Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been writing books since I was 12 years old, but a number of them will remain carefully filed away. I have published six books.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
‘The Temptation of Dragons’. I was inspired by a conversation I did not have as to whether vampires could be baptised, or would they be destroyed by holy water? From that emerged the idea of a parallel world filled with beings which we think of as mythical. Above all I wanted to write something that was just FUN to read.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write with my small parrot tucked up against my ear.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love works by Patricia McKillip. I also admire Ayn Rand, even if I don’t agree with all of her ideas.
What are you working on now?
‘The Cult of Unicorns’, which is the second in the Penny White series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Just keep trying to get the word out there. I try to connect with book bloggers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t rush to publish too early. Make that difficult decision to shelve a book and try again.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just keep writing!
What are you reading now?
An interesting biography about Abraham Lincoln. He was a complex man.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing the Penny White 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?
Atlas Shrugged, The Riddlemaster of Hed, and The Chronicles of Narnia.
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