Jay Wilburn: Hey, you’re really dressed up for this interview. Are you in the right place?

Thad David: I’m Thad David. I’m here for Winter of Zombie.

Jay: That’s right. Tell me what your wrote.

Thad: Divide Then Conquer – The Zombie Company Crusade Series co-written with JL Koszarek. Book Two – Illusion of power is coming out at the end of November 2016.

Jay: Tell me about it.

Thad: Divide Then Conquer shows the country split into various sections with each one following a different style of political leadership.  There is a constant battle against zombies with the ever growing fight for power that we always see in humans.

Jay: How have the two of you strove to make this book and series stand out?

Thad: It’s intentionally very similar in style to the fast paced political thrillers you read today. And there is a video game app out staring the characters from this series.

Jay: What type of zombies did you go with in this story?

Thad: They are fast and they are strong.  I am not afraid of the slower style zombies so it was tough for me to write about them. While I appreciate slower walking dead style zombies in other works, it’s just not something that scares me at all. I wanted something I was afraid of.

Jay: Get out …

Thad: What?

Jay: Um, nothing … What were the influences that shaped this story as you wrote it?

Thad: Outside of this genre, I read a ton of political thrillers. One of my favorite authors is Vince Flynn. He has always been an inspiration to me.

Jay: Nice. Where can people buy this book?

Thad: Amazon, ITunes, or Nook.

Jay Wilburn

Jay Wilburn has a Masters Degree in Education that goes mostly unused since he quit teaching to write about zombies. Jay writes horror because he tends to find the light by facing down the darkness. His is doing well following a life saving kidney transplant. Jay is the author of Maidens of Zombie Kingdom a young adult fantasy trilogy, Lake Scatter Wood Tales adventure books for elementary and middle school readers, Vampire Christ a trilogy of political and religious satire, and The Dead Song Legend. He cowrote The Enemy Held Near, Yard Full of Bones, and The Hidden Truth with Armand Rosamilia. You can also find Jay's work in Best Horror of the Year volume 5. He is a staff writer with Dark Moon Digest, LitReactor, and the Still Water Bay series with Crystal Lake Publishing.

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