Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve published one book and am currently in revision and editing on my second.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is Warrior Girls The Beginning. There wasn’t just one particular thing that inspired it. It’s more a mishmash of authors I’ve read like J.D. Robb, Ben Bova, Douglas Preston Lincoln Child (The Pendergast Series), and the original Star Trek television series. This last will be more noticeable in my next books.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I do. When I start to write I write straight through to the end before I start editing. I submit my work to a writer’s group where it gets critiqued, then I go through a series of steps where I begin my revising and editing. After that, I send it out to three different people who then critique and edit the book from a reader’s point of view. When that information is returned I use it to update my manuscript. I then edit by having the story read out loud by my computer. After that, I print out the manuscript, get my trusty red pen and begin one last edit.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’ve mentioned a couple, J.D. Robb and Ben Bova, but other writers like Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
What are you working on now?
The second book in my series; Warrior Girls Basic Training. My two main protagonists Marceline and Kayla Fairstar join the United Intergalactic Expeditionary Force. This book is about their basic training experiences and includes another murder. They meet many new people, human and non-human.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now Amazon and this newsletter. I’ve just started marketing my book and have a lot to learn on how to and where to.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read, read, read, and then read some more. If you go indie I suggest investing in books on how to market, how to write, and how to get those first book reviews.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Read, read, then read some more. Become a voracious reader. That is how you learn to write by reading books others have written and learning their styles.
What are you reading now?
I’m reading four books right now Water for Elephants, White Oaks, The Monster of Florence, and a Amelia Peabody mystery The Deeds of the Disturber.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue my series, learn more about my craft, learn to launch and market a book and where to market my 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?
Definitely To Kill A Mockingbird, The Relic, The Reliquary. I think.
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