The Next Big Thing

So, thanks to a good friend of mine, Rob Killam, I get to participate in this fun blog chain thing. At the end I'll probably be tagging him and another writer friend who has already done this, but that's just so they can read this, haha. Let's dive in!

What is the working title of your book?
My current book is called Eli Fletcher: The Mark of the King.

Where did the idea for your book come from?
I'm not really sure. I had written a crappy series back in High School about some teenagers chosen by God to slay demons. Then I had this idea of following one character, but showing how he lived his life according to the influences of angels and demons. So I took the two ideas and combined them...sorta haha.

What genre does your book fall under?
I would say Urban Fantasy since it takes place in a real place, but it deals with the supernatural also. 

If your book became a movie, what actors would you pick?
That's a tough one since most of my characters are children. I'd probably have a casting call for new actors and actresses to play these children, but as far as the adults go, I really am not sure anymore lol. But:

Hayden Panettiere as Miss O: Eli's watcher
Eion Bailey as Mr. Reese.
David Giuntoli as Eli's father, Raymond Fletcher
Evangeline Lilly as Eli's mother, Elizabeth Fletcher
Allen Alvarado as Eli Fletcher
Darcy Rose Byrnes as Fiona Love
Jonah Bobo as Billy Oldsen
Allisyn Ashley Arm as Allaryce Shrew
Jake T. Austin as Marco Price
Elle Fanning as Grace Smith
Colin Ford as Aiden Adler
Emma Lockhart as Meagan Adler
Jeffrey Donovan as Tentatio


What is your book’s one-sentence synopsis?
12 year old orphan, Eli Fletcher, has been chosen by God to close a hell mount and send demons back to where they came from.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Hoping to be represented by an agency, but if I don't seem to have any luck with that, I will save up to self-publish.

How long did it take you to write your first draft?
10 months

What other books in your genre would you compare your book to?
Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and possibly This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness (Frank Peretti)

Who or what inspired you to write this book?
I would have to say God entirely. I was working on a fantasy series, but this kid just popped in my head and I couldn't get him out. So, I started writing his story and, two years later, I haven't stopped!

What else might pique a reader’s interest in your book?
Unlike Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, there is no magic involved. Eli is given power directly from God and has a true purpose to protect humanity from the greatest evil known to man.

Tagging         
I don't have anybody to tag in the blog itself, so the tags will be when I post this on Facebook.