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1) What inspired you to write?
My mother was an English teacher, like myself, and she was always giving me books as child.
I developed a love or reading from there and it naturally progressed to writing. At this point,
the reasons why I decided to write The Crystal Pawn and The Ivory Queen – which used to
be all one book titled The Ivory Queen, but it was too big – are lost entirely to 35 years of
history, but they survived all that time, and have emerged stronger than ever.
2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites?
Absolutely! I love The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, American Gods by Neil Gaiman,
Mythago Woods by Robert Holdstock, The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr., and
the Mercedes Thompson books by Patricia Briggs.
3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future?
The Ivory Queen is the most recent work, and it is book two of The Keyralithian Chronicles. It
continues the story of Deirdre Hawes and her companions as they head across the desert
and into the southern jungle in hopes of finding the long-vanished dragons in order to ask that
they help defeat an invading army. I will be publishing a non-connected novel titled Wolves
Running in September. Book three of The Keyralithian Chronicles is in process and will be
worked on over the next year until it is finished.
4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors?
Don’t give up, no matter what. Keep going, even if it is just one small thing a day. Don’t stop
moving forward.
5) What influenced you as a writer?
I read a lot of fantastic novels by great writers when I was younger. Authors like Charles De
Lint, Peter S, Beagle, and J. R. R. Tolkien were hugely influential on me as a writer. I wanted
to tell stories too, and so I started writing in my teens and never looked back!