The Guardian and the Dream Crawler

1. What types of books do you write?
I have only just published my first book which is Fantasy for Young Adult's, but I plan to publish books in a number of different genres. I think whichever genre I decide to write a book in however I think you can guarantee I will find an opportunity for humor. Humor is one of my author traits I believe and I try to make my dialogue as genuine or real as I possibly can.

2. What is the latest book you have written?
My latest - and first book - is called The Guardian and the Dream Crawler. It is about a young boy born in the magical dimension known as Eden, only for him and his family to be whisked off to the human dimension (our world) to preserve him as he is in fact the next Wizarding Guardian. The Guardian is a powerful wizard born with the strength to protect all dimensions from evil witches and wizards as well as the demon world, hard times and a prophecy predicting the end of all worlds coincides with Daniel's reign as Guardian and he must find the strength and courage to overcome the odds. Whilst dealing with this discovery, his new and somewhat nerdy mentor, keeping his secret from his best friends and handling a school bully he also has to defeat his first magical enemy - the Dream Crawler. It's going to be compared to Harry Potter whatever I do, due to its magical theme, but I think it is good enough and original enough to stand away from HP. It's fun, dark and fast paced, and I think if given the chance will entertain it's reader's.
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3. Is it part of a series, if so which one?
It is the first in a series, I'm not completely sure on how many books there will be but I already know where it ends so we'll just have to wait and see how long it takes to get there!

4. When did you start writing?
Honestly I'm a very late bloomer when it comes to writing, I'm 26 in December and I started writing a couple of years ago. I will say though that creatively I have kept stories in my head for many more years but just didn't know how to let them out. With the emergence of self-publishing however I can now do that, so expect to see more books in the near future.

5. Why did you start writing?
Mainly because of the hype around self-publishing if I'm honest. I read a few books and thought "I could so do this too...", and the The Guardian books came right to the front of the queue wanting to be the first to break free. I think also it was nice to be able to do something that I really am enjoying, having an outlet and showcasing these stories, even if only a few people read them, if they enjoy them even half as much as I did whilst writing them then it'll make it all worth while.

6. Who are your influences?
I'm not an author with a vast array of books, again in all honesty I am more of a DVD or movie kind of guy... I know, I know, shame on me - but I enjoy reading the Harry Potter books, Stephen King, Dickens, Roald Dahl etc and am open to other books if anyone wants to point me in a direction! Creatively I think the things Joss Whedon has done on TV and in film are incredible and Ricky Gervais and Michael MacIntyre are just a couple of my comedy influences. I know they aren't really author influences but I don't think it needs to be other authors, for instances I haven't ever taken a writing course but I learnt about story structure through DVD series and my editor was shocked by this because he believed I nailed the structure and plot etc.

7. What can we expect from you in the near future? Book signing events, other details
Nothing planned for book signings or events but my website is now live and I am on twitter, and more importantly I am currently working on book two and hope to have it finished before the end of the year! So more books from me in the near future and some success - fingers crossed!