Interview With Author Matthew Tompkins
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
My name is Matthew Tompkins. I’m a veteran and a father of eighteen children. I’m an avid reader as well as a writer. When I’m not writing, I enjoy physical activities and the outdoors. I have a total of four books released right now.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The latest book that I’ve written is called A Duel of Friends. It’s a novella related to my Steampunk and Space Opera series, Steam and Empires. I was inspired to write this as I had a very interesting character in my first two books who has a slightly faulty memory. I wrote this book to show that we don’t always remember the past correctly, because it’s painful.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I do. I walk around in a circle sometimes to get an idea. I also read my own work backwards.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I am inspired by Isaac Asimov’s expansive, interwoven storytelling. I’m also influenced by Ray Bradbury and J.R.R. Tolkien, as those are the two authors I read first as a child.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on my fourth book, called Empire’s Return, the third in the series Steam and Empires, currently on Amazon.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
So far, it has been Amazon.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t take yourself so seriously, and enjoy your worlds as much as your readers do.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never write tomorrow what you can write today.
What are you reading now?
I am currently reading the Alexis Carew series by J.A. Sutherland.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to finish my next book by June of next year, and I want to become better known as I grow my audience.
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 would bring the entire Lord of the Rings series by Tolkien, or the Foundation series by Asimov.
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