Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a 27 year old writer, who lives in the Washington, DC area. Writing has been a passion of mine for over 16 years. I started out with poetry, than short stories, plays and now novels.
I have completed two novels to date, one published May 2015 and the other set to release later 2016. I have started several stories that I have yet to finish.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Hazard. I wrote this book while in high school about 11 years ago. At the time, I had fallen in love with all things urban fiction. I’ve been writing since I was twelve and felt I wanted to try my luck at a full length novel. So I read some more and started looking to my friends and relatives for inspiration.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t think I have any unusual writing habits. I am a stress writer so the only thing I can think of that is odd, is that I write better when I am fed up with life. I also like to watch Netflix while I write, I know that’s not really unusual but some would find it distracting.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
In the urban fiction genre, I am influenced by the veterans, Joy Deja King, Vicki Stringer, Tracy Brown, T. Styles and many more. Outside the urban fiction genre, I am influenced by Sabrina Samples, Alice C. Hart, Kristi Cook, Ariel Marie, all indie authors.
What are you working on now?
I am completing the follow up to Hazard, it’s titled, Dice’s Revenge: Hazard Part Two. I am also alternating time between that and a supernatural series. There isn’t a title just yet, but I feel it will be EPIC. I am so excited about it.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now, the best method that I have is social media. I have created business cards, poster cards and bookmarks to leave just about anywhere that I am allowed to.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Writing is fun, but it can also be difficult. The hardest thing sometimes is getting the words down on paper or on the screen. There’s an article, I can’t think of the name, but it basically says “let your brain vomit.” Don’t try and think to much, just write down everything you can think of. Once you are done, go back and sort through what fits and what doesn’t. Be patient with yourself and your readers. It took you months even years to write the story, give the story time to tell itself in a way that everyone loves it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Word Vomit! Don’t think about it just write it all down and sort through it later.
What are you reading now?
Princess (The Dark Shadows Book 1) by Ariel Marie
What’s next for you as a writer?
Transitioning into a new genre.
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 Coldest Winter Ever, and the three last books in the Bitch series.
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