Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m writing creative & innovative eco-fiction that tackles the issues of how to survive on the planet at this time. I aim to create stories that reflect the magnitude of the times we’re living in as modern humans. My narratives grapple with the complex juxtaposition of living in the world we have been given and creating the world where we want to live, simultaneously.
My debut novel, “Wildfire Weeds,” explores the themes of wildfire ecology, sustainability, and climate change within the setting of a pot farm in Northern California. Future novels will further explore cli-fi (climate fiction) themes, while delivering whimsical delights, hopeful solutions, and optimistic resolutions. I’m birthing a unique style of creative prose which tempers the intensity of current environmental upheaval by offering thoughtful, playful, and magical word-craft to uplift, enlighten, and enchant!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My debut novel, “Wildfire Weeds” was released September 1st, 2019; in this book my characters discuss the reasons why we’re having unprecedented wildfires along the West Coast of the United States. I wrote this book after my own neighborhood in Northern California was destroyed by a firestorm in October 2017. I combined non-fiction elements of my own story and the stories of people I have known to create the fiction novel “Wildfire Weeds.”
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I tend to have creative inspiration when I am exercising. In the middle of a yoga series, or on a jog, I will stop everything and jot down a prompt that will help me remember what I wanted to convey in my novel after I’ve finished my exercises.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I remember the first time that I read “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. I was only twelve years old; my English teacher gave me extra books to read during my free time including that important book, and I have never been the same. Growing up I adored Michael Crichton fiction because of the worlds that he can create that so completely immerse one into a new reality. In the recent past I have loved reading Barbara Kingsolver and Ruth Ozeki for their literary fiction prose.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on a cli-fi/eco-fiction trilogy that will explore the environmental issues our day with effective strategies for having a collective planet paradigm shift towards human sustainability. It’s a story within a story with the main story being set in the modern day and the story within the story being set in the future after severe climate change has forced humans to adapt.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
My website https://morinatura.com has information about my upcoming events, my books, and my platform as an author. I would love for people to join my email list to stay in touch as I release my books over the many years to come!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
I’m actually a new author, and I’m looking for advice!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing!
What are you reading now?
I’m reading “The Mysterious Benedict Society” to my tween-age son, and we’re both loving it!
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would love to be published so that I can take my message to a larger crowd. I believe that there is a distinct need in literature for climate fiction that not only speaks to the environmental issues at hand, but also sows seeds of hope in readers that we can thrive on this planet.
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?
1) Something by Pema Chodron, probably “When Things Fall Apart.”
2) A dictionary to play word games
3) Stardust by Neil Gaiman
4) Permaculture by Bill Mollison
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