Moments Collide

1. What types of books do you write?
The first book I wrote was a contemporary literary fiction about the journey of a man through his career and relationships. I am, however, a history addict, theological history, to be exact, so right now I'm working on an Urban Fantasy book series touching on the ideas of the old Gnostic gospels (the Gospel of Judas in particular) and the old Greco-Roman myths and legends.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
I only have one published, the contemporary fiction novel, Moments Collide. I'm about two-thirds of the way finished with my second novel, The Awakening, which I'm hoping to have ready for publishing in early December, if all goes according to plan.

3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
It's going to be part of a series called The Judas Curse. Right now I have three books planned out, but I'm hoping to have enough inspiration to keep the tales of Judas, Mark and detective Ben Stanford going for some time.

4. When did you start writing?
I've been writing since I could form sentences, really. I used to write small, short stories when I was a kid, and by junior high, I was writing novel-length vampire stories on loose-leaf papers. My room was covered in pages and pages of the stuff. When I was sixteen I finished a 700 page fantasy novel about dragons. I have to say I'm a little glad I never tried to pursue publishing that, since at the time my fantasy world was run by a bunch of 21 year olds (whom I thought were SO grown up haha) but it's still something I'm pretty proud of.

5. Why did you start writing?
Writing is something I've always wanted to do. For as long as I can remember, when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, it was a writer. All of my friends went off to college to pursue careers in psychology, medicine, finance and business. I got my degree in theology and continued to study and write. I guess you could say I started writing because I was born a writer.

6. Who are your influences?
I take inspiration from nearly every book I read, whether I liked it or not. I develop my own person lists of things I want to take with me, and things I want to avoid, and for that everyone deserves credit. When I was younger, my biggest inspiration was probably Anne Rice, since I was addicted to her books as a teen, but honestly the thing that influences my writing the most is life. The stories I hear from people, the things I experienced, and the piles of books I read when I go into my "reading phase."

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
Over the next few months I plan to sit down and write as much as I can. Being as this is my first time dipping my toes into the pool of authorship, I'm taking it slowly. I'm really enjoying the whole self-publishing route, but if my Urban Fantasy series takes off, I might do a little publisher-hunting to help with marketing. But definitely look for more works in the near future, and always keep in mind my facebook page for updates on interviews, blog spots, and reviews! Further information can be found on my blog.