Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
So far I written one book, but I plan on writing several. This first book ‘Dark universe: Dark hearts’ is the first in a trilogy. I have another book soon to be released ‘The king of thieves’ on or before November of 2020
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dark universe: Dark hearts. It was inspired by dreams I had (many would call them nightmares) but when I have a nightmare I think of it as a really cool and wonderful experience and instead of getting scared I get inspired. I also kind of thought about what if all the different legends and mythos were actually real and what would the world…no the universe look like. I think Shakespeare put it best “There are more things in heaven and earth that one can imagine.” so who knows maybe there’s more things that are real than we “imagine.” I have always honestly believe with the infinite scope of the universe then there is nothing we can imagine that doesn’t actually exist somewhere out there
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to write at night as a means of decompression…although it sometimes makes its hard to sleep so it can be counter intuitive lol
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King ‘desperation’, ‘the stand’, ‘IT’, Clive Baker, H.P Lovecraft ‘Call of Cthulhu’, ‘Dagon’, Jules Verne, Joss Whedon.
What are you working on now?
The King of Thieves, its about a young boy who happens to be a child of a goddess and a man, like Hercules. A Dark Force that has caused great harm is re awakening and he gets caught in the middle of it…not because he wants to because the adoptive parents he so loved were destroyed by it. Expect Easter eggs form ‘Dark universe: Dark hearts.’
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I am still very new, But I am trying every day to do a little and so far i have used Linked in, Facebook, and twitter. Now I’m adding Awesome Gang to my list of means for promoting this and future writings.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I think don’t worry about things so much…after all there’s like nine billion people living on this planet at least a few thousand will love what you write. Don’t let fear or concern distract or discourage you…just write. write a little every day take a break if you need to but never more than a couple days. Don’t lose momentum and don’t give up, if its a dream its worth following.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write every day, weather its a few sentences or a few paragraphs or a whole chapter just write every day.
What are you reading now?
as a writer I’m finding much more joy in the writing than the reading, and unfortunately I have little time outside of that…I take care of handicapped family.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing, I plan, or at least hope to write several books and see how many people who I can entertain with it, maybe even movies, and series of my 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?
I don’t mean to be picky about it but I think you mean a deserted island. A desert island would have no plants, food or water and then it wouldn’t matter what books you have, unless they doubled as food and water. ha ha ha. The first book I’d want with me is one on every kind of survival techniques. I already know a lot of stuff i grew up camping and hunting, fishing, and learning how to survive. But it would be nice to have information like hos to tell which plants are poisonous, and other things that could give me an edge.
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