What is your writing process like?
Many times I’m inspired by events around me and the people both positive and negative. Late night or early morning is the best time to write.
How do you come up with ideas for stories and characters?
They just flow to me the inspirations of events trigger research and then the pen flows
What do the words “writer’s block” mean to you?
On occasion happens but it’s more fatigue or a lack of inspiration that causes any blockage.
How do you process and deal with negative book reviews?
Don’t care. I write what makes me happy. The reader may engage or not.
What is the most challenging part of your writing process?
Finding consistent time to get it done
How long have you been writing, or when did you start?
Over a decade after a run in with the IRS
What advice would you give writers working on their first book?
Just do it don’t let the naysayers get in your way. There is no bad book only unfinished books.
How do you develop your plot and characters?
They flow from the story. No real strategy for structure
How many books have you written, and which is your favorite?
7 Coach Bob Sepulveda the Early Years is the best researched and most comprehensive.
What part of the book did you have the hardest time writing?
The intro and the cover pages
What inspired the idea for your book?
History and oral traditions
What was your hardest scene to write, and why?
The final chapters are always hard in finding a proper close
What do you need in your writing space to help you stay focused?
Quiet time and my cats and dog
If you could spend a day with another popular author, whom would you choose?
Thomas Wolf just seems interesting
When was the last time you Googled yourself and what did you find?
As few weeks ago and it’s always drama lol