Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written nine books so far, with seven published. I love to tell my tales. I watch movies, and read books so my goal was to invoke that certain feeling with my writing. In high school my friends never wanted me to tell of a movie I’d seen before them because when they watched it, my description was better. I believe that was where spoiler came from (LOL).
Since I told stories so well, and was a comic book nut, after working for someone for 21 years, and going through a debilitating medical episode where I couldn’t work anymore, I decided to try writing my own stories. I just want people to play in my imagination.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
This latest book is a work in progress right now. The working title is Celestial Summoner. This title will change. I have to do the keyword dance with Amazon to det it noticed.
This title was inspired by all the detective shows on T.V. I also have been watching this decade’s horror movies, and they don’t scare me at all so I wanted to do a thriller. Mediocraty drove my inspiration,
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I really don’t know if this is unusual, but I write with a soundtrack of my music in the background. I listen to Trent Reznor, Metallica, or KMFDM when I want a dark setting. I listen to Tove Lo, Whitney Houston, or Bjork when I want to wtite a love scene. My music depends on the setting, and I’m very eclectic from Cibo Matto to Gustav Holst.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favorite authors are Phillip K. Dick, Stephen King, George Orwell, Arthur C. Clarke, and Denniger Bolton. Denniger is an indie author as well.
What are you working on now?
I’m in the third act of Celestial Summner, and as I always say, it’s at the good part.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use Ask David for promotion as well as the new one I’m trying, Sleepy Bookworm. I use my own web site, Stumble upon, Digg, and Facebook. When I do free promos, I use Ozbargains, an Australian web site, and Twitter.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
My advice to new authors that are independent is to become a salesperson in order to get your books known. You already know how to write so that parts easy. Yo just don’t want your masterpiece collecting dust on a shelf.
Whatever you writ about, learn it inside and out. Anyone could read your work, and weather it’s fiction or not, you need to know what you’re writing about. I should take at least sevral months to craft your tale that will take days to read, AND GET IT EDITED!!! Go to finerr to find a good, cheap editor. Fiction writers can find a proof reader, and non-fiction writers should go full f;edged. You want your facts accurate.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Your story is scratching to escape your mind so let slip the dogs of your imagination. Don’t get around to it, do it.
What are you reading now?
I;m reading another indie author named Al Macy (us indies gotta stick together) The eBook is called Contact Us: A Jake Corby Sci-Fi Thriller.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I write fiction, and I love to write. Your imagination becomes unfettered without realistic restraints so I usually pick up different nuggets of ideas. I’ve never tried a medieval tale before so I have to research that in order to make a eadable tale.
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?
The first book would be what I’ve read already, The Stand unabridged version. Then I would have to explore 3 different ones. You can be on that island for a long time so you should expand your repertoire. Read what you haven’t read before. Hit the library, and find out a DIY on how to build a boat.
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