Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written four books and in what will be a ten part series. It may be longer, if any ‘side quests’ suggest themselves!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Beneath Skeerjen’s Tower. It is the fourth in my Glyst Saga. The series itself was inspired by a love of epic fantasy, superheroes and Dungeons & Dragons.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I get up at 5am, so I can write before work.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tolkien, Peake, Moorcock, and Le Guin.
What are you working on now?
Book Five of the Glyst Saga. No title, yet!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m hopeless at this sort of thing!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Make time for writing. Schedule it, like you’d schedule any piece of work in your day job.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you’re not feeling it, the reader won’t feel it.
What are you reading now?
An autobiography of Marvin Gaye.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully, I’ll sell enough copies of Books One to Four to allow me to publish Books Five to Ten, and complete the Glyst Saga.
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 Gormenghast.
The Wizard of Earthsea
The Lord of the Rings
Author Websites and Profiles
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