Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a father, husband, writer, and humorist currently residing in Charlotte, NC. I’ve written two complete novels – The Singer and the Charlatan and its follow-up, The Princess and the Holy Juggernaut. Currently, I’m working on Book Three of the Wicked Instruments series and I’m also looking to publish my anti-romance novel, Horses on the Wind next year.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have most recently released The Singer and the Charlatan. I spent years playing tabletop roleplaying games, and of all of the great stories to have come from that, this was the one I believed couldn’t be told. It was pure chaos, start to finish, a story so zany and silly that I assumed it would never translate to paper. My wife played the irreverent singer with amnesia Leanna, while my sister played the priestess, Trixi, so dedicated to a god no one worships that to everyone else, she seems insane.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I binge-write in the wee hours of the night, often letting the work take hold of me. I’m sometimes so productive after midnight that I’ve caught myself still writing as the sun rose.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Douglas Adams and Chuck Palahniuk are two of my absolute favorites. I love the humor found in nihilism and the absurd. I love extremes played as normal. J.D. Salinger is also a favorite of mine, as I don’t think I’ve ever crossed another novel quite like The Catcher in the Rye.
What are you working on now?
The third book for The Wicked Instruments is only in the outline phase at the moment. Meanwhile, I’ve busied myself with an anti-romance novel called Horses on the Wind. It’s about a farmgirl about to leave high school in the 1980’s who falls for a migrant horse-whisperer on her father’s farm. Their love grows strong as they learn about pony play together.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ll get back to you on that, I’m still figuring it out myself.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Know your characters. If they don’t have their voice, they aren’t real. It’s one of the many gifts roleplaying has brought me.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I’ve gotten a lot of advice over the years, still not sure how good any of it was.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading my favorite Palahniuk novel again, Lullaby.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’d like to grow the Wicked Instruments series as I dabble in comedic breaks here and 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?
The Catcher in the Rye
Lullaby
Some large compilation of stage plays from the first half of the 20th century
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