C.T. Rwizi
Author Interview - C.T. Rwizi
Author I draw inspiration from: Alastair Reynolds, Frank Herbert
Author Interview - C.T. Rwizi
Favorite place to read a book: Beneath the tree in my backyard, but I’ve been known to get lost in a book pretty much anywhere I can sit.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: A wizard, obviously. Like Dumbledore or Gandalf the White. That way I can bother them until they agreed to teach me some magic.
Author Interview - C.T. Rwizi
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I guess it was always a subconscious desire. Even throughout high school and college, I’d find myself jotting down ideas, plots, and dumping them onto a folder on my computer. But it wasn’t until after college that I made the conscious decision to attempt giving some flesh to one of my ideas, and the powerful feeling of rightness that took over me as I worked on the project told me I was doing what I was meant to do. I haven’t stopped writing since.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Hardback, because I like the feeling of a book in my hands, plus they look good on a shelf. But ebook is a very close second.
The last book I read: Persepolis Rising by James S.A. Corey
Author Interview - C.T. Rwizi
Pen & paper or computer: Pen and paper for initial planning and brainstorming. That way I can draw, doodle and underscore, all of which I find helpful when I’m thinking. Computer for everything else. Typing is way faster than writing with a pen, and it’s easier on the fingers.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Andrew Dahl from Red Shirts. I don’t think I’ve read anything else that made me laugh so much.
Author Interview - C.T. Rwizi
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a: I’d still need an outlet for my overactive imagination so maybe I’d be an amateur DJ.
Favorite decade in fashion history: I get super nostalgic when I see the baggy jeans and shirts of the nineties. That decade also had some pretty good music. Then again, I was born in the nineties so I’m definitely biased.
Place I’d most like to travel: Italy, Egypt and Greece. Blame Assassin’s Creed for all three.
My signature drink: Any red wine, though admittedly I’m not much of a drinker. Does water count? I do love me a glass of cold water.
Favorite artist: This changes almost weekly, but I’ve liked pretty much everything ever released by Odesza
Number one on my bucket list: Go scuba diving. I’m super terrified of deep water but I feel drawn to it at the same time. Hopefully I’ll get around to doing it in the not-too-distant future.
Anything else you'd like to add: Scarlet Odyssey comes on July 1. Go out and get it!
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Author Bio: C. T. Rwizi was born in Zimbabwe, grew up in Swaziland, finished high school in Costa Rica and got a BA in government at Dartmouth College in the United States. He currently lives in South Africa with his family, and enjoys playing video games, taking long runs and spending way too much time lurking on Reddit. He is a self-professed lover of synthwave. Scarlet Odyssey is his debut novel.
Author Interview - C.T. Rwizi
