Q1 What is your favorite line from your book ‘Adventures in The Sky’?
I do not have a single favorite line but among my favorites would be the dialog with the Sam character talking about food and dozing off. Chapter three is meant to be a more comedic version of the story to show off my comedy chops mixed in with the action adventure.
Q2 What would you say is your strength as an author?
Setting up the basic premise of the story and then going from there to think of the right characters to draw from. Comedy, action, and pop culture references are something I love to conjure.
Q3 How do you manage your work schedule?
I work part time at a training facility that trains firefighters and policemen I help out the staff there twice a week. I usually do my writing work in the afternoons either on days when I’m in the office or days when I’m not in the office at all. I’ve found a great balance between the two but I do work on my writing more often on non office days.
Q4 How do you handle literary criticism?
I take it as a challenge to keep improving in various areas, while also keeping in mind that everybody’s got an opinion about everyone and everything. It’s impossible to please everybody in the world, but as long as we are giving it our all that’s what counts.
Q5 What do you like about audiobooks?
What I love about audiobooks is that it’s an excellent way to bring the stories to life leaping from the page to a person’s voice. I am new to the field of audiobooks I only have one made so far, but I’m working on putting out more. (FYI it is also a great option for people who prefer to have the story read to them out loud instead of reading the words themselves).
Q6 What inspired you to start writing?
Writing for me is very therapeutic to help me exercise some of my demons and trauma that I’ve experienced through my own life experiences. I enjoy sharing stories with people and finding a way to relate back to those experiences is what helps us feel connected. Art is also in my genes as my mother is an artist herself (painting, sculpting, little bit of writing). My older sister is also a writer for a magazine. It’s in the family so to speak.
Q7 What, in your opinion, are the most important elements of good writing?
Grammar is a big one. Having the ability to structure sentences properly makes a big difference. Having the ability to describe what characters look like, and how they’re feeling in the story. Names are the most challenging aspect for me to come up with good ones, so that’s always a bonus if the author can conjure up memorable names that stick.
Q8 What is your work schedule like when you are writing?
So on a typical week, I normally edit/write Monday through Friday. Every now and then I might write something down on the weekends, but this is a rare occurrence that does not happen often. As I prefer to take the weekend to recharge my creativity. Some weeks are more active than others. When I’m experiencing writers block for instance and the ideas aren’t coming, I’ll take a step back and give myself however much time I need until I get the ball rolling.
Q9 What is the significance of the title ‘The Mysterious House’?
The title sets the tone for the mystery/horror/thriller trilogy I wrote for the story, with the exception of the last chapter which is disconnected from the locked doors concept but ties everything up from the first three chapters using a different setting to keep the story fresh.
Q10 What did you want to be when you grew up?
Ever since my junior high days going back to the seventh grade I knew that I wanted to be a writer for the rest of my life. The want and need for it came out of hardships in my personal life. I took to writing as a coping mechanism to deal with it. (I am a Special Needs young man, and “Adventures in the Sky” is the first book I wrote and self published). I am currently working on the second half which will be ten chapters in total. I have written eight out of the ten thus far.
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