Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an author, archer and photographer – at least that’s what I tell myself while moving numbers around on spreadsheets in my day job as a data analyst. Trust me – if you spent your days as a data monkey you would need creative outputs too, companies generally don’t like it if you get too creative with the numbers on the spreadsheets (it tends to lead to court cases, arrests and other such non-fun activities).
I have been very happily married to my muse since 2010 and I use the word ‘muse’ because without her I would never have completed my first novel, she gave me the confidence to do it. We live in a secret location in West London (seriously, did you think I’d give out the address?). I can be contacted by email at archerctb@yahoo.com or through my blog (http://archerctb.wordpress.com), all messages offering large sums of money will be gratefully accepted.
I have almost written many, many books over the years but I have only self-published two, should I ever finish the others I will publish them too.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called ‘Chasing the Future’ and is the second in my series featuring Bel and Emily Cater, it will be published in the next week or two. Apart from the first book in the series (Sovereign Nation) it was inspired by my love of old British mythical histories, thrillers and odd secret societies.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Doesn’t writing itself count as an unusual habit? I don’t think I have any particularly unusual writing habits, I just write what I can, when I can.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Authors? Everyone I have ever read – some positively, some negatively. Books? Too many to mention.
What are you working on now?
Getting ‘Chasing the Future’ ready for publication. Then I have to decide what is next – either a revision and expansion of my novella ‘Second Time Lucky?’ or something completely new, probably in a different genre. After that another book featuring the Carters I expect.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far bombarding Facebook groups has worked well but I am about to try out Awsome Gang’s $10 promotion so we will see how that goes!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Finish what you are writing now and then self-publish it. Seriously. I know you have got stuck on what you are writing or you are convinced it is no good or both, but just get it finished. If you never finish a story then you will never get published.
Don’t bother with traditional publishing, unless you are one of the lucky 1% of 1% that get an agent who can then get you a publishing deal then you are on a hiding to nothing. Self-publishing gives you control over your work (creatively and financially) and allows you to work at your pace – if you want to publish one book every five years or one every five days it is up to you. It doesn’t matter if your story is 5,000 words long or 5,000,000 with self-publishing you can publish how and when you like.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t eat yellow snow.
What are you reading now?
Just finished ‘Michael Jordan:A Life’ and trying to work out which of the massive pile of unread books I should go with next.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing. Trying different genres, different lengths of novels, different styles – but self-publishing the lot. Then of course the movie deals for those novels and the life of extravagant luxury that brings. What? I can dream can’t I?
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 Complete Works of Shakespeare, the King James Bible, Cold Comfort Farm, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
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