Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Minnesota in 1972, and discovered my love for writing in when in my late 20s. My writing preference is paranormal, horror, action adventure, and mystery. I’ve written two books.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dino Crisis – Stranded. I am a huge fan of Jurassic Park and dinosaurs in general. I was also a fan of Lost, so, yes, there’s a bunker on an island full of dinosaurs.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m a “mood” writer, meaning I have to be in a specific mood when I write certain stories. For my horror book, I needed it to be dark or at least gloomy outside. When I was writing my dinosaur book, it needed to be bright to see the forest outside my window so I could imagine dinosaurs moving around in there.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Michael Crichton, JRR Tolkien, Agatha Christie, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
What are you working on now?
The sequel to Dino Crisis
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
At this point, I’d say VoraciousReadersOnly.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I would advise new authors to write stories you love rather than those you think will sell. The reason I say that is because readers can tell if you wrote a book out of love of subject because the story will roll.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get your book edited. I know, it sounds like it would be obvious for authors to do, but quite a few authors out there, myself included when I first self-published, don’t get their books edited. They hope the readers will see the awesomeness of their story through all the writing mistakes. Readers won’t even bother going past chapter one.
A person’s time is precious to them, so if an author doesn’t respect the reader enough to have the work edited, why should anyone read a mess? I might sound a bit harsh, but I base that on some bad reviews my books garnered because I didn’t have my early self-published books edited. So get your books edited.
What are you reading now?
Game of Thrones. I’ve never read it, but I’ve seen the series.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully becoming better in my craft.
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?
Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park – The Lost World, And Then There Were None, The Lord of the Rings
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