Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Brian Savage has written several times for the travel industry, including articles for UK national magazines and the centrepiece for the NEC motorhome show magazine. His other works include writing technical manuals, together with his wife, who is also an author in her own right.
The Pandemic Virus series is his first work of fiction.
He is retired and lives in Shropshire, where the series is based.
FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL is the first book in the series.
Anyone getting this free book on Kindle, can get a FREE short story, which is a prequel and tells what some of the characters were doing prior to the Virus.
This is called BEFORE THE VIRUS (Catchy title, I thought !).
Brian has already written the second part, THE END OF HUMANITY.
He has also written a short story about Annette, one of the lead characters in the Pandemic Virus series. This is called THE MAN WHO LIVED IN HIS CAR, and is set five years before the virus.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Latest book published on Kindle is THE END OF HUMANITY (Pandemic Virus series book 2)
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I hav estarted to try writing by didtating the first draft.
It seems to be working out OK so far. I can write at least twice as fast as I can type (with less spelling mistakes!)
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I was inspired bt THE SURVIVORS a 1975 UK TV series. This was written by Terry Nation (who wrote some of the DOCTOR WHO episodes).
Another one was THE MACHINE STOPS, written in 1909 by E M Forster. This is about a machine, such as the internet, that stops working.
Others Include :
WOOL by Hugh Howey
The Mandibles by Lionel Shriver
Qualify by Vera Nazarian
But too many to mention, as I am a voracious reader.
What are you working on now?
Book THREE in the Pandemic Virus series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL achieved #1 BESTSELLER in the Kindle free eBooks list within one month of publication.
Nobody was more surprised than me. Kindle must be doing a good job of promoting me.
I find lots of good advise from KINDLEPRENEUR and NICK STEVENSON.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Mask esure you have a good story.
You MUST spell check it several times. (Use Microsoft 365 and Immersive Reader and get it to read the story to you.)
Have a good cover.
Think hard about your description.
Set your keywords, and re-visit them if they don’t work
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Check your book for spelling and punctuation.
Nothing annoys readers more then errors.
What are you reading now?
Interesting Times by Matthew Storm
What’s next for you as a writer?
More in the series.
Getting back to writing, rather than promoting my 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’d love to say the ARGOS catalogue book, but they have just stopped printing it!
I would cheat and have a Kindkle with a solar panel to charge it. Then I couild have lots of books to read.
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