyer, Grace, who actually comes out of my first successful NaNoWriMo novel (that nonetheless will never see the light of day). She was an Assistant Federal Public Defender who got a case that dipped into UFOs and whatnot and has developed a reputation for dealing with “weird” cases and clients.

I’m guessing that Ben gets wrapped up in one of those weird cases?

Yup. A old guy named Sid Grimaldi is charged with burning down his home decades before, resulting in the deaths of his infant triplet daughters. Grace takes the case and hires Ben to do some of her investigating.

Naturally, Sid didn’t do it.

That’s what he says, but there’s more.

Oh?

Sid says he knows his girls are still alive, that they didn’t die in that fire.

That sounds impossible.

Did I mention that Ben investigated paranormal and other weird things? Impossible is just the start of it.

Was there an inspiration for that case?

Yes, I’ll be talking about it more in a couple of weeks.

What else is there to look forward to in the coming month?

In addition to a post about the inspiration for this story there will be a couple of excerpts. Then it’ll be release day!

I guess that means it’s time for details.

Right. The new book is called The Triplets of Tennerton and it’s coming out May 29.

The original Moore Hollow has also been revamped to make it part of the Paranormal Appalachia franchise. Get yours now so you’ll be ready for Triplets when it lands on May 29.