Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
The first job I ever had was at a library. Weeding. That’s right, I was weeding at the library. Every time I told someone what I was doing, they’d ask, “Reading?”
I wish. It was 90 degrees in the shade and I was crawling around on my knees on pine bark right next to a brick wall that stored up the heat just to radiate it back at me. Miserable.
The only good thing was that, after about two weeks, they decided to let me come inside as an intern.
I’ve hated weeding and gardening ever since (and I wasn’t too fond of them before). But it didn’t kill my love of libraries, even though I’ve made sure never to work at another one. You can never be too careful. . . .
I’ve published one book, CLOAKS, and have the first draft of the second in that series written. I also have a big fat fantasy that I wrote with my (adult) daughter, which needs a rewrite. I’ll get to that a lot sooner if people will start buying my books (hint! hint!).
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I really have no idea what habits are “usual”–I do know that a lot of people get up early to write, and I definitely don’t do that. I get up around 10, and work late. No particular schedule. Sometimes I listen to music while writing, sometimes I don’t, but never anything with words (or at least, not with words I can understand)–words are too distracting.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The two biggest influences on my writing are probably Isaac Asimov and Orson Scott Card.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on the sequel to CLOAKS, called PANDIR DECLOAKED. If you’re wondering who Pandir is, go read CLOAKS before December, when I’m expecting PANDIR DECLOAKED to come out.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Finish something. If that means that a thousand great ideas fly out the window because you haven’t finished the current project yet and that’s all you’re letting yourself work on, fine; let them. If you get that many great ideas, you don’t even need to save them; you’ll have plenty more.
Then, after you’ve finished it and edited it to perfection, hire an editor. Someone you’ve never met. If you think you can edit it well enough on your own, all I can say is that your notions of “well enough” probably need examining.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
About anything? On any topic? Easy. One word.
Share.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Um . . . keep writing. I mean . . . what else, right?
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 heck with that nonsense. I’d take my Kindle and a solar-powered recharger.
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