Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a husband and father in North Carolina. I’m the author of The Wicked Instruments series, humorist, and avid reader. My inspirations come from decades of stand-up, Dungeons and Dragons, and great humor writers like Douglas Adams, Kurt Vonnegut, and Chuck Palahniuk.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Wicked Instruments is currently on Book Three, which is Goblins, Parents, and Other Monsters. It continues the adventures of Leanna Moonbody as she tries to find a balance in her life between the singer she wants to be, and the new ruler of Kingsfield, the largest city in the world. I was inspired by my wife, sister, and my brother, as these were characters they used to play in our campaigns.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I do, I think. Once I have the framework for the story written down, I’ll test out a few dozen pages to get started, mess it up, do it three more times, then write the whole book in about a week. When I’m comfortable with the start of the book and I’m ready to tell the story, I can write about 10,000 to 15,000 words a day. It’ll take me a few months to edit all of it, but most of that is cleaning up sentences, removing my bad habits, and so forth. So yeah, I’ve written all three of the books so far in about a week each.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
As I mentioned, Douglas Adams, Kurt Vonnegut, and Chuck Palahniuk are my biggest inspirations, both in terms of style and technique.
What are you working on now?
Book Four of The Wicked Instruments, a companion book of short stories that take place on that world, and a separate project called Horses on the Wind. It’s an anti-romance novel.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’ve found twitter lets me engage the most directly with people.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writing is the easy part. If you’re an indie author, the hardest part is all the other hats you have to wear. Get ready to learn a lot about business and marketing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t try to be a great man, just be a man. And let history make its own judgments.
That’s a Star Trek quote, and a damn good one.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully, three books over the next year. If I’m not going to be famous, I’m damn sure going to be prolific.
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, The Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide, and one or two massive collections of stage plays from the 1950’s-1980’s. I can never get enough of them.
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