Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
A lifelong learner, a Ph.D. holder, and a book lover, I have recently published four books on Kindle over the past 6 months. I have also published over 125 short stories and poems over the past ten years.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The title of my latest book is: Star Trek Storytelling: From The Original Series to Star Trek: Picard – Do You Have What it Takes to Write in the Roddenberry Universe? This book is based on a series of articles published over 15 years ago. The series was first published on www.trektoday.com as a way of reaching Trekkers and encouraging them to be active creators and writers in the Roddenberry world.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really – I try my best to write at least for 45 minutes to three hours a day.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Ray Bradbury, Jules Verne, and Stephen King are among my favorite authors and have shown me how to create fantasy and fiction for readers of all ages.
What are you working on now?
I am currently halfway through a how-to-complete graduate school guidebook.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Using email lists, Facebook friend lists, and book sites like your to promote my books!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Never give up your dream! Work hard, edit, re-write, and imagine.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“There’s always a way!” – a phrase used by my father for years.
What are you reading now?
Julia Cameron’s, The Right to Write.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To create a ‘brand,’ besides writing, to expand my career reach beyond the world of Indie writing – perhaps as a writing teacher – a craft I have developed as a university teacher over the years.
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?
Around the World in 80 Days (Verne), The Right to Write (Cameron), and any Bradbury book!