1:
What is the most productive time of the day for you to write? I can write
at any time of day, but I am the most lucid in the late afternoon.
2: Do
you start your projects writing with paper and pen or is it all on the
computer? It's a mix. I will grab whatever is close. A
napkin...back of an envelope...a notebook... If the computer is
convenient, then I grab it, as well.
3:
What do you draw inspiration from? Wow. What a big question!
I know it sounds cheesy, but other artists inspire me a great deal. I
find the more I read, the more I learn, the more I want to write.
4: Do
you set goals for yourself when you sit down to write such as word count?
No. I want to keep my writing as free flowing as possible and I find
defining the amount of work I should do in a day stifles me. If I can
only get a sentence out of me, that is fine. If I get a chapter or two
then I have been particularly productive that day.
5:
Are you a published or a self published author and how do you come up with your
cover art? My novel, The Devil's Keep, will be self published in
August of 2011. Right off the bat, I knew I wanted to have a depiction of
my female protagonist, Sara. I scoured the websites of several stock
photography websites, bookmarking the pictures that "spoke" to
me. Once I had the candidates lined up in front of me, the front runner
was obvious. The cover features a woman lying on the ground of a
beautiful forest. She is vulnerable, shattered and fallen. This is
Sara at the beginning of our book. On a side note, I also looked at the
covers of my favorite books for additional inspiration in terms of layout and
font.
6:
What drives you to choose the career of being a writer? I don't know that
I have ever had the option of not writing. I honestly cannot
remember a time where anything else outweighed writing.
7: Do
you own an ebook reading device? Oh, yes. Love it! Genius!
8:
Who are some of your favorite authors and What are you reading now? I
read a lot of nonfiction, but I have always loved Agatha Christie, Stephen King
and Anne Rice. Also, the poetry of Yeats and Dickinson. I loved the
story of "Beowulf", which has made its way into my book.
Recently, I really enjoyed the Hunger Games Trilogy. Currently I am
reading Where She Went by Gayle Forman.
9:
What do you think of book trailers and do you have any plans to have any?
I feel book trailers are a fun way to promote your books. I am working on
one for The Devil's Keep and hope to release it soon.
10:
How did you come up with the title of your latest book?
I
wish I had an exciting story to tell you, but I don't. I went through at
least 4 different titles. I would pick a title, be excited for a few days
and then just not feel right about it. I tend to do a lot of thinking as
I am driving and in the middle of errand running one day, it just came to
me. I was excited about it for a couple of days, then a couple of more,
and a couple more. I never grew tired of it and that's how I realized I
had a winner.
11:
What are you working on now that you can talk about?
Well, I have the sequel to The Devil's Keep.
The working title is An Angel's Revenge. Also, I am working on a
nonfiction book about Sensory Integration Disorder and at- home sensory diets,
a topic close to my heart since my son has SID and Asperger's. And I have
a couple of books in outline stages.
