Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have 2 novella’s and one book so far, I have 9 WIP novella’s as part of a series, and one WIP novel that should be done this year.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is God’s in the Garden. This was inspired actually at the death of my mother who was a very religious woman. I didn’t realize how much control she had over what I believed when it came to God. So, I took a three-year journey stripping away all that was not real to me to see if anything remained. It became very painful as I dug into deep hurts from abuse and other injuries that I refused to face. Through the entire process, I came to see personal truth, I found freedom, and I found unbelievable healing.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I walk 10-15 miles every night. I process during this time and record my thoughts and feelings. I also work on scenes and review what I have written through an audio program that reads back what I wrote that day. It is weird but it works for me.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
This will sound strange, but, Stephen King’s ability to spin a tale has had a huge influence on me. Also some of the older works like Ulysses by James Joyce and not as old works by Robert Jordan all the way to Author C. Clark, then more recently I have enjoyed Charlie N. Holmberg. I could go on and on and none of them would seem like authors I would read from what I write, but they have all impacted me in so many ways.
What are you working on now?
Marketing, but I steal away to write on a project called The Avaricious Flower which is my exploration of early trauma and separation anxiety through the life of a seedling and its mother flower who won’t let it go and all the horrors that pursue.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am just now figuring all that out, I am relatively new to this, I would say this site since this is my first attempt to do this. I also am new to social media but I have been fortunate to have over 6000 followers on twitter which is strange to me since I just got on it three months ago.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
It would be strange to give advice, I am a recently published author but I have been writing for years, I just never thought I could do this and I put it off too long. I guess if you want advice from a newbie, it would be, don’t wait so long to become a newbie.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Its work, you have to work at it, so stop whining and get to work.
What are you reading now?
Smoke and Summons by Charlie N. Holmberg.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I guess, sell more books, figure out how to get my work out there.
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 like to get lost in books and I like long books so they would be, in order, Time out of Mind, the lives of Bob Dylan by Ian Bell, The Stand by Stephen King, Any of the Frank Herbert Dune books, and finally, The Winds of Winter by George RR Martin just to ensure that I will never become stranded on a desert island.
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