Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a workaholic that does not know what to do with herself when she isn’t working. My husband is military so I spend a lot of time alone living in new towns. I spend an awful lot of time online or writing. I’ve written over a dozen books now. When I started out I was writing romances but as I got more sure of myself as an author I started branching out into fantasy which is where I am now.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Moss and Clay. And they idea came to me when I was chatting with a fantasy author friend of mine that I really look up to. Together we came up with this idea of a doll, kind of like a golem, but that was animated by fae magics instead and how it would deal with life in America with its hodge podge of beliefs, customs, cultures, and legends. I told her she should write about that. she laughed it off and told me that she was way too busy and that I should write it instead. So I did.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have a really annoying one that my editor hates. When I am thinking about which word would be the best word to use I will tap my finger on the comma key. As such my first drafts are always littered with random commas and I don’t always get them all out before sending them on. I switched to speech to text to combat that and now I end all of my quotes with periods. I don’t honestly know which bad habit irks my editor the most.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Diane Duane of the Young Wizards series
Lilian Oake of the Jaydur series
R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms
and Adam Dreece of the Yellow Hood series
What are you working on now?
I am working on the third book in my Mab’s Doll series and a silly, short “unromance” that pokes fun at romance stereotypes.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of mouth. The internet and websites help to bring my books in front of people’s eyes, but it is the word of a friend or person you know that gets a book sale.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Learn your audience. Not just who you want them to be, but who they really are. The people you attract are the people who will want to read what you write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Be yourself, if you don’t know who that is, find out.
What are you reading now?
The Lost Voice by Lilian Oake
What’s next for you as a writer?
Working even harder. And hopefully have a sit down with RA Salvatore.
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?
How to Survive on a Deserted Island
A book on boat building
A book about how to man a boat and plot a course
And the most expensive book in existence in the hopes that someone would track it down.
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