Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a multi-genre author with five self-published books. I also work at a movie theater part-time, where I got my inspiration for my book Dear Moviegoer: Tales From Behind the Velvet Curtains. I have a penpal in England that I’ve been writing to for nearly 40 years! I’m a mom and a grandma, and I love the Los Angeles Kings and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is The Elixir Deception, book Two in The Elixir Series. I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was 12 years old so that was a big inspiration for me. I like space opera in general, and I love to create my own worlds, and this was a fun one to write.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really, though if I really need to knuckle down and write, I drink Lady Grey tea and use one of my many special mugs for it. I also can’t write to music, so my house is quiet while I write. I tend to sing along to the music and not write!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Sandra Brown is one of my influences. When I was just starting out as a writer, a publisher told me to read more in my genre. At the time I was just writing general fiction, nothing fancy, and picked up Fat Tuesday. I also have been inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder and JK Rowling.
What are you working on now?
Right now I’m working on a one-off novella in The Elixir Series called Evalycer’s War. Evalycer is one of the characters in The Elixir Deception, and I liked the character so I expanded and wrote her backstory. This book is due out this summer (2019).
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I mostly use Facebook to promote my books. There are several reader and promotion groups I’m in, and I take part in book selling events hosted by other writers and marketers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just keep writing! Write, write, write. It takes practice to get better at anything, and writing is no exception. Go to writer’s conferences, and most of all, READ!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Probably to just read. Read in your genre, and outside of your genre. You never know when a romance writer may be inspired to write a thriller!
What are you reading now?
Right now I’m reading Jade by Rose Montague, Become A Successful Indie Author by Craig Martelle, and On Writing by Stephen King.
What’s next for you as a writer?
My goal this year is to get my book of poems and short stories published, so I’m working on that, and I will have a table at the Colorado Spring Comic Con in August. Those are always fun!
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?
White Hot by Sandra Brown, Amaryllis and Other Stories by Carrie Vaughn, Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling, and I can’t think of a fourth one!
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