Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, while my wife was pregnant, it was like I got a surge of creativity. I was talking with her and she suggested I write down my ideas. So, I started writing down book ideas, songs and fun things I wanted to share with my son. I have self published one book, and plan on publishing many more.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is called Handsome, Handsome Gentleman. It was inspired by a LATE night bottle feeding of my son, he was wearing a bib with a British style bowler hat that said ‘Perfect Gentleman’, and I was talking to him telling him how handsome he was, I began singing “Handsome, Handsome Gentleman” to him in a British accent and the story came to life holding him.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
One thing I do frequently is start singing my words as I write them down. I am constantly singing and humming while I type.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Dr. Seuss books, my favorite is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I also really like the Good Night Books series of books by Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on my second picture book, which I hope will be available very soon!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I would say to just follow through and do it. I know many friends who when they found out I had written my first book were excited for me, but also said that they had thought of doing the same but never followed through with it. There are so many new ways you can get your ideas out there now. So, I would say, you can do it!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The things you love most in life are the things that you work the hardest at.
What’s next for you as a writer?
more books!
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?
I really like reading about Ancient Greece. The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides and books about Alexander the Great.
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