Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up in a very small town, about 900 people. You don’t appreciate the country life until you live in a city. I currently live in Phoenix, AZ and am planning on moving back closer to home. I am a mother of two and hold down a full time job, using all of my “free” time to write and market. I love motorcycles, computers, video games and close friends.
I currently have two books written, one published and the other will be out on July 31st. They are both first books in series, planned out to be trilogies..but that could change. I have at least nine other book ideas on the back burner, and some of them are already started and just waiting for me to find the time to spend on them.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My second book is called Hartman House. It is, as was my first book, based on a dream I had and the story didn’t go away when I woke up. Instead it built up and forced me to write characters, timelines, plot points etc before it let me go enough to be okay with waiting to write it out. I was in the middle of writing my first book when the story came to me so it was tough having to push it aside.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t believe so. I write at night mostly, when everyone is asleep and the house is quiet. I put on some good music and let the words flow.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Katherine Kerr was and still is my favorite author. Her way of intertwining stories within stories is amazing. My current fave author is Tim O’Rourke and not only because his stories are good, but because the man is a writing machine. I envy his ability to churn out one good story after another continuously. But his approach to fame is perfect. Just keep writing until someone sees you, then you have enough material out there to keep them interested. I’m trying to follow that approach.
What are you working on now?
Marketing. But that’s a constant. My next book will be the second in the Noble of Blood trilogy, currently titled Blood Ties. It’s already about halfway done. After that I think I have a story about gypsies that needs to get written.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Just keep swimming (writing). Do it often, do it daily. Promoting is hard, and you can tweet all you want but only having one book out doesn’t seem to help us Indie authors. So I will keep writing until I’m out of story ideas. That won’t happen any time soon!
But so far AuthorRise has been great for marketing tools, I advise other authors to check them out. And marketing check out booksgosocial.com.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
As above, just keep writing. But please don’t hurt yourself by not investing in a good editor or having a very very critical friend read your work. Poor grammar, spelling and bad comma placement can kill a story for a lot of people.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what feels right. For me I’m not about being famous or hitting it big-time. I enjoy what I do, and I want readers to enjoy it as well. So I am just going to write and enjoy it. If I end up with a top seller, then yay. If not, then I still did what I wanted to do and had a good time.
What are you reading now?
In the middle of a series by Barb and JC Hendee, the dhampir series. I’ve been reading them as they come out every January. Barb Hendee also has a series Mist Torn Witches that I’ve been reading.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Write more books. I have too many stories that are my demanding attention. Gotta keep writing.
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?
Ooh only 3 or 4… I’d have to take the first four books of Katherine Kerr’s Deverry series with me. They are old friends.
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