Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book, which has taken a few years to write. It took me longer because I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a form of muscular atrophy. Because of it, I use a wheelchair and my muscles are much weaker. I can’t use a keyboard, so I write using my phone. It’s slower, but nothing is going to stop me from being a writer.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My book is Death by Midnight: The Secret Life of Anna Goode series. I’ve always enjoyed spy books and movies, and loved Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider series when I was younger. But I always noticed that the person that created the inventions the hero used never really saw any action—they just showed up and left. Why couldn’t the inventor actually be the hero? The idea snowballed and Death by Midnight was born.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. Besides needing coffee in the morning, I just focus and write.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Anthony Horowitz and Rick Riordan. Horowitz does a great job of keeping readers on their toes, Riordan has a great sense of humor and is phenomenal at world-building.
What are you working on now?
Book two of The Secret Life of Anna Goode series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I do a lot of social media, especially Twitter. I also reach out to book blogs and reviewers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Have beta readers/editors read your manuscript. You’ve seen it a million times, so you won’t catch every mistake. And they can offer a different perspective that can add to your story. My beta readers did.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you know. Write something that you would want to read. Because then you know what works.
What are you reading now?
The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing the Secret Life of Anna Goode series, and then a superhero trilogy.
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?
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, The Accidental Hero by Matt Myklusch, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, and Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson.
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