Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I currently live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – land of the NBA Thunder! But attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, which is where my family and I hail from and where I majored in Graphic Design and co-majored in Creative Writing.
Nobody Told Me I Couldn’t… is my first published work.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I wrote “Nobody Told Me I Couldn’t…” after hearing an inspirational talk of the same title. It was about how bees are disproportionate for flight, yet as we all know, they fly. It is a reminder that the reason that many of us aren’t able to overcome certain obstacles in life is because we tell ourselves that we can’t. Then shortly after that I learned about Colony Collapse Disorder, which affects honeybees. Worker bees leave the hive to search for nectar and pollen and don’t return leaving only the queen and larvae. The hive can’t continue without workers. I began to do tons of research on honeybees and decided to write a story about an insect race where different flying insects compete against one another.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I write while I watch television and listen to YouTube videos about outer space. I don’t understand why, but it fuels my creative engine.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis. I love the relationship between Aslan and Lucy. Also if you couldn’t tell by my books subject, I love talking animals and lions are so majestic!
What are you working on now?
I am currently perfecting a fantasy novelette, “L’Truishus: Harbinger”. It is about a changeling – some people call them shapeshifters – with unusual origins whose true identity is questionable.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I hope that awesomegang.com will be a great place to promote. But I am also on fictionfinder.com and Authorsden. Only time will tell.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read as much as you can in the genre that you are writing in and thoroughly research your subject. When I was writing “Nobody Told Me I Couldn’t…”, I looked at lots of different children’s books to better understand how to illustrate them and lay out the text so that the story would flow at a kid-friendly and entertaining pace. I also did beaucoups of research about the different types of insects that are in the story online, in magazines, at the public library, and with books.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read as well as write.
What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading whatever draws my attention in magazines – particularly pop culture and entertainment news. I’ve been keeping up with the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Unfortunately, I had to move so many of my favorite books are all packed up.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m taking it one day at a time. I plan to publish L’Truishus: Harbinger this year.
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 Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Bible
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