Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book that I’ve written.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Glimpse: The Broken is the first of trilogy inspired by my love for all things magical and eerie. Its a story of friendship through diversity and hardship that shows what it’s like to have people that you don’t relate to and to unite under incredibly dire circumstances. It’s also pretty damned cool with all the dark magic, spells, creatures, and s**t.
But you know. Morals and stuff are in there too. *yawn*
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I drink coffee, write, cuddle with my animals, and cry while I edit, and get frustrated, and rip my hair out, and make run-on sentences, and keep putting commas in places, and keep typing, and my fingers become lightning, and, and…
No not really.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Tons. JK Rowling… obvs.
The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Red Rising, Duskfall. There are too many books to list. I read a lot.
What are you working on now?
Glimpse: Unified.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Posting it in places and hoping people see it. Word of mouth does a lot too.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write now. Worry about all the terrible boring editing and stuff later.
And when you think your book is done… its not, and won’t be for a while. You will likely go over it again and still find mistakes and tons of stuff.
That’s okay, nobody is perfect.
Keep breathing… Keep writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do not pray for a lighter load, create for yourself a stronger back.
What are you reading now?
About to start reading The Darkest Minds.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To keep writing books. And hoping that it pans out.
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?
I wouldn’t. If I had room to bring stuff I would choose survival stuff.
Well… maybe, it would be nice to stay on an island away from everyone for a while…
Hmm. Probably something with fantasy and magick and stuff. I should probably put my book here, but that’s kinda narcissistic. I suppose The Mortal Instrument books since I want to read them soon anyway.
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