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A Conversation With Bestselling Author, James Rollins

by maberry on January 3, 2010

James Rollins James Rollins is the author of the bestselling Sigma Force series of science-adventure thrillers. To date that series includes: Sandstorm, Map of Bones, Black Order, The Judas Strain, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, and most recently the heart-stopping Altar of EDEN. He is also the author of the hugely successful movie adaption of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; the Jake Ransom series of Young Adult thrillers, and five individual adventure thrillers.

I had the chance to chat with Jim about his latest projects and his process for maintaining output while keeping it fun.

JONATHAN MABERRY: You’ve written a lot of novels. What keeps it fresh for you?

JAMES ROLLINS: Some people think I’m crazy writing two books a year (okay, three books this year), but I think that’s a key to staying fresh. Each of the books is very different. Once I’m sort of burned out with writing a staccato-paced modern thriller, I get to switch to something entirely new: a fantasy, a kid’s adventure, a dabble into horror. Once done with that, I’m ready to return to the modern thriller. If I had to write thriller after thriller, I think I might burn out. So the more the merrier is my credo.

MABERRY: The Sigma Force series has become a huge hit. How did that series come about?

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

JAMES ROLLINS: Like all good things: accidentally. I had been getting some pressure to write a series by my publisher. I guess because they make better marketable commodities. But I had resisted. That’s why all my earlier books were stand-alones. Then I wrote Sandstorm, and in the that book, I created a team of former Special Forces soldiers who were drummed out of the service for various reasons but recruited by DARPA (the Defense Department R&D division). These soldiers were then retrained in various scientific disciplines, basically creating killer scientists perfectly suited for bloody and dangerous field work. While writing that book, I thought this group would make for a cool series. Rather than basing it on single character, I could base it on a group of characters. And you know what that means: I could kill off major players without killing the series. So at long last, I was happy to oblige my publishers.

MABERRY: Have you done any research with the real-world DARPA or SIGMA groups?

JAMES ROLLINS: I have had some encounters with DARPA…but oddly enough not with the SIGMA books. A scientist’s research that appears prominently in Amazonia ended up contacting me when her husband found out that I had plugged her papers in the book. Upon talking with her, I found out she now works for DARPA.

International Thriller Writers

MABERRY: You’ve been a key player in building the ITW. Why has that organization become such a powerhouse?

James Rollins interviews Robin Cook at ThrillerFest 2009. Photo by Don Lafferty JAMES ROLLINS: I think it’s because such an organization was long overdue. Before ITW, thriller writers had no home. We were always the ugly stepchild to the Mystery Writers of America. They would let us come to their events, but we had to sit at the kid’s table. And with thriller writers gleaning the lion’s share of the fiction marketplace, it was high time we learned to respect ourselves and find our own home. So once the doors open, authors came flooding in. I also think we’ve created a great organization that services every level of writer: unpublished, debut, to NYT bestsellers. Plus it’s just plain fun.

MABERRY: Publishing has been as hard hit as other industries by the economic tsunami. What’s going to keep the book business afloat?

JAMES ROLLINS: In two words: good books. Storytellers have been around since the beginning of time. From Homer’s oral epics to the modern cinema. The desire for good stories will never die out—but the medium for supplying those stories might. And that’s the crux. Everything evolves. The publishing industry will need to adjust, to deal with ebooks, to deal with competition from movies, television shows, and the Internet. It’s a changing landscape, but in the end, books will continue if the publishing industry recognizes this paradigm shift and adjusts accordingly.

MABERRY: What’s your process from “Hey, I have an idea!” to “I just sent my manuscript to my editor!”

JAMES ROLLINS: Pretty simple. I research for 90 days (which also includes building a skeleton of the storyline), then on the 91st day, I put words on paper. I write 6 pages a day during the workweek, take my weekends off. And that’s about it. It’s not rocket science.

MABERRY: Talk about ALTAR OF EDEN. Alrtar of Eden by James Rollins

JAMES ROLLINS: For the first time as a veterinarian, I decided to write a story featuring a veterinarian. So I guess that sort of makes it the first “veterinary thriller.” The story follows New Orleans veterinarian, Dr. Lorna Polk, who stumbles upon an exotic animal smuggling ring—but something’s not quite right with those animals. Someone’s been experimenting on them at the genetic level. It will be up to her and a Border Patrol agent to discover what’s been done to these animals and how to stop the perpetrators before a horror is unleashed into the world.

MABERRY: Tell us about your next book.

JAMES ROLLINS: I’m still cranking on the next SIGMA book, titled The Devil Colony.

MABERRY: Speaking of your Young Adult fiction, you jumped successfully into that market with the exciting Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow…will we be seeing more adventures of Jake Ransom?

JAMES ROLLINS: Coming out in the spring is Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx, where young Jake and his sister must solve a mystery tied to Egyptian mythology while being hunted by all sorts of child-eating monsters. It’s been a great deal of fun. Surprisingly enough, the first book in the series has even won a Parent’s Choice award. What with “child-eating monsters” populating the book, I’m not sure what that says about those parents, but who am I to complain?

James will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Pennwriters Conference, May 14-16, Lancaster PA. Click here for more details: Pennwriters Conference

Visit James Rollins online at www.jamesrollins.com

Connect with James Rollins on Twitter.

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1 Gina May 22, 2010 at 11:50 am

I love your books but…don’t be so sure you can kill off a major Sigma character without killing the series. I’ve read the speculation on the Devil’s Colony and know you’ve done just that. I fear I know who it is and if I’m right, then you will indeed have killed Sigma.

2 Mitch Goldfarb January 8, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Thanks for a great, insightful interview Jonathan!
James Rollins’ process of researching while crafting a storyline makes good sense, plus the deadline of writing on the 91st day creates forward movement. I love how James uses place to amp up the tension for the roller coaster rides his novels take us on. Can’t wait to dig into “Alter of Eden”.
Thanks again, and I’m looking forward to “The Wolfman”.
— Mitch Goldfarb

3 Kathy Otten January 6, 2010 at 12:09 pm

Hi James,
NIce to cyber-meet you. 2-3 books a year is amazing to me, especially with all the research you must need to do. I like your routine of 90 days then 6 pages a day. I wish you lots of continued success and I’m looking forward to the Pennwriters conference. :)

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