Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been writing full time since the end of 2012 when I broke my leg in a freak accident chasing chickens. Up until this time, I was always too busy with running a home and business to indulge in my passion for writing. I currently have 10 books published and a couple of short stories.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest release was “Vampire – The Betrayers Kiss” which is the fifth and final installment in my first “Vampire” series. I was inspired partly by all the modern and teen vampire books out there, I feel they have lost the spooky atmosphere, so in my books, I try to go back to a more traditional type of Vampire tale.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Generally, I come up with a title, then work the story out based on the title.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca and The Birds.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on 4 books (I’m a glutton for punishment!). The first is Distant Chant, which is the third book in the Mary Howard Supernatural Mysteries. Lust for Blood 2, an anthology of short horror tales which is a follow up to my 2013 release (unsurprisingly called Lust for Blood), and To Be a King, which re-imagines the mind of Henry VIII with his own thoughts and feelings written in retrospective diary form. The last book I’m working on is slightly different from my other books and is an anthology of love stories.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m lucky to have my partner take care of this for me, as promotion is as much of a full time job than the actual writing is. Obviously, all my books are listed on my website, and there is a never ending round of Twitter and Facebook posts, blog writing and submitting my works to Awesomegang.
I don’t think any one method works on it’s own, it’s like a machine, you need all bits to be working in harmony and throw in a bit of luck too.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Believe in yourself, keep writing and enjoy it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Hire a proof reader and/or editor. You are emotionally attached to your work, so impartial eyes are vital to ensure your book(s) can be the best they can possibly be.
What are you reading now?
I read at least three books a week ranging from horror and detective, right through to historic and romance.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a few “irons in the fire” for the next 2 years, but am just concentrating on my next 4 releases for now.
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?
Does the Harry Potter series count as 1?…I couldn’t be stranded anywhere without them, and I’d probably sneak in Rebecca too.
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