JRC Cox

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
By day I work in the video games industry, by night I write for fun. Kings of the Land is my first full novel, and the beginning of an action adventure series I have planned out. Before that I warmed up by writing three children’s books with my young daughter, set in our Farland Valley universe.
When I’m not working, writing, watching action movies or doing stuff with the family, I love to read. I’m a big fan of urban fantasy and crime thrillers, sometimes in the same book.

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Kings of the Land

It’s an action adventure book series idea I’ve had in my head for over 15 years. Kings of the Land is actually the prequel to the main idea, but I found it needed to be written first to enable everything else to make sense. Also, as well as loving a good adventure book, I also love castles, so this was a great excuse to combine the two.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
About 95% of the book was written on an iPad typing on the touch screen with one finger. Either I think a lot more than I write or I’m just very slow.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jim Butcher, Benedict Jacka, Stuart MacBride, and in the past Matthew Reilly.

What are you working on now?
Book 2 of the Kings of the Land series. I’m about 160 pages in.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far it’s been word of mouth, Amazon advertising and Facebook.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’m just writing for fun, as I enjoy my day job making video games, so I don’t have any pressures on me. However I still want to write the best books that I can. Therefore I get lots of people to test read my book before I release it and give me feedback. I highly recommend spending a good amount of time on getting feedback and editing your book. Though maybe don’t take quite as long as the 14 months that I did.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never give up, but make sure you’re having some fun along the way.

What are you reading now?
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

What’s next for you as a writer?
I’ve planned four books for the Kings of the Land series, to tell the full story from beginning to end, so that will keep me busy for a while.

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?
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Fated by Benedict Jacka
Cosmos by Carl Sagan

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