Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am an engineering student in college, but for as long as I can remember I have loved to write. I published my first book of poetry when I was seventeen-years-old and have written several more on the way to publication currently.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My most recently published book is entitled What I Can’t Say and was inspired by my upbringing and life circumstances surrounding my mental health struggles in my early teenage years.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’d like to say yes, but I’m hard pressed to think of any. One thing I do do though is I tend to have bursts of time where I write huge chunks of novels and then weeks or months after where I am very slow at it!
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Authors like Nikita Gill, Amanda Lovelace, and Rupi Kaur have been large influences in my writing style and life in terms of poetry, and in terms of writing techniques and fiction/fantasy books authors like Brandon Sanderson, and Patrick Rothfuss, and others like them have been very influential.
What are you working on now?
Currently I’m working on a piece of short fiction, a poetry duology and a fantasy novel.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My best method if promoting my work is actually on Instagram. It’s a platform where I can visually share my words with others and I’ve amassed a reasonable size following there of people who like my work.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
There are no shortcuts. You will want to just cut to the chase and get things done and sell books instantly and it’s hard but you just have to spend time and be patient. If you work hard for long enough and are willing to put yourself out there you can make it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The best advice I have ever heard in terms of writing is to practice the technique until it’s second nature and then when the time comes for you to perform the art of creating you can lose yourself in telling the story and be able to trust yourself to write well.
What are you reading now?
Right now I’m reading “Elements of Eloquence” by Mark Forsyth.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Next for me? That’s a good question! Hopefully some more published books!
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?
Definitely Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn also by Sanderson, and a huge blank book for me to write in of course!
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