Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written three short stories. I am currently working on my first novel.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Mayonnaise Affair. I was reading an article about something a very naughty police officer was doing while using police equipment. There also happened to be a mayonnaise commercial on in the background. I put the two together and voila.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think so. Lot’s of coffee, a little music, and reading local news articles – Miami is treasure trove of ideas.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Being a Floridian, I have come up with my “Big Four.” In no particular order: Dave Barry, Tim Dorsey, Randy Wayne White, and of course Carl Hiaasen. For books, Stephen King’s “Carrie.”
What are you working on now?
A novel. It’s fun to try my hand at something longer than a short story. It’s easy not to describe too much, or skip out on some narrative for a short story; but, for a something longer no corners can be cut so to speak. It’s fun to have something much bigger happening in the story than the one or two scenes allotted in a short.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Most likely Goodreads. I feel that as people have added the book to their “to read” list the sales have slowly crept up.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write things you enjoy writing. If you don’t like writing something, no one will like reading it. (But, I feel that I am still in the advice taking stages.) Never force yourself to get something out. If your ad a point where you can’t get the next word down, take a break and figure out a trick to snap your mind back into it. This is where the news helps me – find something and add a “what if?” – create a spin that makes you laugh.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Always do the best you can at job you are doing now.
What are you reading now?
Lucky You, By Carl Hiaasen
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the novel. Write a short story – the idea has been with me for a while. By the end of 2015 I would like to win a contest or be published in a magazine or anthology of some sort.
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?
Crime and Punishment (because I’d be able to finish it)
Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owl’s.
Catch 22
Skinny Dip
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