1) What inspired you to write?
There’s a particular question that inspires me to write. It’s “what would it be like…” For
example, what would it be like to experience virtual reality so lifelike, it makes you feel like
you’ve been transported to another world. Or what would it be like to hop in your personal
space ship and skip off to another planet for dinner? Writing is my way to scratch that itch of
curiosity about experience we can’t have currently.

2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites?
I still love the Silmarillion by J.R. Tolkein. I’ve read it four times and keep coming back for
more. It’s such a beautiful dose of pure lore, and it is fun getting lost in that. Rendezvous with
Rama by Arthur C Clarke was amazing. It captured that science fiction sense of wonder so
well. Some newer novels I’ve loved were Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, Project Hail Mary by
Andy Weir, and Cradle by Will Wright.

3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future?
My latest work is a novel titled Path of Relics: Aether Shard. It’s about the down-on-his-luck
guy in a job-starved future who loves video games. And he gets the chance to compete in the
virtual reality RPG fantasy game of his dreams. When he’s playing, it’s so realistic, it’s like
he’s in another world. But during this tournament, he starts to suspect that events in the game
are causing malfunctions in real-world Manhattan, and that it’s starting to kill people. It’s like a
mash-up of Ready Player One, Lord of the Rings, and Indiana Jones.
I’m currently working on the sequel, and the entire “Loreseeker Odyssey” series will be about
four to five books.

4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors?
Understand from the beginning that this will likely take time. Not only to write a novel, revise it,
publish it, etc. But also to gain a following and get some momentum going behind your career.
That’s okay, though. If you enjoy writing and creating worlds, the work is a reward by itself.
Plus, you’re creating “assets” in the form of intellectual property that can bring you income for
decades to come.

5) What influenced you as a writer?
My writing influences come from all over the place. Since I’m just starting out, I’m still in that
phase where all the science fiction and fantasy stories I read as a kid sort of mash together
and come out of me as something with the same vibe, but different. But I’m also influenced by
technology and futurism. Thinking about where we might go as a species in the future, what
we might accomplish and what consequences all that will have, both good and bad, intrigues
me. All of that finds it way into my writing.

Links:
Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Path-Relics-Aether-Seeker-Odyssey-
ebook/dp/B0B9RRJ2MQ

Website: https://djlejeune.com

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