Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m an engineer from northern Mexico. I have been writing short stories since I was 15 years old. This is my first book. I’ve decided to gather 5 of my latest stories in a small book.
Hoping for the best, it will be the first of many.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The Scientist and Other Tales.
It is inspired mostly in dreams.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
To write from 1am to 6am, but I guess that is not very unusual.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Haruki Murakami, Carlos Castañeda, Khalil Gibran.
What are you working on now?
Larger book that will contain 9 stories about the desert next to my home town.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, Write, Write, and publish with no fear.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write daily
What are you reading now?
Lean Hearn.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Novels
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?
Hopefully, something I haven’t read yet.
Author Websites and Profiles
Luis Mercado Amazon Profile