Charles
Copeland is available for interviews, either related to his work or
for use in radio talk shows or documentaries. Charles has extensive
knowledge on the Illuminati, the New World Order, the Council on
Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the United Nations,
U.N. Agenda 21, the Bilderberg Group, the Rothschild dynasty,
Israel, the Scottish and York Rites of Freemasonry, etc., all of
which have become topics in his novels. If you would like to
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Posted
Sunday, October 25, 2009
[Charles
Copeland sat down with himself on the evening of Sunday, October 25,
2009, to discuss his progress on his upcoming novel, Malleus
Illuminatus – The Illuminati Hammer, and to talk a little about
what readers can expect.
This
interview ended with Charles throwing a lit cigarette at his
computer screen. It should be noted here that computer screens do
not react favorably when hit with lit cigarettes.]
Charles: Thanks for
sitting down and making the time to discuss how things are going
with Malleus.
CC: No problem. Any time
you need input, I’m there for you … literally.
Charles: As much as I’d
prefer periodic separations from you, you’re right.
CC: You’re just lucky
you caught me tonight, without a hell of a lot to do. I realized
earlier tonight that I still needed to flesh out a main antagonist
for Malleus, but it’s not something I was looking forward to,
so this might just be the distraction I’d been searching for anyhow.
Charles: Anything to get
out of preparation. You do know that’s why you’re becoming known as
“The Procrastinator King” at the ASOI fan club, don’t you?
CC: I do. There’s no
need to keep reminding me. In fact, I think the next time you do
remind me might be the last time before you get fired as my editor.
Charles: Fine by me.
Let’s see how well YOU do at editing YOUR OWN work. Anytime you feel
the overwhelming desire to show me the door, just remember one
thing: if I go, I’m taking our brain with me … possession is, after
all, nine-tenths of the law.
CC: (palming his own
face) I hadn’t given it that much forethought. Okay, you can stay …
but I get to call you something cool, like Captain Hammer or
something.
Charles: Whatever makes
you happy. Now then, are you finally ready to knock off the pissing
contest and get to the interview?
CC: Always with the last
word, with you. Yes, I am. Shoot.
Charles: What are you
listening to these days?
CC: I recently picked up
KISS’ new album, Sonic Boom, and Ace Frehley’s new one,
Anomaly. Got ‘em both well in advance of their release dates,
which is why it pays to be the marquee DJ on a rock radio station.
Lots of perks there, but you already know that … since you also got
hold of AC/DC’s new one, Black Ice and then claimed an
outside source invaded your computer and left it there instead of
deleting anything. Isn’t that actually … worse?
Charles: Stop it
already. You know damn good and well you like some of that album.
CC: I like ONE SONG from
it … Anything Goes. That’s it. And it’s not so much that I even LIKE
that song as much as it’s the one I’ve found easy enough to deal
with. You’ve heard Brian Johnson lately. Honestly, doesn’t it sound
like it hurts him to sing these days?
Charles: Well he HAS
been at it for a million years in that falsetto tone, you know. He’s
bound to sound a little haggard after all that time. Let’s see what
you sound like after 30 years of doing book readings and audiobook
recordings.
CC: Duly noted.
Charles: I’m sure if
Brian Johnson knew how you were talking about him, he might just
call up and tell you to go fuck yourself. You should show some damn
respect.
CC: I have all the
respect in the world for him. I just think he needs to take a hint
from the grief his vocal chords are giving him lately and think
about calling it quits.
Charles: Seen anything
good in the movies lately?
CC: Up. That has to be
one of the coolest movies ever made. Our wife decided it was also
one of the saddest ever, as far as the first 15 minutes goes. But
that damn talking dog … look in the mirror and tell me he isn’t the
coolest character in movie history.
Charles: Have you seen
Watchmen yet?
CC: No, and I have no
intention of it. It’s blatant propaganda and I just won’t have that
in my face. On the other hand, I’ve found myself acting more and
more like that dog from “Up”. Seems like every time I try to
concentrate on something I end up getting distracted by something
else and pointing and yelling, “SQUIRREL!!!”
Charles: Okay, so let’s
get to the interview, all right?
CC: Good. I’ve been
trying to get through this with as few breaks as possible anyhow.
Charles: Well, why waste
our time babbling about some talking dog, then?
CC: Hey, you brought it
up! If you hadn’t mentioned that damn Watchmen movie, I wouldn’t
have sidetracked it and gone on to “babble”, as you put it, about
that inattentive dog. And anyhow, do I need to remind you about our
childhood poodle, Dante, who we thought not only could talk but also
went on to star in Business As Unusual?
Charles: (shaking head)
All right then, how’s Malleus coming?
CC: The timeline and
character studies are all done, and I just finished the overall
outline, so everything is ready to go. Just another few days and
November 1st hits and it’s off to the writing races.
Charles: NaNo, right. So
you’ll be done by December 1st?
