Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I grew up loving to read and that transformed into a love of making up stories myself. I have written about eight books by now, but the first ones suck, so they are lost in the deep dark files on my computer, never to again see the light of day. So far I have one published novella and I’m working on putting out more in the series.
I have a fascination with random weapons and have a crossbow on the wall, a katana under the couch, a bullwhip, throwing knives, a few shuriken, and bunches of other random things. I try to claim that it’s for writing purposes, but so far my characters haven’t used much beyond embroidery scissors.
I like animals and own goats and chickens. My ongoing series on Kindle Vella “Healer to the Gods” has lots of goats in it and I look to mine for inspiration.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Small Feet” is my first novella to be published. The next in the series, “The Tower Steps” comes out in December of 2021. They were both inspired by the many fairytale retellings I’ve read over the years.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t do well with daily writing. Often I’ll write 5K words one day and none for three weeks and then I’ll have a day or two of getting a lot done. I work better with a mug of tea and a good internet connection to research the random details I don’t know off the top of my head. (Which metals are the most conductive? In what century were horses domesticated? What is the best all-natural remedy for asthma? Wikipedia and Google have all the answers!)
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Oh, lots. Lois McMaster Bujold’s “Vorkosigan” series is one that I’ve read dozens of times. “Beauty” by Robin McKinley was re-read until the cover fell off, at which point I got an ebook version of it. The “Myth Adventure” series by Robert Asprin has provided hours of amusement. I’ve read thousands of fairytales and fairy tale retellings and still get excited when I find a good new one. I’ve also read a fair amount of mythology, both Greek/Roman and Asian, and I’m always happy to read more. There’s thousands more books that have influenced me in some way or another, but I can’t list them all here.
What are you working on now?
“Goldi-socks and the Three Hairs”. It’s going to be the 4th novella in the “Fairytale Hour” series and it has elements of both “Rumpelstiltskin” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” It was inspired by a friend’s torn meniscus and all the jokes made about his poor lonely single sock.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Uh…I’ll get back to you on that. 🙂
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing. Hide your first attempts in deep dark caves because you will probably hate them ten years down the road. But don’t stop writing, because I promise, you will get better!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep walking until you can’t take another step, then crawl.
Or
Your future is what you make of it.
What are you reading now?
“The Moving Toyshop” by Edmund Crispin, “Beauty” by Robin McKinley, and an ARC manuscript from an friend.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Learn how to promote efficiently and put out more books in my series.
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?
Can I just take a fully loaded kindle? Please? 😉
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