Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been a San Francisco-based author since 2010. Now, I’m living in the PNW and loving it. I’ve worked as an assistant editor for a boutique publisher (Lakewater Press) and a staff writer for a growing production company (Theme Parkology) creating documentaries and podcast programs for the company. Aside from writing novels, as an award-winning playwright, I enjoy spending time developing my ideas into adaptations for stage and screen.
Likes: Fun socks, tattoos, predictable romance novels, gardening, art, everything rainbow, boating, and Nirvana (okay, that last one is a LOVE).
Dislikes: The feel of newsprint on my fingers, Twizzlers, using a hammer, ironing, litter, cold soups, fluorescent lighting, and Good and Plenty.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
I have books two and three of The Strega Series currently in editing with Foster Embry Publishing and set to release within the next year. But my latest book is a YA contemporary fantasy titled, PLAYING CUPID, and will be released by Parliament House Publishing in February of 2021. I was inspired to write Playing Cupid during one Valentine’s Day season and taking my daughter out to practice driving. She kept hitting curbs, and for some reason I couldn’t get it out of my head about what would happen if she hit cupid with her car.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I don’t know about unusual, but I like to hunker down in my office with my headphones and listen to music while I write.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, Jack Kerouac, Tracy Wolfe, Aiden Thomas, and Jenny Han. Oh, and Angie Thomas. But really, there are so many more.
What are you working on now?
Currently, I have a couple things going on. I’m working on an adult horror novel as well as a follow up to Playing Cupid. I’m also working on a script for a television drama. It’s an adaptation of Vicki-Ann Bush’s THE DUSK CHRONICLES.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m always on Twitter. If anyone ever needed to contact me, that’s probably your best best. But when it comes to book promotion, the best way to find out is either through my Facebook Page or directly on my website.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Keep at it. Most of authoring is perseverance. And don’t be afraid to ask questions. Reach out to authors, agents, and editors and ask those questions. There are tons of opportunities on Twitter to interact and learn, so find your writing tribe and go to them for support.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
If you think that you’d like to pursue writing, then pursue it. Be flexible and don’t give up.
What are you reading now?
Right now, I just finished Tracy Wolfe’s CRAVE, and I loved it! I’m gonna read it again. Then, I have a couple of romance novels I’m gonna give a try.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I just contracted to write couple of short animations for a production company that writes Disney’s nostalgia, so I’ll be working on those next. I also have my pilot show in a couple of contests, so we’ll see where that goes.
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?
Hmmm, that’s a tough one, but I think I’d go with The Witching Hour by Anne Rice, On the Road by Jack Kerouack, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, and The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice.
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