Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I work as a stewardess on a private yacht, but always try to find the time to write as well. I have written and published one book, Final Goodbyes, but I am working on my second novel and hope to have it out by December.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Final Goodbyes, it is psychological suspense thriller and my inspiration came from a dream where I saw just one of the scenes in the book: the flashlight moving around in a garage in the middle of the night. The rest of the story developed from that.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always use the OmmWriter software to write in, I have become completely addicted to it, and find it hard to write without it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I love a good scare, so Stephen King and more recently Mark Edwards are always on my Kindle. I also have a big place in my heart for the humour and character description from Kurt Vonnegut, I can read his book over and over again.
What are you working on now?
My current work is still without a title, but the young female protagonist is being stalked by someone who is relentless in their efforts to make her life a nightmare.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Do you have any advice for new authors?
It sound so simple but: Just write!
I waited years for the right inspiration to come along, to develop character profiles and plot points and story lines. Nothing ever came. But January 1st, 2017, I sat down to write 500 words that day, and every day after that until the book was done! Some days those 500 words came flowing out of me and I ended up writing four times that. Other days it took everything in me to drag those words out. But even the worst of my writing still moved the story along, and you can always edit it later.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write as if no one is ever going to read it. I found that writing just for myself took a lot of pressure of me, and I could focus on just enjoying coming up with the story.
What are you reading now?
Mark Edwards, The Magpies.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Getting my second novel finished and published, and then hopefully getting started on my third.
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?
Stephen King “The Stand”
Jane Austen “Persuasion”
Kurt Vonnegut “Breakfast of Champions”
The Bible – just for the length of it.
Author Websites and Profiles
Signe Christensen Website
Signe Christensen Amazon Profile