Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a writer from Nottingham, UK. I have previously worked as a professional actor and a Drama teacher. As a writer, I have released two novels and I am currently editing my third for release. I have also been lucky enough to have a short story included in a current horror anthology.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘Cougar’. The idea for the book came from my time working as a professional actor – the idea of a jaded, resentful performer whose past comes back to haunt him. However, the story is by no means a memoir!
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I enjoy listening to rock and heavy metal as I write (interspersed with Kate Bush).
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Clive Owen
Stephen King
William Shakespeare
Raymond Carver
What are you working on now?
I am writing a horror novel set in a small Derbyshire town during the annual Charter fair. It’s a bit like ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesomegang, obviously! Other than that, as many sites as I have the stamina to use…
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read a lot and write a lot. Boring answer but practice – nine times out of ten – really does make perfect.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never eat yellow snow.
What are you reading now?
‘Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle’ by Roy Adkins. (I have an idea for a futuristic, seafaring tale)
What’s next for you as a writer?
I really have to get cracking with editing my next book. But there’s always a new story – all nice and shiny – waiting to distract me. My precious…
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?
‘The Drawing of the Three’ – Stephen King
‘The Witches ‘ – Roald Dahl
‘Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Escaping a Desert Island’ – Tom Hanks.
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