Frequently Asked Questions
I started writing when I was 22, while in the early stages of sobriety. Writing poetry became a way for me to express myself.
One of my therapist actually enjoyed reading my poetry and told me I should look more into it. I didn’t know anything about writing or publishing at that time but I love learning new things, so I started researching different poetry forms and joined a few writing sites. After I started posting my poetry and receiving feedback, that was when I began tinkering with the idea of becoming a writer.
I’m a discovery writer (pantser). When I get an idea for a story, it unfolds like a movie preview. I’ll get glimpses of the beginning and the end. The middle of the story (or as I like to call it the journey to the end) unfolds as I write. I keep a strict writing and editing schedule. My daily word count goal is 2,000 words. When it comes to editing, I like to edit at least two chapters a day.
I taught myself archery during the pandemic and fell in love with it. I’d like to try my hand at a crossbow. I enjoy making electronic music (mainly industrial, gabber and dark ambient) and I also do graphic design for my two businesses. My downtime includes reading, listening to music, and playing jewel quest.
Everywhere – movies, real life events, history, art. Sometimes things just pop into my head. Being a crime writer, I watch a lot of true crime channels on YouTube, which also helps to get the creative juices flowing.
My preferred time of day was between 8am and noon, but after adopting Angrboda, my schedule shifted. Now I write between 6am and 10am. That doesn’t mean I stick to only that time, as I’ve written in the evening and am known for waking up in the middle of the night to write.
Write, write, write. The more you do something, the better you get at it. Know who you are as a writer and be true to that. And most importantly read. Read everything, it doesn’t just have to be the genre you write in.