Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My life as a country album is my debut novel. There are two more in the series due out in 2018, my life as a pop album and my life as a rock album. I have written all my life and had several screenplays go to the quarter and semi-finals in several screenwriting competitions. My life as a country album won the Independent Author Network’s 2017 Young Adult Book of the Year and was 2nd Place Fiction Book of the Year.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My life as a country album was inspired by all the old Taylor Swift songs. My daughter and I were going to her Red concert, and we had the songs on repeat. The book came to life as the songs played.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I typically start writing as if my character is telling me their “history” or backstory, and then go from there.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
The authors that have the greatest influence on my writing are Amy Harmon, Jessica Park, Colleen Hoover, Jamie McGuire, and Sarah Dessen. But I am fascinated by all kinds of genres and read a wide variety of them.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on my life as a pop album which I am hoping to release in Q1 of 2018. This novel will be much more New Adult than Young Adult. Good Girl Mia feels guilty for her brother’s death. It was her kidney that killed him after all… Four years later, Mia is still trying to pretend that she’s got it all together. She’s holds the family business and her parent’s happiness in her hand. She’s the only the child they have left. So, how on earth does this Good Girl end up on a cross country road trip caving and touring with sexy musician, Derek Waters? And what will become of Good Girl Mia when he’s done with her?
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and Instagram have been my go to places. But using advertisement groups like this, Team Romance, ManyBooks, etc. have helped.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I still consider myself a new writer. My biggest advice is WRITE, connect with other authors, and that you can never edit too much.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write for you. If you do that, everything else falls into place.
What are you reading now?
An ARC of Heal Me by another independent author, Alexandra Page which is due out November 21st.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I’m trying to get my work out there and seen by as many people as possible. I am also trying to get an agent to see if the traditional publishing world is interested in my work.
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?
If I was stranded and could only take 4 books with me, I would take Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Me Before You by JoJo Moyes, 180 Seconds by Jessica Park, and A Different Blue by Amy Harmon.
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