Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Currently, I’m pursuing a PhD in bioengineering, while writing whenever I have the time. I have two books out and two more on the way. They’re all twists the Science Fiction genre, blending biotechnology with thrillers.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Human Forged, my latest book, was inspired by a trip I took to Estonia. Outside the capital city, Tallinn, there’s a prison that was abandoned in 2001. You can explore the prison and almost nothing is off-limits. It’s creepy and frightening and, when I found out the place was a site for impromptu raves, I knew I had to a write a story that started off there.
I didn’t realize that story would take a wild twist and confront the science of cloning but that’s how things go!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I think my writing habits haven’t changed since the last time I interviewed here — I’m still pumping Irish folk music and pub songs as I write!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
David Brin inspired me to take a critical look at Science Fiction and certainly influenced how I incorporate my own research and science experience into my works. Michael Crichton, of course, is another influence; anyone who combines awesome research and the creative application of science in fiction is someone I can get behind and learn from.
What are you working on now?
I’m finishing the final touches on The God Organ. This novel focuses on an artificial organ that is designed to give its users virtual immortality. Instead, patients with the organ start dying.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I think using all the email lists and newsletters, including Awesome Gang, is a huge way to reach a large audience quickly.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you can, get in touch with others who have experience in the indie world. Your best allies and your best sources of advice will be others who have been in the trenches and survived.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing. You can edit it later, but keep writing now.
What are you reading now?
I’m just finishing up another indie novel, Reho. It’s a twist on the post-apocalyptic genre.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I plan on expanding the series I started with Enhancement and The Human Forged. I can’t wait to explore the other stories and characters in this world.
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?
War and Peace, Frankenstein, and Ulysses.
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