Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a young author from Spain, and ever since my teenage years I’ve always liked to create stories in my mind. That’s why I studied cinema for a couple of years, and videogame development for another couple, since I always loved those mediums to tell stories. However, the time and budget required for those kinds of projects is enormous, and that’s why I decided to focus on writing, since that’s something that everyone can do. Still, the fact that everyone can do it doesn’t mean everyone can do it right, which is why I want to keep writing to improve and become a good author. If that will happen or will just be a failed dream remains to be seen.
For now, I’ve only written this book, but I plan on writing more.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Soulless Creatures: Heart Scars.
The inspiration for this book comes from many different sources, mostly video games. It was very different when I first got the idea, but it has got elements from “The Last of Us” and “F.E.A.R.” games. The influence from TLOU comes by the relationship that “Joel” and “Ellie” share in that game. The influence from F.E.A.R. is that I always loved horror, even though it was easy to get me scared when I was a kid, I loved scary movies and games.
Back then, F.E.A.R. was one of if not the most scary game you could get, and in that game there’s a innocent-looking little girl that has nothing resembling innocence in her. That little girl named Alma from that videogame series is what mostly inspired one of my two protagonists in my book. I just love the contrast between something that looks defenceless but that can bring horror into anyone’s eyes.
Another big influence were “anime” series such as “Overlord” or any average anime protagonist. That cliche protagonist is sort of what inspired the other main character for my book, though I tried to make it as grounded in reality as I could.
Another obvious inspiration would be the movie “Let me in” about a little vampire. Again, the contrast between innocence and horror is what I love about that movie.
Overall, I’d say I got influenced by everything that got in my way ever since I have memory, even if it was in the slightest. And for that I want to thank every other author out there who share their incredible stories with the world. They fed my imagination and my dreams, and that’s something incredible.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I spent enough time writing to get any weird habits doing so, but they will come with time, probably.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on promoting my first book, and afterwards I’ll start working on the sequel.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ll be able to answer this once I’m done with the promotion of my book. This is an answer I myself would like to know!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writing is easy, getting your work out there not so much. Don’t let that disencourage you, if you like writing, keep writing, even if it’s only for yourself. If you really want your book to get to the readers, instead of getting disencouraged, work hard to promote it, and even harder to become an even better writer.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I don’t know if it’s the best advice, but it’s the most related to this.
“The work that you enjoy isn’t work.”
Which means that if you enjoy something, doing it isn’t a chore. I spent 5 or 6 months writing this book, and let me tell you, writing isn’t always fun and games, but I did it either way because the passion for my story overcame everything else. In other words, do what you want to do, and you’ll surprise yourself with what you can achieve.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Improving my writing, getting known as an author even if by a little audience of readers, and keep writing 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?
If that were to happen, I would either choose books that improved my survival chances on the island, or books filled with jokes. It’s very important to stay positive and laugh even on the direst of the situations!
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