Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, I worked in the entertainment industry for 20 years before embarking on the adventure of teaching English abroad. I now live in Germany with my wife and son. “Drowning” is the first book in the “Something in the Water” series, and my first novel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I published my first novel with the lengthy title of “Something in the Water Book One: Drowning”. One of my many rookie Self-Published Author mistakes. I call it “Drowning” now. You know, like Prince…
Book two has a much more succinct title.
The series is inspired by fear, really. Humans have done fearful things to the planet and each other, like no other species. Science and technology are advancing faster than we can evolve. And Nature can’t manage. We invent things and create cures and develop technologies for good and bad purposes. Sometimes even things that were created with good intentions have fatal consequences.
Something in the Water dives into the battle.
Sorry about that…
The characters in the series and their overarching journeys explore the difference between doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, and the reverse.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I usually write at night. I’ve always found it easier to be creative when there’s less going on in the world around me.
I do the business of self-publishing in the day.
And I prefer to be barefoot when I write. Maybe that’s unusual.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Don’t laugh, but William Shakespeare was one of my earliest influences. The stories he told had been told before and have been since, but Shakespeare’s characters and their struggles have endured for that reason. Great stories are easily adaptable to any period, culture or language. I started writing in college, shortly after making Bill’s acquaintance and studying his work in depth.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on the manuscript of Book Two of the series, which has spawned an extra story that will have to find its way into the series between Book Two and Book Three.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m definitely not the guy to ask that question. I’m still figuring that out myself.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’ve learned a lot since I published my first novel. It would have been better to learn some of the things before I published. My advice would be minimalist: Don’t stop writing, but learn as much as you can from professionals before you hit send.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Write as if nobody’s watching. Because nobody’s watching.” Dan Brown
What are you reading now?
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing Book Two (and Book 2B), and the rest of the series. I’m starting on the audiobook for “Drowning” soon.
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?
If they let me, I’d take an anthology of Shakespeare’s works and never be bored. Life of Pi is the only book I can think of that I’ve read more than once, but that’s the only novel I can think of right now that I would want to read again. And I’ll probably read it again.
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