CC: Yep, a full novel in
30 days and then I’ll be done and waiting to write another novel.
Charles: Done? For how
long?
CC: Not long. I’ll
probably start right in on the sequel before Christmas. Malleus
is going to be the one.
Charles: Is it up to
your standards so far?
CC: To be fair and
honest to all my past work, nothing I’ve ever written has
been totally up to my standards. We both know how much of a
perfectionist we are, so let’s not kid ourselves.
Charles: Malleus
will be Edison Adams’ feature role, will it not?
CC: Yes. I’ve tooled
around with smaller roles for him for far too long. He’s a
three-year creation who’s been just itching for a feature role, and
his time is now.
Charles: Who’s doing the
cover art for Malleus?
CC: Three separate graphic artists are teaming up to make what I
consider to be the best cover art I’ve ever had. Imagine “Malleus
Illuminatus” ripped into human flesh …
Charles: When will
Malleus be published?
CC: I’m shooting for a
New Year’s Day release. Might be a little later than that, but it’ll
be as close to January 1st as possible.
Charles: So you’re going
from outline to publishing in just 2 months?
CC: That’s the hopeful
idea, anyhow. I’ve never had another novel so thoroughly detailed
even before the writing begins. It’s ready, so the faster it gets
written, the faster it can hit the bookshelves.
Charles: How long is it
gonna be?
CC: I’ll shoot for the
length of an Elmore Leonard novel, but you and I both know it may
well stretch on for 450 pages.
Charles: It’s not gonna
be boring as shit, is it?
CC: I can promise it
will hit you like a Lamborghini. It’ll hit you fast, without
warning, and you will know how heavy the damage is when
you’re done reading it.
Charles: Speaking of
Lamborghini’s, will Malleus hardcovers cost as much as one?
CC: This will be my
first “straight to hardcover” release, so it may seem a lot higher
priced than a lot of my past work.
Charles: Won’t that piss
off your readers and fans?
CC: I hope not, but I think they’ll be getting a lot harder
punches for their money than with most hardcovers. I’m adding even
more hidden goodies in Malleus than in my other books.
There’s going to be an awful lot to look for in it. The idea is for
the reader to go through a full first reading, then go to what will
be a hidden page at CHARLESCOPELAND.COM to find a bunch of hints,
and then re-read Malleus again with the locations of all of
the secrets. Call it a treasure hunt, if you will.
Charles: And paperbacks
will remain normally priced?
CC: Absolutely.
Charles: How much time
are you estimating from hardcover release to paperback?
CC: Well, I’d really
have to estimate.
Charles: So estimate,
then, for Christ sake.
CC: Maybe four months.
Geez, I didn’t know you were gonna be such an asshole about all of
this.
Charles: Look who’s
calling ME an asshole. Buddy, look into the mirror and pay attention
to what’s staring back at you.
CC: So that’s check and
mate then, huh?
Charles: Exactly. By the
way, tell us, does Edison Adams die at the end of Malleus?
CC: I’ll never, ever
tell … Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta see if there’s some way of
getting away from you for a few hours.
Charles: Cool, good
luck! Let’s go to the batting cages again!
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Posted
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Ever
wonder what it must be like to live inside the mind of Charles
Copeland? A Song of Independence Fan Club founder Anthony Harmon sat
down with Charles recently and caught a few glimpses for himself.
Anthony Harmon: Charles, with ASOI having gone supernova, how
have you dealt with your success?
Charles Copeland: I haven’t
dealt with it at all. It’s pretty overwhelming, to be honest, and I
don’t really know how to deal with it. The number of emails I get
these days is staggering. I’m used to answering 10 or 15 emails per
day, but what I’m getting now is just so many I can’t keep up with
it all. I’m working on ways to handle the attention, but it’s pretty
tough when you’re not used to it.
Anthony Harmon:
Are you worried that the speed of your success will cause the
establishment to try to silence you, now that your platform has
grown to the size it is?
Charles Copeland: No. Not at
all. If they shut me up now, permanently, it’s fine. I have six
unpublished manuscripts ready for firing, all fully edited and ready
to go. Every one of them hammers the people who constitute the
establishment. Rockefellers, Rothschilds, the Merovingians and de
Medicis … all of them. If THEY off me, all of my work will come out
in a single giant chunk. I’ll show all of my readers and the whole
world just who the Rothschilds are … who they REALLY are … I mean
back through the ancient bloodline and where it first originated. So
if they want ALL their secrets aired for millions of people to read,
they have my approval to silence me. But they’ll be destroying
themselves, too. Besides, as Faust says, by the power of truth, I,
while living, have conquered the universe. I don’t live in fear. I
live FREE.
Anthony Harmon:
These six manuscripts … any chance of publishing them in the near
future, or are they strictly insurance?
Charles Copeland: Five of
them are off-limits until either I am silenced or I decide to retire
from writing. So yes, insurance. Never play all your spades at once.
