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Q: What inspired you to start writing?
My parents instilled a love of reading in me at a very young age and by 10 years old, I wanted to write.
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Q: Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest novel, Second Chances, is about a man my age in 2020 (47) who wonders what it would be like to relive his teen years and change things for the better. He gets a chance to do that.
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Q: How do you create your characters?
In my current novel, I based some of it off of me and my parents. Mom had untreated bipolar / paranoid schizophrenia, which affected me a lot, since I was the oldest. I ponder what-if in this novel she and dad got her treatment back then.
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Q: What does your typical writing day look like?
I only write when I'm inspired, so sometimes there are a lot of years between novels.
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Q: What has been the most rewarding part of being an indie author?
The freedom to do it all myself.
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Q: What’s one challenge you’ve faced in your writing journey?
Lack of money to promote the novels for more visibility.
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Q: Do you have any favorite writing tools or apps?
Usually Word.
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Q: What advice would you give to new or aspiring indie authors?
Do lots and lots of research before diving in. I started in 2008 when there was barely anything, but now there's a plethora of information.
