Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Bestselling Author of various Fiction titles and an Award-Winning screenplay writer. Most of my work hangs around the Paranormal Fantasy/Romance genres, but I do have one Thriller title that’s being adapted for film. I live in Newfoundland, Canada, with my husband and two children and I’m working on my tenth novel!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Devil’s Heart is book one in a quartet called Dark Tides. It’s a Time Travel Fantasy Romance about a woman named Dianna Cobham. She accidentally breaks an enchanted ship-in-a-bottle and is sent back in time to 1707 Newfoundland where she’s taken prisoner aboard a pirate ship. To make matters worse, the pirates are sworn enemies of her ancestors. I was heavily inspired by simply living in Newfoundland. We have a huge history of piracy here and it just made sense to me to mix it with Fantasy and a dash of Romance.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes! I have this big, beautiful office because I write full time for various publications, but I still love to sit at the kitchen table, children running around my feet, and write. (my husband says it’s the close proximity to food and coffee lol)
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I honestly thought I’d be a Thriller author. I wrote Killer Me and it was a hit. Gillian Flynn and Ruth Ware are two of my all-time favorite authors, I adore every word they write. But my heart lies with Fantasy and Paranormal. There, my influences are Melissa Marr, Holly Black, and Tricia Levenseller.
What are you working on now?
I just finished book two in the Dark Tides quartet, The Pirate Queen. It releases on April. 23rd. Now, I’m neck deep in book three, The Blackened Soul, and hope for a June release.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Honestly, I rely quite a bit on my social media following. I have some amazing readers who are loyal through and through. They help me spread the word about all my books. But I also use the aid of Amazon ads, Book Bub, my newsletter, and other platforms such as Awesome Gang!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
READ! One cannot write without falling in love with reading first. After that, WRITE! lol I know it’s sounds simple, but, truly, sit down EVERY SINGLE DAY and write. It can be as much or as little as you want, but just maintain the habit of putting words to paper each and every day. If a day goes by where I don’t get the chance to sit down with my laptop and get my daily words in, I then relax on the couch with my phone and send notes to myself for the next day.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t rely on friends and family to support you. I was shocked and offended when I was told this, many, many years ago. But I soon realized how true it is. Those closest to you won’t jump on board until you’re big enough to hold them.
What are you reading now?
I’m currently jumping back and forth between Holly Black’s Cruel Prince, Tricia Levenseller’s Daughter of the Pirate King, and Amy Schumer’s Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo. I like to have a mix at all times to entertain my moods.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m slowly, but surely, moving into the world of film. My Thriller, Killer ME, is being adapted as we speak. A novella I write a couple of year ago will be an indie movie and filming starts this August. I love to write screenplays and hope to add that feather to my hat in the next years or two.
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?
Oh, that’s a painful question! But I’d have to go with Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places, Holly Black’s Ironside, Alice in Wonderland, and Neil Gaimen’s Stardust.
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