It’s not sandbagging if the Ace of Spades keeps you from gettin’
dead.
Anthony Harmon:
Five of the six. What about the sixth?
Charles Copeland: The sixth
will be published next summer. Think of it as my little way of
letting the establishment know I’ve got a whole handful of spades.
I’ll air a snippet of some of the darkest secrets the Rothschilds
are hiding, just to let them know that if I’m ever harmed in any
way, I’ll air ALL their secrets. That’s the last thing they want.
Anthony Harmon:
Could you give us a hint?
Charles Copeland: Sure. The
original Rothschild surname isn’t Rothschild. And it isn’t Bauer,
either. The lineage goes back … much further than anyone realizes.
Anthony Harmon:
Intriguing. Ignoring my urge to follow that lead, let’s get back
on-track. Two of your other published works, Business As Unusual
and When Individuality Died, are gaining serious momentum.
Have you thought more about tying all of the characters into a
single unifying novel?
Charles Copeland: (he
touches the tip of his nose) Without saying too much, you hit it
right on the nose. Soon enough. Soon enough.
Anthony Harmon:
Which brings us to Malleus Illuminatus. Will all your
characters appear in the new novel?
Charles Copeland: All of
them, no. Most of them, definitely.
Anthony Harmon:
It’s been rumored that you have a stalker. How true is that?
Charles Copeland: Very. I
have two, actually. Legalities preclude my discussing anything more
about them, but I will say I’d be surprised if I didn’t have a
stalker at this point in my career.
Anthony Harmon:
I’d like to move on and touch on some lighter subjects if I could.
Would that be okay?
Charles Copeland:
Absolutely. Fire away.
Anthony Harmon:
What were you doing when I called you to set up this interview?
Charles Copeland: (laughs) I
was actually sitting there at my computer, dealing with the tyranny
of the blank screen. And I’d been searching for ANY reason to get
the hell away from the computer anyhow, so this worked out pretty
well.
Anthony Harmon:
What was the first fictional piece you ever wrote?
Charles Copeland: I managed
to break my grandfather’s favorite armchair when I was just
6-years-old and needed to come up with a quick scapegoat which would
also somehow prove to be convincing enough to get me off the hook.
So I sat down in my bedroom and spent 2 hours writing out a
confession from a burglar and then glued it to the chair. And before
you even ask, apparently my grandfather was at the same time NOT
convinced OR amused by my little attempt to cover up my tracks.
Seems I somehow forgot that a would-be mid-30s burglar might have
better penmanship than a 6-year-old in a hurry to worm his way out
of having to tell the truth. I … couldn’t sit all evening.
Anthony Harmon:
So your penchant for childhood fibbing is what planted the seed for
fictional writing?
Charles Copeland: That’s
pretty much how it started, yeah.
Anthony Harmon: You mentioned on the phone that you have a new
computer. Dare I ask what happened to the old one?
Charles Copeland: My old one
... finally beat me at chess. It was, however, no match for me at
kickboxing.
Anthony Harmon:
(laughing) Let’s move on to even lighter stuff for a moment. What’s
your favorite food?
Charles Copeland: STEAK!!!
Anthony Harmon:
How about your favorite drink?
Charles Copeland: Mountain
Dew … it’s pretty much all I ever drink. Keep your damn water to
yourself (laughing).
Anthony Harmon:
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
Charles Copeland: Well, from
very recent experience, when people spread outright lies about me.
Anthony Harmon:
What’s your all-time favorite song?
Charles Copeland: Detroit
Rock City, by KISS.
Anthony Harmon:
Favorite movie?
Charles Copeland: The
Shining. No matter how movies are ever made, none will ever come
CLOSE to what The Shining did for me as a youngster.
Anthony Harmon:
What was the last movie you watched?
Charles Copeland: Up … with
that cool talking dog. It’s the reason I now walk around in open
public, stop dead in my tracks, and point to nothing and shout,
“SQUIRREL!!!” It also just so happens to be the reason my wife
pretends not to know me on occasion (laughing).
Anthony Harmon:
What’s your favorite word?
Charles Copeland: Does it
have to be my FAVORITE, or just the one I say most? Either way, it’s
FUCK (laughing).
Anthony Harmon:
What’s your favorite holiday?
Charles Copeland: Halloween.
My wife and I once lived in
Salem, Massachusetts and went
to the Festival of the Dead … it’s the coolest time of the year,
hands down.
Anthony Harmon:
Are you and she going to
Salem for Halloween this year?
Charles
Copeland: Wouldn't miss it
for the world. If there's ever one place you KNOW I'll be on a given
day, it's Salem on Halloween.
Anthony Harmon:
Let’s do another interview round next week, and go through some more
serious topics, if that’s okay with you.
Charles Copeland: Sure.
Anything to stop me from staring at that damn blank screen
(laughing).
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