You may recall back in the fall my ranting and raving over this book called Archetype by M.D. Waters. I even participated in the Where In The World Is Archetype? blog tour. Having gotten my hands on an advance reader copy of the book, I, along with many others, wrote a glowing review of Archetype on goodreads.com.
But sadly, this book has been unavailable to the general public…UNTIL NOW!
Ladies and gentleman, I give you…ARCHETYPE.
Emma wakes in a hospital, with no memory of what came before. Her husband, Declan, a powerful, seductive man, provides her with new memories, but her dreams contradict his stories, showing her a past life she can’t believe possible: memories of war, of a camp where girls are trained to be wives, of love for another man. Something inside her tells her not to speak of this, but she does not know why. She only knows she is at war with herself.
Suppressing those dreams during daylight hours, Emma lets Declan mold her into a happily married woman and begins to fall in love with him. But the day Noah stands before her, the line between her reality and dreams shatters.
In a future where women are a rare commodity, Emma fights for freedom but is held captive by the love of two men—one her husband, the other her worst enemy. If only she could remember which is which. . . .
The first novel in a two-part series, Archetype heralds the arrival of a truly memorable character—and the talented author who created her.
A huge warm welcome to M.D. Waters!
Tell us a little about yourself — who you are and what you write.
I am a wife and mother of two crazy boys, who writes whenever possible, and has the “go away” hand signal on automatic if they get too near. I started out writing fantasy novels, but am now madly in love with futuristic scifi. I don’t see myself leaving the genre anytime soon.
If you are a fan of (fill in the blank) you will love Archetype. And let us know if the noted books or authors influenced you in the writing of this novel.
ARCHETYPE has been given comparisons to authors like Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, and Marge Piercy. It’s been compared to books like The Handmaids Tale, Gone Girl, When She Woke, Before I Go To Sleep, and The Host. Other than The Host, I’d never read any of these novels, but am trying to get to them when I can.
Any influences I had when writing ARCHETYPE came from small clips I remembered from the movie version of The Handmaids Tale, Luke Skywalker in the water tank from The Empire Strikes Back, and conspiracy theories my dad used to tell us on a quiet Friday evening.
Conspiracy theories, huh? Interesting. *rubs hands together* By the way, Gone Girl is highly recommended along with Gillian Flynn’s other two books Sharp Objects and Dark Places. But I digress.
Archetype takes place in a futuristic time when men outnumber women, and young girls are put in training camps to learn how to become wives. The camp was not a happy place. In addition, Emma endures some difficult situations (without giving too much away) in this book. Did it ever become difficult emotionally for you to write some of the scenes?
Oh, yes. For sure. Because I wrote the story in first person, present tense, I had to almost become her to show her story the way it needed to be told. So I would be in some really low moods for hours, sometimes a day or two, surrounding those emotional scenes.
What kinds of research is involved with writing a futuristic thriller? One might think you could write whatever you want since none of us really know what life will be like in the future, but I’m thinking there might be more to it. (?)
Hahaha, no. My only research came from watching movies. I keep a “note” in my phone and when I see something cool, I type it in there. I’ve since started tracking technology on Pinterest so I know what’s possible now, as well as probable in the future.
As I read this book, I saw a major motion picture playing out in my head. If given your pick, which celebrities would you choose to play the characters in Archetype?
Jennifer Lawrence (Emma), Stephen Amell (Declan), and Charlie Hunnam (Noah)
Oh, yes. Jennifer Lawrence MUST play Emma!
What is your writing process? Do you plot everything meticulously or do you dive in head first without a rope?
I dove in without a rope for ARCHETYPE, but I’ve since learned the error of my ways, and now I plot down to scene. It’s just safer that way.
Do you draw inspiration from music? If so, would you say there was a soundtrack for Archetype?
Absolutely! I listened to a lot of Evanescence and We Are The Fallen while writing ARCHETYPE and PROTOTYPE. Those women have powerful voices and sing haunting music.
You tease us terribly at the end of Archetype. When will the follow up, Prototype, be released? And what, if anything, can you tell us about it?
PROTOTYPE releases July 24, 2014, so only six months away! I can tell you that the world becomes much larger, and you’ll get to see how the other half lives.
YES!
Who are some of your favorite authors and what are you currently reading?
My favorite authors is a pretty long list! I love Karen Marie Moning, Richelle Mead, Veronica Roth, and Suzanne Collins. Cassandra Clare. I’m recently in love with Margaret Atwood, though. She’s incredible. At the moment, I’m not reading anything, because I’m writing another novel.
Is there anything else you’d like us to know about yourself or Archetype?
YES! ARCHETYPE is not a young adult novel, hahahaha. It has some cross-over appeal, but I love a steamy-sex scene as much as the next girl. 
ARCHETYPE is now available on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
M.D. Waters lives in Maryland with her husband and two boys. She is a closet Housewives watcher, a wannabe goth-surfer with a side of nunchuck skills, and writes in her pj’s.
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