Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Spellbound is my first novella and I’m currently working on the second book in the series, Cursed. I’m an ESL teacher by night and when I’m not working i’m writing, reading, or playing with my dog at home.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
It’s called Cursed and I was thinking about where I wanted to go after Spellbound and decided I wanted to focus more on Gabriel’s past and let Rose take the reigns since she isn’t able to do as much in Book 1.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I really like to write late at night sometimes until 4 or 5 a.m. I also write down weird dreams I have and turn them into stories or to take unsung mythologies and re-make them as I imagined them.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve really been influenced by Kristin Cashore, I love her world building; Maria V. Snyder, I love her characters and the way she handles magic and romance; and I was also influenced by Maria V. Snyder where magic lives on the outer fringes of the normal world and you just have to look closely to find it.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a short story for an anthology run by 20booksto50k and I’m working on Book 2, Cursed.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far my favorite method has been in person. I went to an anime con and that helped a little. Also just being yourself on a social media site with lots of readers and writers. I’ve gotten some sales from other writers and readers on FB and Twitter.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write what you love and keep writing. Don’t get discouraged and don’t stop writing, but don’t overwhelm yourself either 15 minutes a day or 1-2 hours a week is better than nothing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write 10 things your reader will never know about your character and let that bleed into your writing to give them depth.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading Chymaera’s Overture. They’re a fellow indie author and so far it’s excellent, so I’d definitely recommend them.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m going to keep writing and working on books 2 and 3 for the Spellbound series.
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?
Poison Study, Garden Spells, Graceling, and probably a survival guide of some form so I can figure out how to survive (maybe one of my books on which plants are poisonous and which aren’t)
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