Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written about 4 fiction novels, and am in the process of writing two others.
In the middle of this plague, I self-published one of the first 4 novels. Yes, call me crazy!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The book I just self-published is called Loose Gravel and it’s a crazy road story about a punk band on their first tour. I am a former punk rock drummer, former club and radio DJ and music promoter, and I read a TON of musician biographies. My experience in the music scene and my interest in music is what inspired me to write my first three novels, all of which I intend to self-publish.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Being at a cottage on a lake and being able to swim and write pretty much all day is an incredible creative tonic for me. But my most unusual writing habit is talking and sometimes arguing with my characters because they will tell me things like “I wouldn’t do that – change it to this”. I’ve learned to just shut up and listen to them.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I have always liked edgy fiction and books that push typical parameters. I also enjoy music biographies, non-fiction psychology case studies, and history of people living outside the normal boundaries of life.
What are you working on now?
A novel about a camping trip gone wrong.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I sell my book on Shopify and promote it on Facebook, Instagram and Goodreads.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Make sure you get a lot of people who can provide a critical eye to read your book before you put it out there. While some comments are personal opinions, others can tell you a lot about changes you really should be making. It takes a bit of time to be able to determine this, but whatever you do don’t take the feedback personally.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up. Just keep forging ahead even though it might seem pointless at the time.
What are you reading now?
A novel about a couple trying to figure out why their child is acting so bizarrely and a biography of The Cramps.
What’s next for you as a writer?
After I finish my camping novel, I am going to start in on my next endeavour, but I’m keeping the subject matter under my hat for now. In the meantime, I also plan to self-publish the first novel I wrote, a very dark, young adult novel set in the early 1980s.
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?
L’etranger – Camus
Youth In Revolt – C.D. Payne (SO much better than the stupid movie)
A dictionary (to learn new words)
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