Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a father of two that has always enjoyed writing songs and poetry. I recently published a collection of poems that I’ve written over a span of 25 years. My children inspired me to write my first children’s book, Jiu-Jitsu Jim. It is the second book I have published thus far.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Jiu-Jitsu Jim and Colors by Candlelight were both published this year. Colors by Candlelight is a collection of poetry I have compiled over the last 25 years or so. My poetry is mainly inspired by my relationships and also spiritual and emotional struggles I may have faced.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write poetry in church a lot.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The title for my poetry collection, Colors by Candlelight, is taken from a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning entitled The Lady’s Yes. I included it at the end of the book as an homage to a bygone poet. I enjoy a variety of literature and poetry from the Brontes and Hemingway to Shakespeare and the Bible. I’m a big C. S. Lewis and Tolkien fan as well.
What are you working on now?
Another children’s book that combines poetry and images to convey a parent’s love for their children.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m still in the early stages and promoting is the most challenging thing, especially since I am a pretty private person and don’t like to throw my stuff on Facebook.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Have unbiased people read your work before putting it out there.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Have unbiased people read your work before putting it out there.
What are you reading now?
The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway and All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque, which is a difficult book to work through.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Probably compiling more of my older poetry into a collection and maybe writing a shorter children’s novel.
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 Bible, Till We Have Faces by C. S Lewis, Shakespeare and T. S. Elliot
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