Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a fairly new author and I’ve written three books. I’ve published one and working on pushing out the second.
I write murder thrillers with fantasy elements. Every book I’ve written ends up with one or both of my MC’s having magic.(Yes,I have a weakness for books with magic whether I wrote it or someone else did)
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is part of an ongoing series and it was inspired by two books I read online(I found the books on the same day and I couldn’t put them down). The protagonist had a past live. He kept reincarnating until he was able to rescue his love from the cursed world he was trapped in.
The second book I read had a supporting character whose power was his shadow!
I Incorporated both elements in my books.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have several! The story is always complete in my head before I ever write it down(weird,I know. Especially every writing advice tells you to write down what you can and the book will come together). From the First scene down to the dialogues. Hence,I spend more time thinking about my book than I do writing it.
I’m most productive the second I wake up(usually not in the morning).
I have never been able to write when I know someone else is aware of what I’m doing at that present moment (which is almost always since my house is always full of people).
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Would you believe it was a historical romance I have no idea who wrote it or what the title is?
What are you working on now?
I’m currently in the editing phase of my second book ‘The Azure Coin’
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Storyorigin is the best I’ve found so far.(it has launched out of beta mode though so it’s no longer free)
Diabolical shrimp has also been an instrumental asset to me. Joshua Grant is a gem
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writing is a creative process. There are no set rules.
Find your comfort zone and write from there.
When it comes to promoting,try as many as possible! What works for author A might not work for author B but you won’t know what will work for you until you’ve tried it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It wasn’t so much an advice but a joke that stuck with me.’I watch my characters do stupid shit and write up the incident report’. It’s the best thing I’ve heard when it comes to writing because I can get antsy when characters keep having conversations in my head but I can’t pen a single word.
Now I know I’ll get the words out when my character is good and ready and not when I want them to(i.e when they’re done doing stupid shit)
What are you reading now?
I’m reading ‘The Just Not So Stories: A Book For Little Children Called Adults’
What’s next for you as a writer?
Promoting my books as much as possible. Writing the next book in my series(There are six proposed books in the series and I’m about to publish the second one)
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’d take dead run by Erica Spindler,The witness by Sandra Brown,Twisted by Andrea Kane,The Curse (I can’t remember who wrote it). A paperback historical romance my friend gave me(she’s late now),the front and back cover of the book was torn when she gave me so I have no idea who wrote it or what the title is(I’ve tried Google but no dice)but I love zhat book to pieces.
I’d take Shiver,Trust me…. Wait,that’s more than four. I should probably stop now
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