The Wax Factory Workshop: A First Look Into The Wax Menagerie

The Wax Factory Workshop: A First Look Into The Wax Menagerie

You’re writing another book about Wax?

Yes. I had mentioned in the first workshop that The Wax Factory will be my first true book series. The Wax Menagerie is the second book in the series, and not only does it continue from where the first leaves off, but it also introduces a lot more action and supernatural elements. Given the events of what took place in the first book(you have read The Wax Factory, right?), this book will answer all unanswered questions, will ask new questions, but most of all will be direct and to the point rather than have built up all the time. We all love suspense, but I understand that sometimes crazy stuff just needs to manifest rather than having it boil for a while. Oh! And there will, of course, be more to learn about wax and plenty of strange things with it as well.

What is The Wax Menagerie?

The Wax Menagerie will be my seventh published novel and even crazier than The Wax Factory if that’s even possible. Spoiler-free, The Wax Menagerie is about Dmitri and his group of friends who are still in the factory, only now they can’t leave due to unforeseen circumstances. Just when they think they’ll be able to go, they are thrown into the tunnels below the factory basement. With god knows what down there, Dmitri and his friends must find a way out. They find their way out, but then find themselves in the middle of the woods behind the factory. I’ll leave it at that, but I hope I’ve given you enough to pique your interest. There’s plenty more that will take place in this book, so get ready for an all-out insane waxfest.

Who Are The New Characters and Where Did They Come From?

I would like to introduce and welcome a few new characters to The Wax Factory. I know you are all familiar with Dmitri and his friends, as well as Gustav Vandaldrake, so here are some new people to become acquainted with.

 Jade Cascada

I like the name Jade, so I thought I would use it for this book. Cascada is just thought of off the top of my head, and I thought it sounded good with Jade. She’s not based on anyone, but I wanted to add more female characters to the book just because in horror books you don’t usually see so many women, so I thought I’d change that but adding one more to my book.

Sheriff Corwin Harrison

Corwin Harrison is based on all those small-town sheriffs we see in shows and movies. This head honcho guy is too friendly and kind to be taken seriously with his power and badge. His name was just thought of, so no roots for his name, just a random idea for a name I had.

Obadiah Obsidian

I got the name Obadiah from the book The Gift of Obadiah’s Ghost by Richard M. Wainwright, which I remembered reading as a kid. I remember thinking of the name, but I could not place where I had heard it from. It was only recently that I looked it up and found out what the name of the book was. As for Obsidian, well, I thought an alliterative name would be good, and having Obsidian as a last name is an intriguing idea, so I decided to combine it with Obadiah to create another unique name.

Does Wax Still Have An Impact In The Book, and If So, Is It More or Less Than Before?

Wax still has an impact in the book, and not just because it’s a sequel or because it’s called The Wax Menagerie. The impact of wax is still very much a key part of the book and will be mentioned in the same ways and in many more elaborate ways throughout the book. In some instances, I will be going off a previous scenario with wax and expanding on it, and also creating new situations where wax comes in and plays a role. This is the final workshop in the Wax Factory Workshops, so I hope you enjoyed this one as well as the others. If you didn’t get to see the others, then please feel free to do so, as the first one is right below this one, the second is on YouTube, and the third isn’t available as it was a live video on IG, but I will try to get it up somewhere. Finally, the fourth video is available on Twitter/Periscope. Also, be sure to grab yourself a copy of The Wax Factory and be on the lookout for The Wax Menagerie.

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