Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written five books and numerous short stories but to date have only submitted one for publication. I have been a reader and writer my entire life and have always been in love with words. I expect to submit a second novel for publication in six months. I am a married father of five, I live in New York and have a myriad of leisure interests from guitar to volleyball to writing, travel and reading.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Dead Girls is the name of my recently published novel. I wanted to write a thriller with supernatural overtones.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My writing is almost exclusively done at night. I enjoy a cocktail or two while I’m writing sometimes, not always, but as Hemingway suggests I only edit sober.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway – pretty eclectic, huh?
What are you working on now?
I am writing a post-apocalyptic thriller/love story.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesome Gang is number 1 right now . . .
Do you have any advice for new authors?
If you believe in your self, spread your work. Never, never, never quit no matter how many people say no.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write what you know.
What are you reading now?
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
What’s next for you as a writer?
I have a political thriller that I will be shopping arpound next. I’ve always wanted to write MG so that’s on the list, and I need to write a sequel to Dead Girls; people love Kimberly so she will be back.
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 Stand, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Half-Blood Prince
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