Author's Interview by the Owl Book Blog
OWL-When did you first
realize you wanted to be a writer?
Author- Perhaps in my
early teens years when I became interested in poets and poetry and
begun writing poetry.
OWL-How long does it
take you to write a book?
Author -Usually about a
year or two. Depending on the research needed and the length of the
book. The entire “UnHoly Pursuit” series has been a work in
progress since 2001.
OWL-What is your work
schedule like when you're writing?
Author-I have to remind
myself to stop and eat, go pay bills, and even have tell myself it's
time to go to bed.
OWL-What would you say
is your interesting writing quirk?
Author- I find myself
writing in a much older dialect and sentence structure that isn't
commonly used today. Then I have to revert back to modern English, I
like King Speak or Speech because it's much more poetic than sentence
structures used today.
OWL-How do your books
get published?
Author-Independent
publishers.
OWL-Where do you get
your information or ideas for your books?
Author-Observance of
everyday life, extensive traveling and interacting with other. My
characters were developed from ancient literature like the Book of
Enoch, the bible (No, it is not a religious literary work) and many
different cultural mythology and belief, sacred books, history.
OWL-When did you write
your first book and how old were you?
Author-My very first
book I wrote for my parents at age six. It was made of construction
paper with 20 pages stapled between. It was about my me, parents and
my pets. I had scores of pets.
OWL-What do you like to
do when you're not writing?
Author-I'm not the type
of person who like running, jumping, climbing or doing anything
strenuous. I once left a date because the guy wanted to hike up a
mountainous trail and then go to a camp. I had already been on a cave
tour adventure and didn't like it. But before the evening was over he
saw things my way, spend the day at the beach, reading. That's
energetic enough. I prefer something peace and laid back.
OWL-What does your
family think of your writing?
Author-They love it
but skips over the love making scenes. (LOL!)
OWL-What was one of the
most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
Author-That a lot more
goes into creating a book than I knew. Writing the story is
enjoyable, relaxing and you realize you are leaving your legacy to
the world.
OWL-How many books have
you written? Which is your favorite?
Author-So far, including
my very first book written for my parents, the number stands at 17.
As a teenager I wrote a book of poetry.
OWL-Do you have any
suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Author-Write with your
emotions, do not allow your creativity to be hindered by structures.
If there are no emotions put into the story or poet it will be as
flat as the paper it is written upon. Find and use your own style. It
will be like no one else's.
OWL-Do you hear from
your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
Author_Yes, some more
than others. Their questions are; What does the main character Ana
do next after such and such incident? Can't I tone Bea or Azazael
down? Most of the questions are usually along the line of what will
happen next?
OWL-Do you like to
create books for adults?
Author-All of my works
are classified as adult literary.
OWL-What do you think
makes a good story?
Author-A good plot, well
developed main characters, a well balance of elements such as
violence, evilness. For example if a character is evil or good tell
why they posses these traits. It is very important for the story to
have the ability to answer who, what, when, why and where.
OWL-As a child, what did
you want to do when you grew up?
Author-This changed
every week; I wanted to be a writer, a teacher, a nurse, an
astronaut, a baseball player,
OWL-Any books in the
works?
Author_Yes, I'm editing
and refining the other books of the series.
OWL-What are your plans
for the future?
Author-I'd love to see
more of the world. I've traveled exclusively throughout the US,
Canada and Mexico but would like to see the rest of the world. I've
always been involved in charity work so I'll be going back to that,
full time. Right now, 10% of the sale of every book is given one of
the various
organizations I've chosen to support.
