Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I began writing stories as a child, filling up spiral notebooks which have since, fortunately, been eaten by a black hole in space. I’m an editor, essayist, songwriter, graphic designer and novelist, and also the proprietor of Five59 Publishing, which puts out a short story anthology each quarter, including the annual horror collection 13 BITES and the SF collection PLAN 559 FROM OUTER SPACE.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My most recent work was a collaboration with Brazilian author Bruno Carlos Santos, which is an erotic romance-coming-of-age tale called EVENINGS IN PASAGARDA. Mr. Santos contacted me and said he was interested in publishing in America and so we decided to work together on it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
You mean the thing where I wrap myself in a giant corn tortilla and chant like a Buddhist monk? No, nothing other than that.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King, Joseph Marshall, Clive Cussler, J. K. Rowling… there’s a lot of ’em.
What are you working on now?
I actually have about five different projects that I’m juggling right now. It’ll be a surprise to me to see which one gets done first.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I have a list of about 200 promotional sites. They all have their merits.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read, read, read, write, write, write, get a good editor, and don’t skimp on the book cover.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a book, I accumulate a lot of documentation. That background material is the most intimate part of my private life. It’s a little embarrassing – like being seen in your underwear It’s like the way magicians never tell others how they make a dove come out of a hat.” — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
What are you reading now?
I’m rereading Stephen King’s “THE GUNSLINGER, Book I of his Dark Tower series.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am collaborating on an epic story of man’s journey to the stars. Hopefully that will be out in the summer of 2016.
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?
– The Complete Works of Shakespeare
– The Stand (uncut version) by Stephen King
– The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
– As thick a college ruled spiral notebook as I could get my hands on.
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Hi Alan,
I like your unusual writing habit – I might try it one day but try talking to a priest (I’m Baptist). I just finished reading about 12 interviews. You are the first to stress the impact of getting a good editor and not skimping on the book cover. Excellent advice for an up and coming author.
Gracie Bradford, Author
Lady Bird: Shawn’s Sixth Sense