Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I’ve only published one book so far but I do have plans to continue the series I am working on. Currently, I have quite a lot of projects, I believe I have fourteen or so other books I have yet to complete. They range from murder mystery thrillers, to full-on fantasy novels. I am a huge fan of everything spooky and supernatural so a majority of my projects are focused around that.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Art of Seduction is my first novel I have ever completed, a lot of my book storylines come from recurring dreams that I have strangely enough. Usually when a dream sticks with me I write it down. I thought it was a really magnificent concept so I decided one night to brainstorm and eventually it sprouted into a novel and then into a series. I gathered a lot of inspiration from the 1900s, I love the look and just the lifestyle. I love the gothic vintage look to everything back then and I have an obsession with everything spooky and supernatural so I definitely gathered a lot of inspiration from horror/thriller movies.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Oh my, I’m quite strange when it comes to writing. Usually I have to be alone when I write because I just get so enveloped in what I’m writing, I can get quite mean when I get disturbed sometimes but I don’t mean too it’s just because I’m really focused. I do really love writing in a quiet room but I live in the city so that’s unlikely, so I usually listen to classical music. Music has a huge influence on what I’m writing so I have a lot playlists.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I grew with Harry Potter, I was completely obsessed with it growing up. I watched the movies when I was very young and I just loved every part of it. As I got older, just watching documentaries about J.K. Rowling completely inspired me because she went through a lot in her younger years and she worked very hard to get where she is today. Shakespeare is another who inspired me a lot, when I was going through Highschool, we had to study classic literature and I soon became obsessed with Shakespeare, I read everything I could get my hands on, I watched the movies and he became an absolute favourite of mine. Neil Gaiman is another author that has influenced me a lot, I love Coraline, and Stardust is one of my favourite novels of his. Edgar Allan Poe has influenced me a lot as well, the darkness of his poetry is just bewildering and I love it so much.
What are you working on now?
Currently I am working on a Science Fiction novel, I am a huge Science Fiction nerd and I love everything from Star Trek to Star Wars, basically I took all my Sci-Fi movie knowledge from The Matrix, Marvel, and the Alien franchise, that’s only naming a few though, I also gained some heavy inspiration from the show Firefly. So basically I’m trying to write my own Science Fiction novel, so we’ll see how it goes, I’m pretty excited.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Well since I am self-published, I’m not really good when it comes to promoting my book but I do try my best. Currently I have my own website and I’m on Instagram almost everyday. Everyday I’m learning better ways to promote my novel but it all takes time.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice to any new authors or aspiring writers would definitely be not to give up. My whole life I was always put down for wanting to be a writer, nobody believed in me and a lot of people told me I would never amount to anything and that my ideas were stupid and no one would ever want to read my stories. Don’t ever let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do, you have to believe in yourself and when you have your heart set on something, don’t let anyone change your mind. If you are truly passionate about something and believe in yourself, you can do anything.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I’ve ever heard to be honest is that ‘You’re your own worst critic’. Throughout my life I’ve always been really hard on myself and I’m sure others are like that too, I would always negative talk myself and that’s horrible, you should never do that, beating yourself up is not healthy, you should be loving yourself, not trying to tear yourself down.
What are you reading now?
Well, currently I’m in between books. I did just finish ‘The Amityville Horror’, it was really good. I’m also in the middle of packing everything and getting ready to move but I have been meaning to sit back and get some reading done. I was reading ‘Helter Skelter’ for a while. I also have a horrible habit of buying books and never reading them and now that I say it, I feel horrible, I need to take some time out of my day and just relax with a good cup of tea and a book.
What’s next for you as a writer?
What’s next? Oh gosh, I don’t really know, I mean I wish I could see into the future but I hope that I will finish another novel and publish it. I have so many stories I want to share with the world, I want to inspire others to create. I’m really excited for the future even though I’m not sure what it holds, I do hope it is good things and I hope to publish a lot more stories as well.
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 would probably bring ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare’ with me, probably some of Edgar Allan Poe’s works as well. I would bring Stardust by Neil Gaiman with me, it is one of my favourite books of all time and Neil Gaiman taught me its alright to fail as a writer and that it’s a part of life. Last but not least I would bring Harry Potter with me, The Half Blood Prince was my favourite novel so I’d bring that one with me to a desert island. I should probably keep some room for the essentials of course as well.
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