1. Why are books important?
Books provide knowledge and inspiration. They teach us lessons, explore real human issues, encourage us to question things, provide us with answers, and entertain us. They provide a means of escape and a means of immersing ourselves more in the real world. Books have the potential to do anything, because they are written by humans and read by humans, and that potential lies within us all.
2. Do you think print books are going out of fashion?
Yes and no. I think they are losing popularity, with ebooks cannibalising sales, but I don't think the old-fashioned hardback or paperback will vanish entirely. As much as there are significant benefits to the ebook phenomenon, both for readers and writers, there will always be millions of people (myself included) who appreciate a well-produced physical book, and enjoy a large library. There is room for all types of books, digital and print, and options are never a bad thing.
3. What is hardest – getting published, writing or marketing?
Marketing is definitely the hardest and is something that all authors struggle with, regardless if they are self-published, published by a small press, or published by one of the Big Five. Making people aware of your work is a constant battle, and no author can afford to ignore this.
To put this into perspective, when J.K. Rowling published The Cuckoo's Calling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, only 500 copies of the book were sold initially. Sales jumped by 4,000 percent once it was revealed that the author was really Rowling, which shows that having a big publisher behind you isn't enough on its own to generate interest. The book would likely have continued to have modest sales were it not for this revelation.
4. Do you plan to publish more books?
Most definitely. I aim to write at least one book a year going forward, though this will obviously depend on many factors, including my day job and other commitments. Regardless, I plan to write and publish indefinitely. Writing is a core part of who I am, and has been for a very long time.
5. What else do you do to make money, other than write? It is rare today for writers to be full time…
I also work as a technology journalist, so technically I write full-time, albeit in very different ways.
6. How do you write – lap top, pen, paper, in bed, at a desk?
I write on my PC in my office. I do, however, have a pen and paper by my bedside for those middle of the night ideas.
7. When you are not writing, how do you like to relax?
I like to play video games, watch TV, read, or socialise.
THE DYING BREATH. THE DYING WILL. THE DYING HOPE.
After the catastrophe of the Call of Agon, Ifferon and his companions find themselves in the unenviable situation of witnessing, and partaking in, the death of another god—this time Corrias, the ruler of the Overworld.
With Corrias locked inside the corpse of the boy Théos, he suffers a fate worse than the bonds of the Beast Agon. Yet hope is kindled when the company find a way to restore the boy, and possibly the god, back to life.
The road to rebirth has many pitfalls, and there are some who consider such meddling with the afterlife a grave risk. The prize might be life anew—but the price might also be a second death.
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Genre - Epic Fantasy
Rating – PG
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1 comment:
Nice interview!
While my man and I have moved more towards audiobooks in the last few years (he has a long commute), we still treasure our hardbacks. I can't see them going out of style for good.
Glad to hear you plan to continue publishing. Loved your first book!
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