Bruce Forciea is known for taking complex scientific
concepts and making them easy to understand through engaging stories and simple
explanations. He is an Amazon Best Selling Author and author of several books
on healing and biology, along with science fiction thriller novels. His fiction
writing draws on a diverse and eclectic background that includes touring and
performing with a professional show, designing digital circuits, treating
thousands of patients, and teaching. His stories include complex plots with
unexpected twists and turns, quirky characters, and a reality very similar to
our own. Dr. Forciea lives in Wisconsin
and loves writing during the solitude of the long Northern winters.
Website & Social Links:
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About the Book:
A brilliant artificial intelligence (AI) scientist, Dr. Alan
Boyd, develops a new program that integrates part of his brain with a
computer’s operating system. The program, Alan 2, can anticipate a user’s needs
and automatically perform many tasks. A large software company, International
Microsystems
Dr. Boyd turns to Alan 2 for an answer to his financial
problems, and Alan 2 develops plan Alpha, which is a cyber robin hood scheme to
rob from rich corporations via a credit card scam.
Alan and his girlfriend Kaitlin travel to Mexico
where they live the good life funded by plan Alpha, but the FBI cybercrime
division has discovered part of Alan 2’s cyber escapades, and two agents,
Rachel and Stu, trace the crime through the TOR network and Bitcoin.
Alan 2 discovers the FBI is on to them and advises Alan and
Kaitlin to change locations. A dramatic chase ensues taking them to St.
Thomas, a cruise ship bound for Spain,
and finally to Morocco.
Will they escape detection? They will if Alan 2's Plan Beta
can be implemented in time. Or is 'Plan B' something altogether different than
it appears to be, something wholly sinister that will affect the entire
population of the world?
Watch
the trailer at YouTube!
Purchase Information:
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Before you started writing your book, what kind of research
did you do to prepare yourself?
I typically conduct research on characters and technical
aspects of the story before I begin writing. I create character sheets with
pictures of how I think the characters should look and include information
about their personalities, likes and dislikes, and anything else I can think
of.
For Alan 2, I had
to do a good deal of research on cybercrime, the TOR network, artificial
intelligence, nuclear weapons, our nuclear defense system, as well as locations
in the book (Morocco,
Brooklyn, Chicago).
Did you pursue publishers or did you opt to self-pub?
Alan 2 was
published by Open Books, who published my first fiction work, The X-Cure. I submitted the manuscript
for The X-Cure to a number of
publishers and Open Books was interested. They then accepted the manuscript for
Alan 2 as well.
If published by a publisher, what was your deciding factor
in going with them?
I had been with another publisher for a non-fiction book I
wrote about ten years ago and then tried my hand at self-publishing some other
non-fiction books. I thought Open Books had a good system for helping authors
and getting the book published quickly with some marketing.
If published by a publisher, are you happy with the price
they chose?
Yes, I think it is important to hold the value of your work.
Did you purposefully choose a distinct month to release your
book? Why?
The release of Alan 2 was chosen based on the timeline for
editing. My publisher only has so many spots per year and each book is put into
one of these.
How did you choose your cover?
Open Books chose the cover. I think it’s great!
Did you write your book, then revise or revise as you went?
After the research, I write the first draft. This is
followed by a number of revisions. I will read the book for pace, then again
for character development, then again for dialogue, and so on until I feel it
is ready for submission.
Did you come up with special swag for your book and how are
you using it to help get the word out about your book?
I had some book marks for The X-Cure, and will be getting some for Alan 2. I might get some hats or T-shirts as well. I had an Unlocking the Healing Code cap (my very
first non-fiction book) and I wore that thing out.
Did you consider making or hiring someone to make a book
trailer for your book? If so, what’s the
link?
I had a book trailer made for Alan 2. It turned out really,
really (did I say really?) great:
What’s your opinion on giving your book away to sell other
copies of your book?
I usually plan on putting some copies aside for reviews and
marketing.
What are three of the most important things you believe an
author should do before their book is released?
Get a social media platform going. I had done this, but I’m
much better than I was a year ago.
Plan some kind of promotional strategy. This can be
face-face (events, appearances) or online, or a combination of both.
Use your media platform to pre-promote your book.
What are three of the most important things you believe an
author should do after their book is released?
Continue promoting via social media and other channels.
Continue working your day job.
Tell everyone you know about your book.
What kind of pre-promotion did you do before the book came
out?
I’ve been using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to
pre-promote Alan 2. I wrote a series of short stories and made them available
for free on my site. I also added the book trailer to my YouTube channel,
posted pre-ordering information on my website (https://www.drbruceforciea.com) and
made arrangements for a blog tour.
Do you have a long term plan with your book?
Yes, all of my books have long-term plans. I believe it
takes time to develop a following and I am here to stay for the long run. In
addition to the usual channels, my books are available from links on my
website, Twitter posts, Facebook, and so on and will be for years to come.
What would you like to say to your readers and fans about
your book?
I would like to say thank you for taking an interest in my
work. I really hope you find my stories entertaining and relevant to what is
going on in the world today.
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