AC Ellis is the author of ‘In Pursuit of the Enemy’, among other numerous science fiction and mystery/crime novels.

Q: In Pursuit of the Enemy’s Brad Carpenter is a character that we can all relate to in some way. When did you create Brad and where did the inspiration come from?
Ellis: I started creating Brad Carpenter about a year before I actually began writing the novel. That had to be somewhere back in early 2004. My father was an alcoholic, and a lot of his struggle went into Brad. Dad was never a cop, however. I have known a number of police officers over the years, and I borrowed freely from them.

Q: How have your terms with the US Navy influenced your writing?
Ellis: My time in the Navy has taught me quite a bit about the underbelly of life, the more seedy parts. It taught me there is something beyond the safe and secure life I had experienced in middle-class America.

Q: You write science fiction and mystery novels. Which do you find most challenging?
Ellis: The pat answer would be the science fiction. After all, there’s the science involved, which must ring true. And in most cases you have to create an entirely new world.

Q: Considering the creation of your novels, which genre is the most fun to write?
Ellis: Fun? Probably the science fiction. But the mystery work is the most therapeutic. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve literally wanted to kill someone. I’m positive I’ve never actually killed anyone.

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This was interesting – especially who inspired him and his thoughts about the publishing industry. And let’s see if ‘Worldmaker’ really will come to the big screen.
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