Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Shayne is a man of mystery and power, whose power is exceeded only by his mystery. In other words, a storyteller.
He currently writes the Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller Series, which features a foul-mouthed wizard with a chip on his shoulder trying to protect St. Louis from monsters, myths, and legends. Nate rides a bloodthirsty unicorn, drinks with Achilles, and is pals with Death…
He also writes the Feathers and Fire Series, featuring a rookie female wizard in Kansas City who works for the Vatican Shepherds, hunting monsters for them, even though she doesn’t attend service on Sundays. But her world turns upside down when she discovers that Hell knows more about her past than she does…
Shayne holds two high-ranking black belts and enjoys conversing about anything Marvel, Magical, or Mythological. You might find him writing in a coffee shop near you, cackling madly into his computer screen while pounding shots of espresso.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Unchained, book 1 in the Feathers and Fire Series. I’ve had a lot of fun writing about a snarky, arrogant, billionaire, male wizard named Nate Temple, so I wanted to write a story about a female wizard just coming into her powers that – although not as experienced – knows how to put boots, or heels, to ass, even one-upping my established male character at times. She’s fun, spunky, and pretty freaking dangerous. And she has a… Hellish past she is unaware of.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I have an IV drip for my coffee, embedded directly into my cerebral cortex, and I mutter to myself while typing madly into the laptop, looking like a Frankenstein / Phantom of the Opera hybrid from behind, I imagine.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Jim Butcher, Patrick Rothfuss, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, and Linsey Hall.
What are you working on now?
I’m working on the seventh (September 2017) and eighth (December 2017) installment of the Nate Temple Series, as well as the second book in the Feathers and Fire Series for October 2017.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I would probably say Facebook, but if you head over to http://www.shaynesilvers.com you can nab a free novella in my Nate Temple Series. Then again, you can do that on Facebook as well. I’m much more active on Facebook, as my readers like to share inappropriate memes, and in return, I feed them teasers of upcoming books – FOR FREE.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Work hard, love your words, and build a castle out of them. Never forget the readers. Your job is to show them characters they can relate to, and to show them that those characters overcome similar – or worse – problems than the reader faces in their own lives. Our books are motivation for them to overcome their problems, escape their drudgery, or to make them laugh when the world wants to make them cry. They are your family. Take care of them.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Do what you love and the money will follow.
What are you reading now?
I haven’t had much time to read anything lately, other than rereading the Wheel of Time Series a few weeks ago, but I have a huge To Read list.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Make my readers cry, laugh, and fall in love with my stories. Empower them.
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?
Atlas Shrugged, Paradise Lost, The Name of the Wind, and Memory of Light.
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