Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Hello! My name is Bri, and I have written MANY books.
The problem is, none of them have seen the light of day. I first started writing stories when I was about ten years old. It was around then that I think I started taking an interest in reading, but I found myself generally pretty unimpressed by the books I was forced to read in school. (It wasn’t until about sixth grade that I discovered the magical hoard of fantasy and science fiction books on my dad’s bookshelf.)
So, I began to write my own stories, and over the course of 16 years I’ve written literally dozens of books, most of them partially finished, a handful actually completed. I have a pet project that I started back in high school, and have built to a full seven book fantasy/sci-fi series, which I hope to one day have published through a big publishing house. That won’t be for years, though, realistically. I’ve got too much to learn before that happens.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Heartbreaker, and is pretty much the exact replica of a dream I had. The dream was vivid and opened up in my brain like a book read from beginning to end. I only had to chalk in a few details to tie a few scenes together, and voila: ya’ll are reading the exact happenings of a dream I had.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Drinking.
I write really well when I drink, as long as I don’t get too drunk, which at that point I lose focus and just watch Youtube and get overly cuddly with my pets.
Also, watching really beautiful and well-done anime helps to me to write more eloquently.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
David Brin is my favorite. Right in second place would be all of the following: Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Jane Austen, R. A. Salvatore, David Weber, and Anne McCaffrey.
What are you working on now?
Heartbreaker’s sequel, Heartbroken (or just Heartbreaker part II).
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Honestly? before this it was just my Facebook page.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Once you finish something, drop it for a month. Don’t look at it. Wipe clear the goop from your vision so that when you look over it again, it will be with fresh eyes.
And brace yourself for the very real horror, dejection, and misery, haha.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You can’t turn the steering wheel of a car that isn’t moving.
– My dad, when I told him I didn’t know what to do with my life.
What are you reading now?
Textbooks for school.
It’s killing my brain.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keep on keeping on, self-publishing another ebook or two while I finish up college. Then it’ll be time to settle down and take a serious look at my pet project I’m considering to submit for traditional publishing.
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?
1) How to Survive and Thrive on a Deserted Island
2) How to Discourage Rescue from your Deserted Island Utopia
3) How to Defend your Own Private Deserted Island
4) How to get Wifi on a Deserted Island