Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Flight of the SkyCricket is my first published novel, but the second in the series is in editing right now, and the third is about 3/4 complete. I have a number of other more literary novels that are seeking representation. I came to the writing came later in life and you’d like to read the story, I’ve blogged about it at https://relicsoferrus.com/2019/10/black_centaur/
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Flight of the SkyCricket was the outworking of frustration over the limitations of fan fiction. So I decided to build my own world and tell my own story. Again, read about that journey at https://relicsoferrus.com/2019/10/black_centaur/
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Don’t know how unusual it is, but I’ve discovered that my most furious composition gets done while I’m sitting at trade shows under my Relics of Errus banner trying to hawk my books. In those 3 min blocks between smiling at passersby, I’ve found I can actually map, plot, and write on a yellow pad with great ease. Then I need the coffee shop to actually transform those chicken scratches into a coherent story.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the world of fiction: CS Lewis, MadDonald, Rowling, Nesbit, Pullman, etc. The usual.
In terms of my zen: Hitchhiker’s Guide, Catch-22, Watership Down, Midnight’s Children
However, having earned a PHD in systematic theology and taught at a seminary for 15 years before discovering my voice (how ironic is that?), I have a deep love of the treat metaphysicians of history, like Augustine, Anselm, Augustine, Kant, Barth, etc. And this comes through in my writing (hopefully very gently in the case of the YA fantasy stuff).
What are you working on now?
Vol. 3 of Relics of Errus is at the 3/4 point.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Too early on to be sure of this. I like talking to people at tradeshows, but Amazon is kind of the gatekeeper of sales volume at this point.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write something every day. Biggest challenge in writing isn’t writer’s block or new ideas, but distraction. Stay away from FB, youtube, etc. when you’re supposed to be writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The worst decision you’ve ever made does not define you as much at the choices you make after that.
What are you reading now?
John Calvin, Sermons on Job… um, no really.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Getting my completed “Bellowing of Cain” published. It’s the true story of my own journey with self-inflicted wounds. How to survive them. How to rebuild. How to deal with shame, loss, and regret. How to have a life beyond your stupid choices.
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?
Impossible. Can’t. Make. Decision. Head. Exploding.
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