Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I come from the suburbs of a communist country. I grew up playing marbles on a dirt road and playing Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja in the local arcade. I used to be a metalhead, a b0gger, a pothead, a gamer, a nerd… I still am some of those things, but also a father, a teacher and a writer. This is my first book as Nash Knight, but I wrote and published plenty before.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is, as you can see, Salvation on Peril Island. It was inspired by many things, novels like Robinson Crusoe, Ready Player One, 1Q84, Mogworld, TV-shows like Lost and Black Mirror, comic-books like Love and Rockets, and of course, my own life.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’ know how unusual it is, but I only write Friday nights while drinking four craft beers, different ones every time.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin, Howard Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Stephen R. Donaldson, Michael Moorcock, Michel Houellebecq, David Foster Wallace…
What are you working on now?
I am working on a fantasy novel with adult themes. I won’t reveal anything more.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
If I knew I wouldn’t be here.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write for the love and joy of writing, not to get rich and famous. Chances are you won’t, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have mad fun.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Prepare for every eventuality.
What are you reading now?
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. It’s pretty great, even though it could’ve used some trimming.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Getting someone to actually read 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?
Infinite Jest by D. F. Wallace, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, and Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
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