Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am happily married with children and currently reside in Northern Nevada. I am finishing up a college degree while holding a job and raising a toddler. New Duck City: The Great Bread Caper is my first book.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
New Duck City: The Great Bread Caper is the title of my first book. What first inspired my concept of geese as villains was taking a hit on the jaw from a Canadian goose. It’s a long story but I actually saw stars when it happened. The rest of the story came together a few years later as I was walking around Long’s Park Lake. I observed the ducks interacting with swans and geese and thought that there must be some sort of hierarchy to it all.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Starting stories and not finishing them, which explains why this is my first book.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling have inspired me because they wrote such great stories for children.
What are you working on now?
Right now I am working on raising a one year old and finishing college. I do plan to devote more time to writing in the future.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use Facebook a lot to promote Amazon links in Kindle groups.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t let other people tell you what you can and can’t do. If you have a gift for writing, share it with the world, even if you have to self-publish and self-promote. I’d rather be a bad writer than good at something that I don’t care about.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Thoughts become things. People have a habit of becoming who they pretend to be.
What are you reading now?
College textbooks…joy.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Possibly a sequel to New Duck City: The Great Bread Caper, depending on how well it sells. Possibly a stab at fiction for adults if I can manage to finish some of the stories I’ve started.
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?
I would take The Chronicles of Narnia.
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