Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I teach natural sciences at the university. After writing scientific papers and books in my field, some of my friends who know about my life were telling me that I should write an autobiography. I had some free time on my hands one evening and just like that my first novel, Awakening, was born. After writing it, I began to think, yes, that is how it happened, but I would really like to be able to make it more interesting. Or to include some interesting stories that happened to other people I know. But then it would not be the truth any more. So that’s how my other novels in the Black Souls MC series came to be. There is five of them up until now.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My last book is the fifth in the series, called Between Rock and a Hard Place. As usual, it was inspired by real people and some stuff that actually happened with a bit of imagination added in the mix.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, except if it’s unusual to try and write everything in one go. Usually when I start to write I skip sleeping and eating for three days until I finish it. And I have my music blasting the whole time I write.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Hard to say. I read so many things and I guess I was influenced by them all.
What are you working on now?
I’m considering doing the sixth book in the series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I guess I’m not good at promotion, this is my first try. The only thing I have done for now was letting one of my books be free for the period of five days. And I had one of my friends post links on one forum and on Goodreads.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you feel like writing something, go for it. The amazon self publishing is a great thing which makes it possible for everyone to be a published author. And it’s fun.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
You can have everything you want if you give up everything else.
What are you reading now?
Er ist wieder da by Timur Vermes.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Who knows. There’s this saying, How do you make God laugh? Tell him your plans. So I’m trying not to plan anything.
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?
Losi McMaster Bujold Memory and whatever three other would be the thickest (and not a phone book).