Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a bestselling Science Fiction/Fantasy author, speaker, and publisher, and was a former naval aviator and elementary school principal. I have 10 fiction stories including the “Theogony” and “Codex Regius” science fiction trilogies and stories in the “Four Horsemen” military scifi series. Get my free book, “Shattered Crucible,” at my website, http://chriskennedypublishing.com.
I am also the author of the award-winning #1 bestseller, “Self-Publishing for Profit: How to Get Your Book Out of Your Head and Into the Stores.” Called “fantastic” and “a great speaker,” I have coached hundreds of beginning authors and budding novelists on how to self-publish their stories at a variety of conferences, conventions, and writing guild presentations, and I have published six authors under various imprints of my Chris Kennedy Publishing small press. Find out more about having me talk to your group at http://chriskennedyspeaking.com.
I live in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where I manage the curriculum for sailors learning to maintain the Navy’s F-18 Hornet in my day job. You can follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/chriskennedypublishing.biz and on Twitter at @ChrisKennedy110.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Asbaran Solutions (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4NOPP2) is a mech warfare book, set in a mercenary world about 100 years after first contact with the Galactic Union. The series is a result of brainstorming with author Mark Wandrey, who originally came up with the idea and is a co-author in the series.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Periodically, I need a change of scenery when I’m writing, and I will go and write in a fast-food restaurant. I will have lunch and then write for a couple of hours. Some of my best writing has been done at the local Chik-Fil-A.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
John Ringo’s Aldenata series really grabbed me and made me write scifi. I love the gritty way he tells a story, and try to write similarly.
What are you working on now?
I am working on “The Golden Horde,” which is the follow-up to “Asbaran Solutions.”
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Going straight to Awesomegang, where else?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t wait until your book is released to begin promoting it–start early!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Save some of every royalty check for taxes. Don’t get to the end of the year and come up short!
What are you reading now?
Dead Dreams by author Brian W. Peterson. It’s an excellent psychological thriller.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Next up for me is finding a balance between publishing and writing–I need to write more!
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?
John Ringo’s Aldenata series (mentioned above). I could read them any number of times!
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