Interview With Author Ross Hightower Deb heim
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Ross Hightower and DL Heim have been partners in crime for more than 36 years. While Ross built a career as a professor and Deb worked on four advanced degrees, they managed to raise two wonderful people and launch them into the world. When Ross started writing his first novel, Spirit Sight, they never dreamed they would work together, but after a rocky beginning, they discovered they loved writing together. It took a few beers, many intense conversations, and a few arguments to produce Argren Blue and Desulti, two books in the prequel series to the larger Spirit Song Saga (a soon to be 12 book series beginning with Spirit Sight)
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Our latest book that we have co-authored is Desulti, one of the prequel books to the Spirit Song Saga series. it tells the story of Tove, the first woman from a lower caste, the Alle’oss, who request sanctuary with the Desulti, an organization of women who have renounced the patriarchy of the Vollen Empire, but can’t shake the prejudices of their upbringing. Desulti explores the impact of an oppressive society on the oppressed.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
We tend to do our group writing at our local brewery, beer in hand.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
NK Jemison, Patrick Rothfuss, Tamsyn Muir and Django Wexler.
What are you working on now?
Our publisher just set a release date for Oss’stera, then next book in the prequel series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Folks can find links to our books at https://rosshightower.com/ and can sign up for our newsletter at https://rosshightower.com/contact/
Do you have any advice for new authors?
write. and write some more. and find other people to read what you write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
It takes 10,000 hours (or for an author about 1,000,000 words) to get good at anything.
What are you reading now?
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finish the rewrites of Oss’stera, finish the first draft of Spirit Light volume 2.
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?
The Name of the Wind, Argren Blue, The Lord of the Rings and a Calvin and Hobbs anthology.
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