Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Bingo Baby is my fourth novel. I have also written In The End (2016), Ancestry: Awakenings 2018), and The Witch Detective: The Fire And Brimstone Bourbon Trail Case (2019). My first two novels were written under the pseudonym Cullen Kit Alexander. I am a playwright and proud Trekkie living in Lexington, Kentucky. I graduated with a master’s in clinical psychology from Morehead State University. I have been happily married for over twenty one years to an outstanding social worker and I have four adult children. I strive to be a prolific writer. I currently have two new books in the works: The Antique Dealer and The Butcher, The Takers, and The Money Makers.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book was inspired by actually playing, observing, and watching people play bingo in Georgetown, KY. The characters were developed and given some traits of family members that I highly admired. In thinking of the story, I thought about what would happen if a child was born at a bingo hall that was responsible for her nickname and how her life would play out after retuning to a small town after a failed marriage.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I sometimes text myself when I think of a page to write for a book while sitting in a doctor’s office or another appointment waiting,
What authors, or books have influenced you?
James Patterson, Dean Koontz, and Nicolas Sparks.
What are you working on now?
The Antique Dealer – Lisa Joy inherits two things from a relative — an antique shop and the ability to travel back in time with objects connected to another person’s past. This is a fantasy novel set in the small fictional town of Swallow, TN.
The Butcher, The Takers, & The Money Makers – A black market for babies and young teenage girls that is controlled by an unknown group of powerful people who use a serial killer to dispose of young mothers face off against Paisley Hunter, a retired Chicago police detective.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have utilized Facebook adds and FIVERR to help promote my book sales in the past and will continue to do so. Book trailers are helpful to pull attention to your book.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Ignore the nice rejection letters from literary agents. Continue to write and reach for the stars. These are your stories that you want to tell and enjoy the ride.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what makes you happy.
What are you reading now?
Cross by James Patterson. Trying to read all of his Alex Cross books in order of print.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing more books and after that — writing more books.
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?
How To Survive On A Desert Island, Tropical Cookbooks, and Mary Ann’s and Gilligan’s Island Cookbook — you have to eat so you can write on palm tree bark.
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