Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’ve been dabbling in this since diapers, but my first real novel was The Red Church, published in 2002, which was a Stoker Award finalist. I’ve since written more than 30 books, 80 short stories, six screenplays, and some children’s books and comics. My next book is SOLOM: THE SCARECROW, releasing on Dec. 21.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
McFALL is the third Littlefield book, set in the supernatural world of THE RED CHURCH and DRUMMER BOY, from Amazon’s 47North imprint. It’s not a series, exactly, just books that share the same universe. basically I wanted to discover what happened to the characters when they were older.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I listened to nothing but Death Cab for Cutie while writing McFALL. That was weird.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Stephen King is obvious, as well as Dean Koontz and Shirley Jackson and James Lee Burke, but also less conventional writers like Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Brautigan, and Dr. Seuss are really great, too.
What are you working on now?
Two books at once: the second book in the Solom series, THE NARROW GATE (already up for preorder on Amazon) and the third in my AFTER post-apocalyptic series. I’m a little behind on that one!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use many promotional outlets, because you never know where that next great reader or fan is coming from. I do count on my loyal followers to help spread the word, so I like to reward them with freebies and contests.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, learn the ropes, and, especially these days, learn how to run a business. If you self-publish, your job is selling books, not writing books.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“Keep your head down and write,” from Bentley Little. But that was some years back!
What are you reading now?
Hideaway by Dean Koontz.
What’s next for you as a writer?
The third book in the Solom series and maybe another McFALL book if enough people buy it!
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?
War and Peace, This Perfect Day by Ira Levin, and The Stand.
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