Interview with Kavion Lewis, Author of Heist Royale
Today, we're joined by Kayvion Lewis, author of Thieves' Gambit and the sequel, Heist Royale . Theives' Gambit is a YA described as The Inheritance Games meets Ocean’s Eleven and a cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world’s best thieves. But one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her mother's life. I love the idea of a 17-yr-old master thief. Where did the inspiration come from? The whole idea for a book about a teenage thieving competition came to me in a dream, which is probably the most cliché thing ever but true. Once I had the idea, I think teenage master thief just came naturally. Who else would compete in a world-wide heist game? Heist Royale starts off with a bang–a scene in which Ross is engaged in a heist for the Organization. I always find action to be the hardest part of writing. How do you approach action scenes? I kind of see freeze-frames from the movie in my head before I...
