Hello and welcome to A Good Read.0:06
I'm your host, Martin Fields, and chatting with me today is Kelly Sloan, author of the book Encounter.0:08
Thanks for joining us today, Kelly.0:14
It's great to be here, Martin.0:15
I just finished reading the book yesterday.0:18
It's a real page-turner and a fascinating mix of fiction and fact.0:20
Tell us a bit about the story.0:23
Well, I really wanted to take all the research and knowledge about UFOs and bring them into a story of a couple who encounter an alien.0:25
The relationship that develops is what might happen if it occurred in real life.0:34
I developed the alien from an actual eyewitness description of one.0:39
The book should appeal to non-fiction readers as well.0:43
I prefer non-fiction, and your book had enough facts in it that it satisfied my interest in reality.0:48
That's what I wanted to do with this book.0:54
Bring factual information to a possible story.0:56
I don't want to write just science fiction.1:00
Before I began this book, I was studying and researching famous ghosts for a year.1:03
I was surprised about how much factual data there is.1:08
So you believe in supernatural phenomena?1:12
It depends on what it is.1:14
I'm actually quite a skeptic, and I need hard facts to believe in something.1:16
When I see the facts, then I take them seriously.1:22
Look at the Bermuda Triangle.1:26
When you examine the data on how many planes and ships have disappeared over the years, you can't deny that something supernatural is going on there.1:28
Kelly, you are rather an expert on the supernatural with all the articles you have written and published, wouldn't you say?1:37
It's definitely my passion, and I love to explore it in my writing.1:44
In this book, I worked with top researchers of UFOs, as this is an area I was not that familiar with.1:48
My goal with the book is for readers to gain a new understanding of unexplained phenomena while at the same time enjoying a fascinating story.1:55
You definitely accomplished that.2:04
When can readers expect to find your book in bookshops?2:07
It should be in the shops a week from now.2:10
One last question, what are your plans?2:12
Oh, I'm returning back to ghosts, and I'm excited to be working on a documentary about a haunted town, but that's all I'm saying for now.2:15
Well, we look forward to hearing more soon.2:24
Thanks, Kelly, for your time today.2:26
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