Senseless

PARLE MAGAZINE
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

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Words By Nicole Perrino

 

If you pick up Senseless, a book written by first time author Cheri L Banks, you are actually reading the first step to the California author’s screen play in what she hopes will be the next ‘who done it’ to make its way to the big screen. The book, which is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, is about a college student turned serial killer after a boyfriend is found straying from the relationship. Cheri admits that the idea for the book “[kind of comes from] a relationship I was in back in 94’. It has nothing to do with real life though, just creative writing.” The book actually started out as a screenplay in 1994, in which she ended up writing as a book, only to turn it back into a screenplay now.

“I just wanted to get the feel of it, I’m just learning from my mistakes,” the Bay Area writer says.

Banks, who enjoys mysteries and who done its plans to write two more books to follow up with Senseless, “because this girl, the main character is killing people and for now, getting away with it.” Although she has no problem talking about her plans for the book to make its way to the big screen, she is keeping most of the details under wraps, “I’m only up to chapter five.” She does admit, however, that in the future she hopes to work with a better publishing company since “AuthorHouse wasn’t really helpful in promoting me.  I decided to go a different path.” But she hopes she can do most work herself. “I’m going to leave it up to the script to take me to a movie deal.” Cheri is aware it’s a lot of work to do most of it by herself, but of course, the end result will be worth it, and the success story will be greater.

            Banks, who quit her job with the government to work part time, is happy to have the extra time to work on the screenplay, “I like the flexible schedule, its giving me time to dive into doing that.” After over a decade of allowing her career to come first, Cheri is finally able to focus on her real passion, and follow the advice of a fellow writer, “Follow your dreams and keep pressing on.” She says to “just keep perusing your dream and be creative. I’m just not letting things get to me, and to keep writing.” Cheri has future plans for a website to better help promote her work, but for now you can find her on her myspace, myspace.com/clbankssenseless.