Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve written 4 books but have currently published 1. The rest are very soon to follow starting on Dec 1, 2016!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Born of Water, An Elemental Origins Novel. I have always loved nautical history, shipwrecks, marine biology, and marine archaeology. This fascination, combined with my love of YA fantasy, inspired me to write the mermaid/siren story Born of Water.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I try to write standing up to save my tailbone. I live in Italy right now so I know all the best cafe’s that have high tables so I can stand and work comfortably.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
So many! Stephen King, JK Rowling, Anne Rice, Ken Follett, JRR Tolkein, Kelley Armstrong, Suzanne Collins, Stieg Larsson, Arthur Golden, Bill Bryson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Chuck Wendig, Veronica Roth, and Frank McCourt. A real mixed bag! For me, it’s important to read widely and outside my own genre, that’s the best way to improve my own writing.
What are you working on now?
The third full length novel in my Elemental Origins Series – Born of Earth.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t edit your first draft. Everyone’s first draft stinks. Just get the words down on the page, you’ll make them pretty later.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You can fail at what you don’t want to do, why not take a chance doing something you love? -Jim Carrey
What are you reading now?
Swann, by Ryan Schow. Demolition Love, by Layla. And Insurgent, by Veronica Roth. I try to read both unknown indies as well as the big names.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Get the first 5 Elemental Origins Series novels published and out there.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Bag of Bones, by Stephen King.
Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett.
The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien.
Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden.
Author Websites and Profiles
A.L. Knorr Website
A.L. Knorr Amazon Profile