Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in Ohio (US) and am married with two kids. I am a Christian and like to write inspirational, uplifting stories. And I also love reading books because, unlike TV, they don’t have redundant commercials. I have written two books and will be publishing my third by mid-2020.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is called Magnificent, and God is my inspiration.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Nothing too unusual, just as long as I have coffee to fuel me along the way. Writing in the morning time with my morning coffee is what works best for me, along with some chocolate periodically.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are so many too mention, but to name a few:
1. C.S. Lewis – The Chronicles of Narnia
2. Stephen King – The Stand
3. Lee Child – Make Me
4. L. Frank Baum – The Wizard of Oz
5. The Bible…
What are you working on now?
I’m now working on my third book, Out of Darkness: Twists & Turns, which will be released in mid-2020. It will be a variety of fiction – Flash, short stories, a novelette, and even some poetry. It is a collection of shorter stories that I believe is needed. The writer’s market tends to have more novels and novellas, but rarely shorter fiction that I feel is needed in a fast-paced society in which we live where people don’t have as much time to devote to a longer story.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My author website, which is as follows:
www.chrisbaum.net
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write and read often. I tend to read more than I write, but wouldn’t be the writer that I am without reading other’s writing.
“To write is human, but to edit is divine.”
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write for yourself, not for others.
What are you reading now?
Thinking Me Dead by Parker McCoy.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Only God knows that, but speaking of him, I’m sure it’ll will be more inspirational fiction like my Sci-Fi Inspirational Series.
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. The Bible
2. Surrender
3. The Stand
4. How to Survive on Your Own
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