Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written many books, mostly erotica shorts, but as of right now I have only 3 published as ebooks (all through Amazon, for now).
I have been writing for many years, but I won’t say how many exactly as it may make me sound older than I am. I started young, trust me.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is GOOD FRIEND Volume 3: Spot Me. It is about a young woman who happens upon an old high school classmate late one night in a 24-hour gym. Alone with their memories and all that equipment, the two sort out some longstanding frustrations in a carnal manner.
It was inspired by running into old friends after many years and seeing all the ways they change and how inspiring it can be when those changes are positive. And also internet porn.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’m still sorting those out. The jury is out on whether I write better erotica pent up or satisfied. It is a time of serious experimentation around my house.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
As a child I loved Roald Dahl and Judy Blume, which of course put me in just the right spot for J.K. Rowling to introduce Harry Potter’s world to me as I got a little older. As an adult, I love the books featuring Agent Pendergast by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. GOOD OMENS by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman blew my mind as a teenager, as did just about everything by Tom Robbins. Mix all that up with sneaking reads of letters to Penthouse and it probably starts to make some sense.
What are you working on now?
I am working on Volume 4 of the GOOD FRIENDS series, which will be at least 6 volumes (with a special Volume 0 that only my mailing list subscribers will get.) So I’m working on 4 & 0 right now. I’m also planning out a much longer story with spy and assassin elements, but that’s for a ways down the line.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m really new to this, so for the time being it’s my own website, twitter, and you guys.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be writing, or be thinking about writing. Always have a small notebook or some folded paper or something with you BECAUSE YOU WILL FORGET THAT GREAT IDEA IF YOU DON’T WRITE IT DOWN.
Write what you know, or get inspired enough by what you write to try it for yourself. Within reason, of course. I certainly haven’t done everything I’ve written about. Yet.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Most of it got printed in a book by Stephen King called ON WRITING.
Between that, the Sermon on the Mount, out of context passages from Ayn Rand, and anything the ladies say into the cameras on Chaturbate, I’m able to cobble together a decent philosophy for living.
What are you reading now?
THE CITY OF MIRRORS by Justin Cronin.
What’s next for you as a writer?
More writing, and with any luck the opportunity to do it on a larger scale.
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?
Blank notebooks to fill.
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