Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I live in the Kansas City area, am a husband, and a father of twin boys. I likes post apocalyptic stories, probably a little too much. Somehow I also fits in the time to write.
I have currently have 3 published novels in the zombie apocalypse genre I co-wrote with my friend Thomas Baker.
I have 3 other novels of my own that are in various stages of completion.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dead of Winter
It it the 3rd in our Outbreak series. The setting was inspired by a vacation to Colorado Springs and the surrounding area I took with my family when my boys were 4 years old.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No, don’t think so. I just fit it in when I can for now. Like all writers, I would like to have more time.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King is a big one. Been reading him since I was a teenager. Fred Saberhagen, Michael Moorcock, Anne McCaffrey, J.R.R. Tolkien were all influential from my early years.
What are you working on now?
I am on my second draft of my fantasy novel called Assault Against the Heavens. I had the idea when thinking about what it would have been like to live in ancient Greece or Rome and Zeus was really a god and what if he came down and lived among his people and became their ruler.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Still trying to figure that one out. I’m hoping that word of mouth will be a big one. That people enjoy my books and want to share them with others.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Nothing new that hasn’t been said elsewhere. Keep writing and keep reading. Polish your book as much as you can but it will never feel finished. You are just going to have to get to that point where you release it into the wild.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
A lot of Stephen King’s On Writing book.
What are you reading now?
Thread Slivers by Leeland Artra
What’s next for you as a writer?
Just keep writing and releasing. Getting better at both the writing and the marketing of my books.
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?
Can I cheat and bring the whole Gunslinger saga with me?
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