Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been writing professionally for ten years and have published more than twenty titles. I enjoy writing fiction and always have two or three books working at once. I am a husband and father of four and work as an EMT out of Bradenton, Florida. My passion is martial arts, gymnastics, and of course writing.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Eve
I have been interested in philosophy since early childhood. The similarity between religions that I came across really hooked me. After all of my different studies and experiences, an image kind of formed in my mind of how Pangea (The Super Continent) may have once been inhabited by humans long forgotten.
Then after many years, of exposure to physicists and conspiracy theorists I wondered how marvelous it would have been to see the tower of Babel be cast down by an angry God and witness the separation of Mankind. I reasoned that if someone had the power to separate the world’s languages then they must also have the power to separate the lands between as well.
It really was inspired by unanswered questions that were left inside of me and the desire to see those questions answered in a beautiful way.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I drink tons of tea. At least as much tea as I use to drink Jack Daniels.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Anne Rice, Stephen King, Douglas Monroe, Charles Dickens, Marion Zimmer Bradley
What are you working on now?
The prequel and sequel to EVE, The SHIFT series about a cosmonaut drifting in space with his only mental escape being the big red shift button which transports his consciousness into random Earthlings for temporary moments, and a book about a samurai who seeks to find honor in his past, present, and future.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My blog and website, and also my facebook page.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep writing. Write everyday. Don’t be afraid to start a hundred books and not finish them (you can always go back). Just keep creating. Also, be patient with your release. The more time your audience waits for your book the better.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Nothing has power of you if you can learn to laugh at it.
What are you reading now?
The Varieties of Human Experience.
What’s next for you as a writer?
My own personal office!
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 21 lessons of merlyn, a survival guide, a matchbook, and a notebook.
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