Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve enjoyed telling stories since I could talk, and began putting them to paper soon after I learned to write. However, I never really put much thought to it until my daughter encouraged me to write a novel. I feel like that original, longer-form story turned out pretty well, and I enjoyed the experience so much I thought I’d write another. That second one brought me to recognize my extreme shortcomings as a writer, and the long saga that turned into seven books became my testing grounds for how I wrote, and trying different things. I have about a dozen stories outside of those, with a couple of sequels tossed in.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Incident on 95 came about as stories sometimes do – just thinking about things: A discussion of camping led to reminisce about prior trips, about long days driving, which triggered recollection of conversations held, over the years, with an acquaintance. As those ideas were stirring, I recalled thinking the words that start the story, just last summer, and I thought them in sort of a mocking manner. From that, I began to imagine a character thinking the words, and just started writing the story.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
One time, I was reading a story about a rapper that billed himself as, “Underground.” As in, part of the underground scene. It was one of those moments where interest was interrupted by the preposterousness of it, since the guy was on the radio and mainstream. After that, I started billing myself as an underground writer, which is far more accurate because few have seen my writing, but more importantly, I write in my basement.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
As always, I’ll say there are too many to list, which is exactly accurate. I love the big names, I love many genres, and I love finding unknown, unheard of authors. I’m inspired by great writing, by great stories – both fact and fiction alike.
What are you working on now?
Catching up on reading. There are a couple projects sketched, a final (maybe) installment to a series that needs editing, and several thoughts that are intriguing that remain three sentences in a file.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Obviously Awesomegang.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write if you like to write: Expect nothing and never quit trying.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t quit your day job.
What are you reading now?
From Daylight to Madness, by Jennifer Anne Gordon.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I never know until it’s what I’m doing.
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?
With time to spend, one would be Infinite Jest. Another as inspiration to persevere, Sidonia’s Thread. And because it was the antidote to a period of wallowing, How to become a Henchman, by J Bennett.
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