Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve finished four novels. Given the time and more talent I could probably whip all the words I’ve typed into another three or four.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Lucid sourced from wondering what it would be like to be the sibling or parent of Katie Holmes during her time married to Tom Cruise. Not that I can make some blanket condemnation of any religion, but all kinds of horrors could result once someone you loved was under the sway of certain influences.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Tom Robbins said to show up at the same place at the same time every day so the muse knows where to find you.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to list with any kind of certainty. Of late, I’ve started reading William Gibson again. I really need to finish off the works of both Carson McCullers and Flannery O’Connor.
What are you working on now?
A Teen horror novel titled Exit The Skin Palace. Depending on how that turns out, sequels might result. I also have another crime novel bubbling away on the back burner.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still too new at self-promotion to answer this one authoritatively.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Turn off the Internet connection, and then start working.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off.” – Joseph Conrad
What are you reading now?
I’m poking around Wattpad looking for someone writing work similar to mine.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More hard work in front of the keyboard, and hopefully making connections with other writers out there.
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 Library of America two-volume Raymond Chandler set. Other than that, Infinite Jest, and either some Nadine Gordimer short story collection or a Charles Portis novel.
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