Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Currently, I’ve written only two books. But, I’ve already started on the three and final installation of the Keynosian / Northern Alliance conflict series.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Fallen Sun is my latest, despite the story taking place 75 years before the story of my first book Sectors. Fallen Sun was inspired by Sectors actually. I wanted to tell the story of a woman that gave birth to the resistance and set the stage for the current resistance fighters that will be presented in the 3rd book.
And I wanted to tell the story of a really powerful woman that kicks major butt.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I guess my most unusual writing habit is, I don’t… won’t work on the weekend. That’s family time, and I really hold that time sacred.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My biggest influences are Frank Herbert, Daniel Keyes and Paulo Coelho. I love writers who have some subtexts to their stories that are applicable to real life.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on the 3rd book. No name yet. I usually give my novels a title after their completed. I have to ask my wife to see what clicks for her. She has the better sense of what works commercially than I do.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I think the best think you can do is write a great book. Everything else is just getting people to give it a chance. With a good book, you can be sure that if someone takes it for a spin, they’ll have a good ride.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writer’s block is a myth. The cure for writer’s block is writing. Even if it sucks, you can always go back and fix it. Bottom line is, you can’t edit a blank page.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you’re going to write something in the sci-fi genre, take it to it’s logical end. That way, you can understand all of the implications those alterations can have on the world around your characters.
What are you reading now?
I’m currently reading a sci-fi horror called The Flight of the Ferryman.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More great stories! I would really like to be a prolific writer, but having a day job really makes it difficult to do so.
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?
All of the books of the Dune series written by Frank Herbert.
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