Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Well, I’ve written a few books by this point. I have only published one of them. I have a habit of dedicating a large amount of time to building a novel from scratch, and then just throwing it out and restarting. It was something I used to do for fun. In total, as a guess, I think I have written six or seven, though it may be more. I decided I had to just bite my fist and publish one of these things. Wenworld is my first creation to actually reach somebody’s hands.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My debut book is ‘Wenworld: the World Inside the Crystal’. I can’t honestly say what inspired it. I love strange stories with outlandish worlds. I simply wrote down one idea at a time until I eventually had a notebook full of wild imagination. I just compiled those notes and came up with this story. There were so many notes, in fact, that this book will be acting as the first installment in a vast fictional universe.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I suppose I pace a lot. I walk in circles for a long time; sometimes up to an hour. It helps me think for some reason. There are times when I nearly collapse because I’m so tired, not realizing just how long I have been pacing in a big circle. It’s kinda funny, and I have no earthly idea why I do it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
My favourite author of all time is J.R.R Tolkien. Nobody will ever inspire me in the way that he has. There are others on the list, though: Patrick Rothfuss, Guy Gavriel Kay, Stephen King, William Shakespeare; the list goes on. I read mainly Fantasy, though I do dabble in Sci-Fi.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on the sequel to ‘The World Inside the Crystal’, which right now is titled ‘The Zyphur Spear’. I am working as hard as I can to get it out as quickly as I can. I don’t want there to be too long a wait between my novels.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Amazon has been good to me thus far. They have their own programs and features dedicated to promotion. That being said, the promotion game as a whole has been a challenge for me. I am still trying to find my way through that fog.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Always write new things, and always promote yourself. Keep doing that as long as you can. Never stop. The only way you DON’T make it as an author is if you stop and quit. But if you stay motivated and stay writing, the only question is how long it will take you to make it, not if you will make it at all. Patience is key.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Keep writing, even through adversity.
– J.R.R Tolkien.
It’s simple. But it’s enough.
What are you reading now?
Currently, I am reading Scott Lynch’s ‘Red Seas Under Red Skies’. It is book 2 in the Gentleman Bastard series. I really enjoy Lynch’s writing; specifically his dialogue. He writes some of the best you can find among best-selling fantasy authors today. It’s a great series overall.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Since Wenworld is my first step into my own fictional universe, my next step is to expand that universe. I have so many stories to tell. I hope people will follow me on my journey to tell 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?
This is my current list. This could change in five or ten year’s time.
-The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R Tolkien)
-Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
-The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
-The Complete Collection of William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare) This one is kinda cheating. But it is one book.
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