Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Good Afternoon! Well, I was born and raised in the small town of Winchester, Virginia, and obtained a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Mary Washington. I’ve worked in the Information Technology field for 8 years, primarily as a Functional Analyst in the Northern Virginia area. I was motivated to write my first children’s book, Julio the Alpaca’s Slippery Situation! by my three-year-old son Christopher’s passion for reading books to increase his knowledge of important topics like “what happened to all the dinosaurs daddy?”. My non-work-related passions include running in local marathons,10K and 5k events, potentially creating a new sport in the future, and being a husband and a father of two children. So far I’ve only written one book, but I’m currently in the process of working on my second.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my first book is called Julio the Alpaca’s Slippery Situation! The inspiration behind it is that I like to touch on important themes like hand washing, trying new things, etc., and I read the manuscript to my son and he loved it! After getting rejected by literary agents in the US and abroad for an entire year, I decided to hire my own editor, illustrator, and book format guru and self-published my first book on August 8th, 2021! As the great former Heavyweight Champ Shannon Briggs used to say: “YOU gotta gas yourself up man, YOU your motivator, YOU your entourage, YOU gotta pump yourself up! Lets go Champ!-Shannon Briggs.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like writing in a public library for some weird reason. The environment helps me focus better lol
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Reading Monster by the great Walter Dean Myers really motivated me to self-publish my first Children’s book. I’m also a fan of Eric Carle and the Suzanne Lang’s Grump Monkey series.
What are you working on now?
I’m currently working on my second book in the Julio the Alpaca series. The theme I will touch on has to do with trying new things even when your not confident, because you will never know the end result unless you try.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
If you are self-publishing through Amazon KDP, I think it’s important to add yourself to at least 10 sub- categories you have a shot at making the Amazon Best Sellers list. Then once you run your free promotion to attract new readers, reach out to family and friends to not only buy your books and optimizing sales through self-promotion on your social media sites, and doing research on the best paid/unpaid book promotion sites.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Have fun making the book, try your best to make a quality book a reader will like and will spread via word of mouth, and you don’t have to be perfect just get it done!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
“One day you will wake up & there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” -Paulo Coelho
What are you reading now?
Freemasonry: Quest for Immortality by Christopher Earnshaw
What’s next for you as a writer?
I hope to add two books to the Julio the Alpaca series by 2022. Wish me luck!
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?
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Diary of a Depressive by Marty Embry
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