Rick Buda - Wolfpointe


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was based on a tract of land that is now fully developed with less prestigious, yet very comfortable housing.

Where did you get the idea for WolfPointe and Timber Park? I began in the building trades and saw many housing developments over the years. WolfPointe would be a very upscale one. As I noted earlier Timber park is the village I live in physically, certainly not so politically!

Did you set out to write a supernatural thriller? Or just a thriller?

I actually began writing a story about the builders, Binder & Case. It was going to be a Rags-to-Riches thing with a building project going in over a toxic dump. The fireworks would be the deceit and discovery. As I wrote the tale, I discovered that I liked this one rookie cop. What I needed was conflict that could lock the builders in a death struggle with Clinton Delevan. When I wrote the death of Earl Sugg a star was born in the persona of Mac. Then, I looked for a better striking point for the flint this whole toxic dump thing.

I understand the idea for the Windigo came from some research you did at the library on Native American myths. Which came first? The idea of the Windigo? Or the story about WolfPointe?

Definitely the story. The Windigo was a vehicle to transmit a message. It was a focal point.

Was there always going to be a creature in the swamp, and finding about the Windigo a lucky coincidence?

Well, there was gonna be something out there, either figuratively or literally. I am not that figurative -- so I latched onto the literal. When I found the Windigo, I said, "What a vengeful spirit." And since I saw the taboo of cannibalism being addressed: What a great segue to the taboo of hidden toxic wastes. There is a point in the story where the question is asked, "What do you do to a person who used the land, that was his; the way other people did." The question still stands.

What is your first book, Starshot, about?

It is a story about a kid named David Glossack from Chicago who is a gifted musician and with his friend John DeVoe form a band in high school. The story moves from there. David becomes DeeJay Gloss and the title is the name of his band. It has a deeper meaning - but that only becomes obvious after you read the whole story.

And have you found a publisher yet?

That story, while a good one, has a couple of problems. Number one it

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