Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in rural New Mexico. I make knives, blacksmiths, and other metal art. I’m an avid reader who loves horror and dystopian fiction.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Freak is my latest book. It was inspired by a personal loss.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
While writing my first novel ALONE, I practiced extreme self-deprivation. It was a miserable month, but it kept me in the mindset to write the book.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Anthony Burgess.
What are you working on now?
The sequel to Alone.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang has worked out well for me. I’m honestly just learning about promoting books.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write and then edit. By this, I mean finish your project and then go back and edit.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Quit overthinking where the story is heading. Just write it.
What are you reading now?
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing the sequel to Alone and learning more about promoting.
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 Stand by Stephen King
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess