Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a student at Texas A&M, majoring in psychology. I obviously love writing as well as reading, baking, singing, and just music in general. For so long I just dismissed my love of poetry as nerdy and useless, but I have finally decided to embrace it and see what happens! I’m so excited to share my love of poetry with my readers for the first time as this is my first book!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is titled “The Pain He Takes Away,” and it was inspired by a number of events in my life. This past summer held a ton of heartbreak for me in different areas of my life and right before a big move to college. I had to deal with a lot of emotions in a very short time, and I found a lot of solace in writing and in Jesus. I believe that my experiences with God’s love can apply to many other people going through similar things, and I want everyone to have the freedom through His love that I found.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to get random inspiration for poems or stories at random, inconvenient times. My go-to is writing the idea in the notes on my phone and going back later to actually develop the idea and explore the idea fully.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Wow, there’s no way to pick only a few authors! I’ve always had my nose buried in a book, but all of different genres. Dystopian literature like the Hunger Games and The Maze Runner started my reading addiction (probably like many others) but more currently, I love digesting the more profound ideas of C.S. Lewis and emotional poetry from a variety of poets from Emily Dickinson to Lang Leav. Really, if I were to think back on all the authors who have fueled my literature addiction, we’d be here for days!
What are you working on now?
Now, I’m going to continue working on the novel that I wanted to finish forever!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far, I do most of my promoting through my social media. Mostly instagram @unsteady_poetry
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Well I mean I’m definitely a new author myself, but just in the writing process, I would say don’t get discouraged because you think your work isn’t good enough. If you don’t think it’s good enough, just keep pushing through and remind yourself that you can revise and edit later. You can revise a blank paper so it’s important to just write!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever received was “don’t trust your judgement on you own writing. Of course you are going to think your own writing is boring or predictable; You’re the one that wrote it!”
What are you reading now?
Right now, I’m reading C.S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity” which has a lot of theology and has really been giving me a lot to chew on in regards to emotions and motivations
What’s next for you as a writer?
Navigating the world of getting a book out there and marketing is going to pose a challenge for me, but I’m ready to start this new step!
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?
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Toilken
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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