Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I started writing when I was a kid but got serious when I did NaNoWriMo in 2015, well into my forties. I’ve written five books, and have a bunch of stuff written for several more. I have some degree of material for several dozen more, although for some it’s just a logline and a tentative title. I’ve only released two books, but lots more will be coming soon!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The name of my latest book is Resource Economies: Reclaiming the Zombie Apocalypse. It was inspired by my desire to see more hope in zombie novels. It’s dark and violent, but in the end, there is a glimmer of hope throughout the story. Humanity is rising to take back the world.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I’m fueled by caffeine and deep house or vocal trance most of the time when I write. One of my short stories was written while listening to the song Nine While Nine by the Sister of Mercy. Does that count?
What authors, or books have influenced you?
So very many. John Shirley is my favourite author and he’s not really that well known. William Gibson credits him with inventing cyberpunk and he fronts a punk band.
What are you working on now?
An urban fantasy series called the Strange Tales of Jenny Dark. Kind of Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sherlock Holmes. Book 1 is just about ready for editing and book 2 is actually finished, although I think I’m going to revamp the cover before release.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m new to the promo end of things. Up until now, I made my money off of a day job and just kind of coasted, figured I’d start promoting once I had five or six books done. Well, I’ve got five written, so that time is now!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Just write.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just write.
What are you reading now?
Where the Light Enters by Kathy Miner. It’s pretty good so far. Book two in a series, I enjoyed book 1 a great deal. Lots of survival detail that is accurate and a good story. The two don’t go together very often.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Well, the Jenny Dark series I guess. After that, I have a comedy cyber-noir series called Nic Styx that I want to write or another series about street kids who gain psychic abilities. I have a bunch of stand-alone books I want to tackle as well.
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 SAS Survival Guide, a blank notebook, and something really really long that I have never read. The long book would actually become tinder as I finished reading parts.
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