Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a software developer during the day and a writer/indie filmmaker in my spare time. I’ve independently published three fiction books, and spent years as a freelance writer for various newspapers and magazines.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
WITCH CITY: CARDINAL launches a paranormal thriller/mystery series. I was a huge fan of shows like THE X-FILES when I was younger. I’ve always been an avid fan of that genre.
In college I wrote a feature script for some of my friends in an acting class: it followed a police team tracking down a vampire. When some of my cast went separate ways, I rebooted it as a comic book, then another feature. After a few more rewrites and exploring the theme, I realized I had a much bigger world than I initially thought, so I decided to launch the series.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I’ve developed the talent of being able to think about story while writing code at work. It’s an interesting mental place and I think it opens both parts of my mind at once (the logical and the creative). This seems to make me more productive as both a writer and a programmer.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allen Poe. I also enjoy thrillers like Tom Clancy’s RAINBOW SIX series.
What are you working on now?
Of course there’s a WITCH CITY follow-up with a second case following an even bigger menace. I’m also working on a follow up to my 2012 zombie novel THE TRIP.
And because I’m insane, I’m also working on an animated feature based on THE TRIP, as well as some other live action shorts, one of which ties into the next WITCH CITY novel.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I use a multi-pronged approach: I maintain my own website. I tweet actively. I manage some Facebook pages. I’ll find where people are and hit those places when possible.
If you haven’t used HootSuite, it’s a godsend. I also used some of my programming skills to write a message selector. AFAIK I’m the only one using it, but it’s working for me. (It takes the work out of mixing up the messages)
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Every no takes you a step closer to yes.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
The art will always be there; if something happens and you need to get away from the art for a while, it will never leave you. If it’s in your soul you will always have that talent.
What are you reading now?
The Zap Gun by Philip K. Dick
What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing to build an audience with the WITCH CITY series. I’d love to get to the point where we could crowdfund a feature; it’s a ways off and I have a long way to go, but I am hopeful it will happen.
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 Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
Dave Barry’s Greatest Hits by Dave Barry
An H.P. Lovecraft collection
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