Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a young and witty author of 6 fantasy books! I like to bend imagination to its creative limits while keeping it completely logical, like a bunny out of a hat.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Fantasia of Lorelei. The story style is similar to that of Alice in Wonderland where a quirky, humorous modern girl gets sucked into her book full of strange magical things! To name a few:
Creepy pumpkin headed people
Talking snowmen
Flying foxes
A dragon made out of candy that when it breathes fire makes smores out of its marshmallow teeth
Fruit Lies, fruits that grow on trees but taste like completely different fruit!
And of course, Santa <3
If you love Halloween and Christmas, this is the perfect book for that occasion! Laughter guaranteed.
What inspired it: My best friend told me that besides plot and story, if you have AWESOME characters they will carry your reader to the end. I made sure to create that.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write spontaneously, and I prepare playlists of music to write to. I end up changing the song every 10-20 minutes to make sure it fits the scene I am writing. Also I need tea beside me at all times.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Niel Gaiman inspired me with his writing style. While our fiction is quite different, I was inspired by how elegantly simple he writes. He proved to me that there is no need for long intricate sentences, just keep it nice and readable!
What are you working on now?
Promoting Fantasia of Lorelei ..Heh
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Book promoting methods change yearly, and recently I found out that book trends exist, and there is almost no way to predict them. So a lot of work and a little bit of luck is my method so far!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Niel Gaiman’s advice is the only one you’ll ever need.
Make. Good. Art.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
MAKE. GOOD. ART
*laugh*
What are you reading now?
Regrettably I don’t read as much as I should, but I highly enjoy books like As A Man Thinketh.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I try to stick to writing a book a year, so next year will be another book! I have no way of knowing what it is though, it just comes to me.
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. Probably a book titled “how to survive on a desert island”
2. “how to survive on a desert island part 2”
3. As A Man Thinketh
4. War and Peace, because that book is so long it would take me ages to finish.
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