Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I make novels, comics, games, and animated films. In short, I’m a story teller! I love punk, emo, and industrial music and aesthetics. I just recently completed my first novel “Age Of Bipeds: Sai-Locked” a cyberpunk, space opera extravaganza.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is “Age Of Bipeds: Sai-Locked”. The worries of the day are towering and numerous. I sought to escape them unto a world of my own making. However, a wonderful alchemy occurred while doing so, one I did not expect. What I thought was my desperate retreat into fantasy turned out to be my brain’s method of chewing on issues of classism, nihilism, as well as AI and other oncoming existential threats, but from a safe distance. I mean, it’s still mostly about mech wielding cat-and-dog people blasting around on spaceships battling super artificially intelligent interdimensional beings… but I guess my brain just likes the “make them think they’re eating cookies while feeding them carrots” strategy of processing heavy social issues.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
No.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
David Foster Wallace, Rainer Maria Rilke, Frank Herbert, Terry Pratchett, Heraclitus. To many to list. A special shout out needs to go to Philip Jose’ Farmer author of “To Your Scattered Bodies Go” and the Riverworld series.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on a short novella prequal to Age Of Bipeds: Sai-Locked, chronicling the Bipedal Event of 2065, an event that’s mentioned many times in the first Age Of Bipeds novel, Sai-Locked.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Dude, I don’t know. I’m knew to this. Head on over to ageofbipeds.com and use the contact form to message me if you’ve got some good tips!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Train your brain to enjoy writing by forcefully limiting yourself to only writing one hour, once a week for a year. Take voice notes on your phone. Eventually you’ll discover that writing is a bit like being a landlord. Most of the actual story telling will happen randomly during the week. You’ll just be folding laundry or something and then, suddenly you’ll hear a loud ruckus coming from your tenants (the characters in your brain). Just be sure to go put your ear up to the wall so you can spy on them, taking notes with your phone when they get rowdy.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Never, ever, sell any of your videogames. Ever.
What are you reading now?
Dangle’s Quest 6: Legend of The Space Pirates Beyond Outer Vector City 7 Part 3 of 4 Abridged.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Hopefully, I’m able to keep on writing. I love it dearly.
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?
Dangle’s Quest 1, 2, 3, and 5.
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