Are you a published author?
Nope! But, it's my dream career. Recently, I have begun to officially look for an agent. I've spent many years learning about writing, my characters and improving my books, and I think my patience will pay off. They are transforming every day and only getting better and better. My writing means everything to me, and of all the creative things I love, writing definitely wins.

Have you found a publisher yet?
LOL I get asked this about once a week. Not yet! I'm on the quest for an agent and hopefully if I'm lucky to snag one, my book will be sold soon after.

When/Where can I buy your books?
Because they are not published yet, my books can't be purchased or read in full anywhere on the net. Only close friends and those I trust have read any of my complete books. The publishing industry is hideously slow and takes about eighteen months from the day of sale to see books on the shelves. I know. It sucks.

What made you decide to place your books in Detroit?
I love that Detroit is such a large city and I love the idea that there could be so much going on there that the average person would never hear about. I love thinking that there could very well be this elaborate dark world within the city that could be a complete mystery to the human world, but it is there. The average person walking down a street could have no idea what lurks in the shadows down that alley or the next. The danger and mystery of the large city draws my imagination to it. There are lots of big cities here in the U.S. but living in Michigan, I am familiar with Detroit and the areas surrounding it.

Why don't you have a messageboard/What happened to the messageboard?
I used to have a messageboard/forum, but I didn't have the time to moderate it, so it was unfortunately removed. One day it will be back up though!

NEW! May I ask who designed your website?
I designed, wrote, and coded this website myself and I generally do not design websites for others.

When did you start writing?
I had been creating stories long before I knew how to write, and as soon as I learned how I wrote them down. In elementary school, I had a whole bunch of notebooks that I would write down stories in.

Do you have any rituals that you do before or while you write?
When an idea pops into my head, I just write it. I don't really have any rituals before, but once I start writing, I lapse into the "writer coma." I will sit for hours and hours and just write. I also create music mixes for each story to write to. They are sort of like soundtracks and they really help to keep me going.

What sort of music do you play while you write?
Anything that "tells" the story that I am writing. I've got a lot of Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Fuel, RED, Signs of Betrayal, Evanescence, Velvet Acid Christ, The Crystal Method, Front Line Assembly... As you can see, mostly rock, industrial, European metal.

What else do you like to do?
Horses are my life! I ride hunter/jumper with my Danish Warmblood gelding, Arthur; my young Swedish Warmblood mare, Pia; and my sweet thoroughbred Rio. I also love cars, drawing, graphic design, building websites, reading dark and urban fantasy, playing video games, and collecting My Little Ponies.

NEW! Where do you keep your horses?
I keep my horses at a dressage barn close to my house instead of keeping them with my trainer who is about four-five hours north of me.

I want to be a writer too! What advice can you give me?
Yes. Write. Write a lot. Write, write, write, write, write. Learn, too. When someone is offering advice about your writing, TAKE IT. Don't take everything they say as law, so trust your gut. But take advice. Ask for advice. When you ask someone to read your writing and all they say is, "This is good." Ask, "How can I make it great?" I was told once that sometimes you need to be kicked in the butt a few good times in order to reach your full potential. Ain't it the truth?

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