Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
OK, 2 out of 3 are real: (1) I won a silver medal at the 2004 European Swimming Championships; (2) I broke both my legs and my back in 2007; (3) I won £10,000 in an online competition in 2010.
I live in Sheffield, UK, have 2 awesome children, am addicted to climbing, and have written 2 novellas – both part of the Sixty Minute Reads series
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Massacre of the Sixty: its the second part of the Sixty Minute Reads series. The series is inspired by the world’s fast paced spin, and how people (like me) enjoy consuming books these days. Each chapter is one minute of real time, and takes the reader one minute to consume. The whole book can be read in one hour, or in 60 separate chunks.
This second installment ramps up the brutality and violence. A fight to the death in the ultimate battle arena.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write with the same music track playing on loop in the background
What authors, or books have influenced you?
James Frey – A Million Little Pieces. I absolutely loved his no-rules approach to writing. Sharp, bite-size chunks, bang on and to the point.
What are you working on now?
About to start Book 3 – “Homicide Floor Sixty”. I also write a lot of short stories and publish them for free on my website www.sixtypublishing.com
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
This is my first crack at promotion, so I’m hoping it’s this one!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Self publish if literary agents don’t want to know. It’s free! Get your work out there, even if only a few people read it. Why waste all that effort?
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Turn on, tune in, drop out
What are you reading now?
One of the Rebus books by Ian Rankin
What’s next for you as a writer?
Once Book 3 is done, I really want to go back and edit a full novel I wrote a few years ago. Has great potential, but at 70k words I’m not ready to look at it again yet.
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 Stand – Stephen King
Million Little Pieces – James Frey
How to build a boat – Noah
Outdoor Survival Kit – Ray Mears
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