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What inspired you to start writing?
At sixteen, I found inspiration to write. My younger brother and I shared handwritten horror and ghost stories, and inspired me to write for the public started in January 2015. My writing career began at that point.
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Can you tell us a little about your latest book?
My 150 titles include 116 published books. The Thief’s Winter Tale, my new book about vampires and werewolves, came out yesterday.
In A Thief’s Winter Tale, Mercy Rocco Baxter becomes a member of a rich, powerful family. His life has become more fulfilling when Maximus Baxter allows him to occupy his castle as a thief posing as an artist. Rocco’s life becomes a mix of family conflict, with love, lust, betrayal, and war. He has become the sole inheritor of a life-changing power. However, as a Baxter, he will soon experience more love, lust, betrayal, and deceit, after he falls for a woman named Mercy, the Baxter family’s enemy. Entranced by her beauty and power, his chaos intensifies, evolving him from a thief to a creator of art and war, battling his own soul.
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How do you create your characters?
The names of my characters are how I create them. I begin by naming my characters, and their name shapes their persona. I am skilled at writing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, among other genres.
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What does your typical writing day look like?
A typical writing day for me is very full. It feels like there’s never enough time in the day to finish writings. Alongside writing the second book, I also run blogs, magazines, and anthologies that help international writers and artists.
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What has been the most rewarding part of being an indie author?
Being an indie author, the most rewarding part is publishing my own books. I set the rules and can alter them as needed. I control my schedule, my covers, my designs, and my book blurbs.
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What’s one challenge you’ve faced in your writing journey?
I sometimes struggle with whether people will enjoy my story when I write it, and then later I no longer care if they like it afterward. I then consider how many people have different reading tastes. It’s certain that somebody will love it.
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Do you have any favorite writing tools or apps?
No, I don’t have any favorite writing tools or apps. I adapt my methods based on the current situation.
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What advice would you give to new or aspiring indie authors?
New indie authors must not be apathetic just because they self-publish. Let no one make them feel bad because a traditional publisher does not publish their books. Self-publishing is a choice made by many, including me. We are still writers, regardless.
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How do you handle book promotion as an indie author?
That’s correct. I handle my book promotions, along with various indie authors. I excel in everything I achieve in my books and beyond.
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What’s next for you? Are you working on a new book?
The title of my book is A Thief’s Winter Tale, Mercy, the second book of the vampire and werewolf series. I’m also busy with two new poetry books.
