This is such an exciting Book of the Month because the Xulon Press team voted The First Corridor, an adventurous, Christian Fantasy novel by Andrew Huck, as our March selection.
To learn more about The First Corridor and its author, we interviewed Andrew Huck for all the details on our latest Book of the Month.
What inspired you to write The First Corridor?
Several years ago, I was reading Phantastes by George MacDonald, and it was such a good story, I just really wanted to write my own faerie story in that vein. I started writing about a young man who saw a star fall to the earth and went to investigate. So began what would eventually become The First Corridor. Obviously, the published story is quite a bit different from the original first draft, but it still maintains to a degree some of that original inspiration.
How long did it take you to write your book?
I started writing this story in December 2014, and probably had it in a semi-finished form by 2018–19, but then the book went through several revisions until I completely rewrote it between July 2019 and the spring/summer of 2020.
The story remained the same, but the structure was dramatically altered. Then I went through some more editing until I finally reached out to Xulon Press in spring 2022. So from start to finish, about 8 years.
Were there any challenges you faced while writing this book, and if so, how did you overcome them?
I think the biggest challenge I faced with this book was the editing process. There was a lot of trimming to do from the first draft to the second, and even more when I actually rewrote the story.
Was there a specific part of your publishing journey that you enjoyed more than you thought you would?
I found the process of going through the approval process for the book and the cover design to be more exciting than I would have anticipated. Of course, proofreading was a fairly labor-intensive process, but seeing the book in its final form was worth the effort.
What do you hope readers will take away from your book?
I hope readers will get a sense of something greater going on outside of what they might consider the mundane. There’s an adventure out there waiting for all of us if we just open our eyes to see it—the great adventure of following God’s leading in our lives.
Are you working on anything new at the moment that we can share with readers?
I’ve been working on the sequel to The First Corridor. There’s some pretty exciting stuff that’s slated to happen in the story, so stay tuned!
Meet Andrew Huck
Andrew Huck grew up in Iowa and loved making up stories with friends, reading, and even writing stories on his own. So, it’s only natural that Andrew would pursue storytelling as a career.
He studied digital media production in college with the intent of becoming a filmmaker but had a change of heart and decided to write novels instead because his love of writing never went away.
These days, Andrew resides in Iowa and enjoys reading, writing, gaming, and other creative pursuits.
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