Interview With Author T.L. Hawke
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
“I” am actually not an “I” but a “we”, and we’re a husband and wife team that write under the name of T.L. Hawke.
Currently we’ve published one book, Havoc, but it’s only the first of a long series, The Drakonians, already planned all the way to book 15 (so far).
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Our book is called Havoc. It was published in March 2025, after two and a half years of blood, sweat and tears.
As for what inspired it?
It was our 20th wedding anniversary and my husband forgot all about it, so thinking on his feet, he over promised to gift me a romantic novel of his making. I asked, “When?” and the rest, as they say, is history.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Writing as a couple is definitely an unusual writing habit. Nothing is taken for granted unless we’ve both okayed it, and sometimes that can take days of arguing, cajoling and even the occasional shouting match.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
He reads 80% non fiction, so his influences have come from books about history, philosophy, strategy, stoicism and business.
She reads 80% fiction. She grew up listening to stories about magic, fairies, vampires and magical worlds, and that spilled over into real life, and are now the inspirations behind her writing.
What are you working on now?
Books #2 and #3 of our Vampire Series, The Drakonians.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Awesomegang.com, of course.
we’ve also found that Tiktok helps get the word out.
But promoting is hard work! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. If you slack off even for one day, your sales crash faster than a vampire at sunrise (lol).
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Lots!
*Pick your genre and trope carefully; you’re going to be there for a long time.
*Really study your craft. Read at least 100 books on writing. People have done this before you, so learn from their mistakes and successes.
*Don’t take criticism from people you wouldn’t go to for advice.
*Never give up! If writing is your dream, don’t ever let it go. There is a lot of negativity out there. People will say things like, “The market is flooded and you’ll disappear in the crowd” or “There’s nothing new to write about. You’ll just be regurgitating what’s already been done” or “You can never compete with the greats”. Ignore it. Keep your eye on your goal and go for it.
*You won’t succeed unless you DO.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Toni Morrison said: Write the book you want to read.
That was great advice because it made us work really hard to write a really good book. We didn’t just throw words on the page for money, or fame. We cared about every sentence, every word, every comma and period. Everything mattered. And we believe the results speak for themselves. Havoc is definitely the book we want to read. And we hope that it’s the book others want to read too.
What are you reading now?
He’s reading ‘The 33 Strategies of War’ by Robert Greene.
She’s re-reading ‘Zorro’ by Isabel Allende and ‘Archangel’s Blade’ by Nalini Singh (she looooves Nalini Singh).
What’s next for you as a writer?
Steadily working our way through The Drakonian Series. We have so many books already planned and outlined. Now we just need to clone ourselves so we can write faster!
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?
Being stranded on a desert island together would be a dream come true for us. We’d spend our time exploring, talking (we like to talk to each other A LOT) and of course, writing The Drakonian series (we’re looking at 100 books, lol), so there would be no time to read anything else.
Of course if we HAD to bring 4 books, then they’d have to be:
1. Havoc (after all we wrote the book we want to read).
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (translation by Robin Buss)
3. The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene.
4. The SAS Survival Handbook by John Lofty Wiseman (because the male half of T.L. Hawke trained with Lofty and we have a personally inscribed copy of the book in our library).
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