Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I’m a fantasy and science fiction writer for about ten years, and have published two books, two short story anthologies, and the occasional short story in Encounters magazine.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Badlands Cursed, the sequel to Badlands Born. Both stories were inspired by a youth misspent watching B-grade movies and listening to way too much hair metal. It’s both a love letter and a break-up note to those fantastic heady times and the dark stories of those who lived the party lifestyle but couldn’t sustain it.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
When I need to write high-energy scenes, I crank up the music as loud as I can. It drowns out the inner critic and just lets me get in the flow. I call it metal meditation.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I’m a big fan of classic sci-fi like Dune, the Foundation series, and Starship Troopers. In fantasy the Book of Swords series and the Belgariad were huge influencers. Now, I re-read Elizabeth Moon’s Paksenarrion trilogy and Neal Asher’s catalog at least once a year.
What are you working on now?
I am working on Badlans Born book 3, which will be coming out in late 2020.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
The people who subscribe to my reader group newsletter, who are readers who have either signed up from the back of my ebooks or have downloaded a Badlands Born short story.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Stay in the chair and write. There will be good writing days and bad writing days but in the end, your readers won’t notice the difference so keep going.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Everyone’s writing methods are different. Try everything and keep what fits, discard what doesn’t.
What are you reading now?
The Human by Neal Asher.
What’s next for you as a writer?
After Badlands Book 3 I’ll be writing book 1 in a new series before going back to the Badlands.
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 Deed of Paskenarrion by Elizabeth Moon (because a 3-book omnibus only counts as one book), Anathem by Neal Stephenson, Shogun by James Clavell, and Dune by Frank Herbert.
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