Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a writer, educator, and musician living in Brooklyn, New York, with a wife, a child, and two nutty animals. I’ve written two books but published only the second one. (Maybe I’ll go back to that first one someday and edit it!)
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My new book is Chains of Time. I was inspired to write it because I wanted to create strong, smart, unusual black heroes and also to explore one of America’s earliest sins, slavery, particulrly how it continues to affect (and infect) our country today.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like writing in public — on a park bench, in a cafe or restaurant (though those aren’t open in this COVID era).
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Too many to mention! But some that come to mind are Kurt Vonnegut, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, Wally Lamb, Ian McEwan….
What are you working on now?
I’m working on the first sequel to Chains of Time… and also on a rock musical.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Frankly, I’m new to publishing, so I’m trying different outlets — such as this site! I’m also doing some advertising on Amazon.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Think of what moves you. Think of how it feels to be moved by something you read. Now think about how you can make your readers feel that way.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
1. Respect your reader. 2. Render the object; don’t assume that the reader can see what you see.
What are you reading now?
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
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?
Bluebeard by Kirt Vonnegut, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
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