Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a Vegas native. Well, I’ve lived here long enough to be considered a native. Mom to three kids, wife to one big kid (LoL), and slave to writing.
I’m up to nine novels so far with many more up my sleeve (so to speak). Writing is something I just do. It’s in my blood.
Most everything I write involves my favorite monster, vampires. I like to take the stereotypes and twist them, change them, and make you see them in totally different lights.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My last book, Revolution closes out the trilogy, Chronicles of the Uprising. It’s a dystopian paranormal mashup that puts vampires (and Otherkin) against humans who have risen to the top of the post-apocalyptic food chain.
As I said before, I like to twist stereotypes. We all know supernatural creatures to be top of the food chain, but what happens when they aren’t? What happens when they are used and abused, and persecuted into near-extinction? That’s what inspired this trilogy.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I need music on to write, but I doubt that is unusual. Most writers need mood setting music. I’m a pantser as well. I don’t hard outline. I prefer to see where the muse takes me.
What are you working on now?
I’m brainstorming a few ideas but as of now, I am between titles. Some of my readers have asked me to revisit my Immortalis series (Urban Fantasy) and give Alyssa and Lysander a new story. I might just do that.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
That’s such a hard question to answer. Social media seems like the first choice, Twitter and Facebook, but I think so many use them to promote that they become a bit of white noise. I’m certainly not saying they are not useful. They do have uses, but I think for promotional purposes, individual advertisers are the best outlet. Places that target genres with hand picked selections seem to show the best results. But, again, hard to pinpoint one specific. There are many of those out there as well. It is the combination of all media outlets that has the best reach. That is why marketing is a time consuming process. You have to reach out to everyone in order to get your book’s information out there.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, and write some more. The more books you have out, the easier it is for people to find you and try out your work.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t make excuses, just do it. So many people talk about writing, but never do it. If you want to be an author, put your butt in the chair and create a story!
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?
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