Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have one book in print and one sitting on the back burner. The second book is the beginning of a series set on day 1 of the apocalypse. (it’s not coming the way you think it is)
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Last Ticket is the title of my first book. It’s an account of a family trying to survive on minimum wage. It started out as a diary but I had to rewrite it as a novel, in the process the story that I wrapped around the facts became more poignant than the diary.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always write barefoot, at three in the morning with a cigarette in one hand and a pencil in the other.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Golding, King, Doyle, Striber, Anthony, in fact every book I’ve read has had an influence. Some were positive and others showed me what I didn’t want to sound like.
What are you working on now?
The second book, title to be revealed in 2016, about the apocalypse. After seeing so many movies and shows about it the one thing that turned me off to all of it was that they all start years after the fact. My book starts, “BANG” 6:00 a.m DAY 1.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
As of now I don’t have enough data to accurately answer that question.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes, the best advice I can give a new author is, “Stop trying to write a book from what’s in your brain. Your brain does nothing but work your fingers and spell words, that’s not where you want your material to come from (unless you are writing a vacuum cleaner repair manual). The story comes not from your brain but from your spirit(heart, soul, universal energy, gut, being, everyone has a different word for it). I write in the wee hours because the previous day has been resolved by you subconscious and the new day hasn’t burdened it yet. It’s wide open with nothing to do, so use it.”
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t take any wooden nickles.
What are you reading now?
Urban Shaman by Serge Kahili King, P.H.D.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Nothing at the moment, marketing and promoting take up all my time.
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. Coconut Wind Chimes Made Easy
2. Walk on Water in Ten Easy Lessons
3.Dummies Guide to Boat Making..second edition
Author Websites and Profiles
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