Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a film school graduate with most of my background comming from action/ sci fi scipts
This is my first novel, it was written with the intention of finally introducing myself to the world as a serious American writer
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Divine
Honestly it was a little bit of the popular game series Final Fantasy coupled with urge of wanting to do a coming of age story mixed with a good old revenge story
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes!
Weird sleeping hours, (used to chain smoke while writing until I quit permanently)
Also unless it’s raining, I can’t write if it’s too quite… For some reason?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
R.A. Savaltore “Forgotten realms”
Rekie Kawahara “Sword art online”
Robert Peck “A day no pigs would die”
George RR Martin “game of thrones”
What are you working on now?
The follow up novel…
Divine 2nd degree
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far facebook… It honestly changed my life and introduced me to publisher and my closest professional writing contacts thus far
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Be original, find your voice, put some emotion in there because your audience can feed off of it, and never Be one dimensional
Also get yourself a really good editor who isn’t money hungry…
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing…. It’s as simple as that.
If your good enough to branch out to an larger audience then they can’t get enough you..
What are you reading now?
Sword art online English version
Spies vs monsters by Aaron C. Richards
Nfl news everyday (Go Tennessee Titans!)
What’s next for you as a writer?
What’s next is to hopefully when some hearts and minds as a new author…
I’ve entered readers favorite this year do I’m hoping to do well with that
And to complete divine book 2 sooner than later
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?
I’d take my book without question lol
But I’d also bring two sword art online and a Game of thrones