Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was an award-winning hairstylist and educator for 18 years. After several college professors told me I should be a writer, I took their advice and wrote my first book, Aurelia and the Enemies of Pity. I spent over three years working on it and enjoyed every moment of it. The journey is never-ending and that is what I love about writing. When I am not writing, I am usually sword-fighting with my local HEMA group.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Aurelia And The Enemies Of Pity is the culmination of so many different things that inspired me. It doesn’t take long to realize how much of the book is inspired by Historical European Martial Arts. The biggest inspiration is my wife and watching the journey that veterans go through. Without being overbearing, I really tried to make Aurelia’s character arc, trials, and tribulation an homage to the reality of modern warfare.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have to play drums before I write. It gets the creativity flowing.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
George Orwell, R.F. Kuang, and the Harvard classics.
What are you working on now?
I am working on the second book in what I hope to be Aurelia’s trilogy. Everyone wants three books, right?
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Hopefully, this one. So far, fine-tuning my Amazon ad targets is doing the heavy lifting. However, I’m autistic with a small circle of friends, so I need all the help I can get when promoting.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t be afraid to rewrite your book a hundred times.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Everything is subjective. Do what you believe in.
What are you reading now?
“Best Served Cold” by: Joe Abercrombie. His characters and dialogue are on another level.
What’s next for you as a writer?
What all new writer want, an awesome book deal and a comfortable lifestyle as a working author.
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 Harvard Classics 12 Literary And Philosophical Essays, Sword Fighters Of The British Empire and The Flower Of Battle
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