Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a die hard fan of all things 90’s pop culture. So much so that it fills all the useful space in my head, pushing out important things like people’s birthdays and why I walked into a room. Apocalypse Wow is my second self-published book. The first is titled The Many Lives of Zane Montgomery.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Apocalypse Wow is my latest book. The idea came to me well over ten years ago, so the inspiration was lost long ago to the unrelenting constant that is time and the failing of human memory.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have to start every writing escapade with Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m hugely influenced by A Lee Martinez and Terry Pratchett
What are you working on now?
Right now I’m working on the follow up to Apocalypse Wow entitled Apocalypse Wow 2: Apocalypse Wower.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Goodread and Twitter have been hugely helpful in getting the word out for me.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t let rejection get you down. If you believe in what you’ve written, just keep pushing it out there. It will catch on eventually.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t mess with a hungry pregnant woman.
What are you reading now?
A Nameless Witch by A Lee Martinez
What’s next for you as a writer?
Obviously promoting the current book as well as working on the follow up title.
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 Harry Potter series
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