Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1967 and educated at Mercer University where I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Later studies at Kennesaw State University garnered me a Creative Writing certificate. My first novel titled, “The Inheritance: Chain Letter of the Arts,” was published in 2014 and my second novel titled, “Death Mask,” was released in 2015. An outdoor enthusiast, my articles have been published in North American Whitetail magazine and Great Deer Tales and as Staff Writer for the Dark Knight News I’ve published numerous reviews related to Batman comics. When not working on my next novel, I enjoy reading, movies and leisure travel with my family. My wife, Beverly, and I have two children; son, Owen, here on earth and daughter, Emaleigh, up in heaven. Please help cure childhood cancer.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest published work is titled, “Death Mask”. A television show on the History Channel about the Death Masks of famous people spurred the original idea. After that I let my imagination roam wild until I had a book.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really, but I don’t like it completely quiet when I write. For some reason, I’ve found that the silence inhibits my creative flow. Rather, I like a television or low-volume music (appropriate to the mood of what I’m writing) playing in the background.
Also, I never edit while I’m in the flow of writing the first draft. It slows me down and stifles my thoughts.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve been a pretty hefty reader since high school, so there’s a long, broad list of classic books and authors to present day works. Here’s a few authors that immediately come to mind – Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Christie, Dan Brown, Michael Crichton, Joe Hill.
What are you working on now?
I can’t divulge too much or risk ruining the surprise, but it is a mystery, tie-in story in the same vein as my first two books.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I mainly rely on social media, online groups and word of mouth.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write with passion and truth and the rest will take care of itself.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
To be a good writer you have to read a lot, write everyday and never give up.
What are you reading now?
“The Old Man and the Sea”.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Aside from articles and books, I’ve also written a stage play and started a screenplay which I’d like to finish. I’d also like to write a comic book.
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 Holy Bible”, “The Lord of the Rings”, “It” or “Different Seasons” (by Stephen King), “The Harry Potter ” box set, “A Christmas Carol”.
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