David Ricciardi
David Ricciardi new novel is Warning Light.
From his Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: How did you come up with the idea for Warning Light, and for your character Zac Miller?--Marshal Zeringue
A: Advanced technology is great, but as individuals and as a society, we've become very dependent on it.
I decided to yank the hero out of his comfortable life and put him in a dangerous, remote location to see how he survives. Zac is a desk jockey. A fit, smart, and determined desk jockey, but still a desk jockey. I hoped he was someone readers could identify with and say, "Wow. What would I do if that ever happened to me?"
Q: Did you know how the book would end before you started writing, or did you make many changes along the way?
A: I knew exactly how it would end before I started writing, but a funny thing happened on the way to the ending...[read on]
