Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing stories when I was a little girl, like so many other writers do. It wasn’t until 2012 that I got my first break into publishing, when Age/Sex/Location: Love is just a click away was picked up by Brighton Publishing. Shortly after, I took my first into self publishing, and have self-published seven additional titles under three pen names. Denise Kawaii for most of my fiction, then D.K. Greene for crime fiction and D.K. Wilde for erotica.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book, Curie, is the third book in the Adaline series. There have been so many inspirations into this story, from the history of technology and nuclear science in the United States, to horrifying fictional tales like Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse. Deep down, behind the tech and politics, the Adaine series is written for my husband as we struggle with daring to be different in a world that strives to make each of us identically dependent.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Probably my strangest writing habit is that I do most of my writing in the middle of the night. I’ve struggled with insomnia for most of my life, and one of the ways I’ve coped with the continuous disruption of sleep is with writing. Most of my novels have been written between 2 and 4 in the morning while the rest of the world sleeps.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I read all sorts of books, by all kinds of authors. Some of my current favorites are Sarah Lyons Fleming, Hugh Howey, Andy Weir, S.E. Anderson, Max Barry and Vic James.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently writing Division, book four in the Adaline series. I’m planning to have it ready to release in the Spring of 2019.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I love going to book events, festivals and conventions. Speaking to new writers and enthusiastic readers is one of my favorite things!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
My biggest token of advice is to keep trying. If something isn’t working, tweak your process. Talk to other writers, get to know your local bookstore owners and librarians. They’re all fountains of information and advice!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever heard is to try anything that sounds interesting. You never know where your curiosity will lead you.
What are you reading now?
Right this second I’m reading The Secret Sea by Barry Lyga. It’s a story about identical twins, separated when one dies and is lost in purgatory.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m working on finishing up the last two books of the Adaline series. Once that’s done, I have a series of crime fiction novels waiting to be written under my alternate pen name, D.K. Greene.
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?
I’d bring the City Series by Sarah Lyons Fleming. Not only will it keep me company, but she packs a bunch of survival information into her novels, too! Luckily her series is 4 books, which fits the bill just right!
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