Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been writing and telling stories since I was a child. I can remember putting my little nieces and nephews to bed when I was around 10 years old and offering to read them a story. They would always beg me to just tell them a story instead, so I would make up stories and they would listen intently always eager for more.
I currently have two books out, Water Saga and its sequel Into the Unknown.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Water Saga and its sequel Into the Unknown. The inspiration behind these books came from a cold wet winter’s day. I live in the Carolina’s where winter is normally mild and pleasant. Like the rest of the US we had an abundant amount of cold weather thanks to the polar vortex, and with it we had a fair share of rain and snow. The kids were out of school for several days after a decent snow and on one of these wet and soggy days my little girl was playing outside in the snow, of course she kept coming in frequently to warm up and with each trip inside came more and more water and mud. I stood in the kitchen holding a mop and decided right then and there, that I was going to write a story and Water Saga is the result.
What are you working on now?
I am working on part 3 of Water Saga which I hope to have out by fall.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To just keep writing. That may sound easy, but at times it is difficult, you know life sometimes gets in the way. But it is so true, even if it’s just an hour a day, it makes all the difference in the end.
What are you reading now?
I just finished Wayward Pines and I am getting ready to start on Wonderland by Sam Winterwood. It’s a series written in Hugh Howey’s world of Sand.
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?
I would have to have Hugh Howey’s Wool and Sand. I could just read those over and over, along with James Rollins Amazonia and Subterranean. I am sure there are others that aren’t coming to mind right now.
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