Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is my first book written. I am working on a prequel to this book to be released in the next month and another book which will be a thriller.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The First Ones – As a kid, I was terrified and fascinated by vampires. As I got older, I was attracted to them for three reasons: their nature, desire and loneliness. Their nature is always looking for love and bonding to their love interest for life. I wanted this in my own life. Their desire for blood and difficulty abstaining from it related to my temptations and challenges in life; namely, to remain a loving person in a not so loving world. Vampires are often outsiders, on the fringe of society. I often felt like I did not fit in as well. I think these are reasons why people can relate to them.
If I ever wrote a vampire story, it had to be different than what is on television and film. Honestly, nothing is really “new” but you can have an original angle on it. My angle is not so far out there that you can’t understand it; however, it does blend the lines of good and evil. This story still has the elements of your traditional paranormal romance but with a slight twist. I hope you enjoy the book and thank you in advance for checking it out.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I just have to know how the book ends before I can write. Once I do write, it is like watching a movie in my head and I am just writing down what happens.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Steven King, Gabriel Rodriguez and Joe Hill, Rachael Mead
What are you working on now?
I am working on the prequel to the First Ones which will explain how everything was started in detail and another book called Twisted Love about a girl who has an unusual way of showing and feeling love.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I will have a website up 2016. Right now, I have a blog.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Continue to write. I have material, but I just have to get it out there. Don’t give up writing ever. Look at other people’s examples, the way they market , their cover. Read other books to get acquainted with different styles of writing. The trail has been laid before you. Use it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
-Some people come into your life(unknowingly) to cause you harm. They make life more difficult in some kind of way. Get rid of them.
-You have to continually protect yourself.
-You are enough for the right person
-Before you decide to help others, look at their example to see if they have been helping their-self.
What are you reading now?
True Blood
What’s next for you as a writer?
Getting out my prequel and thriller and doing a book trailer for Twisted Love.
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?
Bible, Fifty Shades of Grey, my book, and Ted Talks
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