Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
The Stray Human is my first book
Though I’ve written in Nanowrimo a couple of times those, unfortunately, weren’t finished. The Stray human is the first manuscript I not only finished but edited with the help of professional editors
I’ve been in the mood for some good urban fantasy for a while since stumbling across from on youtube and only managed to find a good area with some titles that were what i was looking for this year.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Stray Human
The book itself wasn’t really inspired by anything I’d been wanting to become an author so no spark of creativity there, but the name was a kind of silly thought, Playing off the image of a stray dog comming up and the whole “Can we keep him/her” Scene ecepte reversed with werewolves.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Some people plan others discover, I discover plan? My mind is always active and I tend to lose myself in my imagination, there I only go though the intersting parts, and when I go to write it down I have to connect the scenes. Interstingly enough even though the connections are the boring parts that’s where some really fun things pop up.
I remember one character that was so fun I ended up using her again in this book just came out of nowhere as I was doing a scene for a nanowrimo manuiscript.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I unfortuently have to say not enough, I’m acutaly a very slow reader and rely on audible and audio books for when I’m in a reading mood. Arron crash and Annette marie are the only ones that get close to what I want in urban fantasy, with Annette getting much closer. Another favorite author, albeite in a differnt genera is Dennies E. Taylor
What are you working on now?
If The Stray human attractes enough attention and I know that in 2020 that’s a big if, I’ll start working on the Stray kitsune, due to how I think of things I’ve got plans ranging from book 4 to possibly even book 8 some more fleashed out than others obiviously
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ll be sure to get back to you on this one when I find out formyself…
Do you have any advice for new authors?
once you know you can write a manuiscript, contact an editor three mounths before it’s done, if you can do it in less than three mounths do it when you start, my first editing peirod was WAY too long because I waited till I was done everything before seeking out the next steps!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best thing about writting what you know is you can always know more!
I dont’t know why but I love that quote.
What are you reading now?
Help pages for the various advertizment platforms.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Either forging fowards or starting again.
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?
I’d want one book on how to build simple eletrical machines and a power system for them, one on ship construction, one on food that I could eat/how to hunt and cook game if appliciable… I’m kind of a realist.
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