Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been teaching high school for 15 years, and The Nuclear Winter: A Reject High Legacy novel, is my eighth novel. The others are (in descending order) Champion Immortal (Reject High Book 4), Forgotten (Reject High Book 3), Sophomore Freak (Reject High Book 2), Reject High, The Anarchists, The Revelation Gate, and The Lost Testament. Originally, I started out in historical fiction, and then I transitioned into my current genre and first love, science fiction.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is The Nuclear Winter: A Reject High Legacy novel. I felt I just was not finished with the Reject High world and so, I took a time jump (the Reject High series ends around 2016 and the Nuclear Winter starts at the end of 2029) and began writing with that in mind. WHat unusual things could have happened to these characters over 13-14 years?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, I just go with the flow.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I take my inspiration from science fiction writers such as Octavia Butler, Philip K. Dick, and Ray Bradbury.
What are you working on now?
I am working on the last (I think!) novel in the Reject High universe which takes place after another time jump — this one is in 2068.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I do my best to gravitate to what works best for that novel. For one book, I had a launch party and multiple in-person book signings. For the second, I did a virtual book tour and an interview on a local TV station. I have done a t-shirt promotion, Kirkus review…really, just anything to get my name out there and sustain staying power.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write and don’t stop. If you get a hit, the first thing readers are going to want is more, and you have to have some. It’s taken me ten years, but I’ve built up a backlist, and it is invaluable.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Start writing by rewriting the last thing you wrote. It sounds crazy and counterproductive, but it works.
What are you reading now?
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing to write my current Work-In-Progress!
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 Bible, The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, The Collected Works of William Shakespeare, and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
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