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I have an interesting story in my head, and I write it down. I'm not interested in trying to choreograph it or pay attention to passive vs. active voice or anything else. I just write it down like a blue print. After I finish, then I deal with the flow, passive vs. active voice, and the show-don't-tell rule.

I think the first story I recall reading was a children's horror story called Taileypo. I was riveted by it. Though, at the time, I was in first grade or so, and I didn't have any thought of writing. However, all these years later, I still remember it.

I try to make it look realistic. I don't care for cartoonish covers. I'm not the biggest fan of sketch covers either. If you can add some realism to the cover, I think that goes a long way into making a reader choose your book rather than someone else's.

Jurassic Park - Because I'm a huge dinosaur fan. I've always been a huge fan of stories that take place on islands and the people cannot escape.

And Then There Were None - I think it's THE classic who-dunnit. Again, like Jurassic Park, this takes place on an island from where the people cannot escape. I base a lot of my stories on these sort of settings.

The Lord of the Rings - It's classic good vs. evil. Very much like World War 2. The characters are unforgettable, and they have dynamic chemistry. You don't get better than J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit - Probably the most charming book I've ever read. It's been years since last I opened it, but it was spectacular. The book was FAR better than that rather bad film trilogy.

1776 - I love history, and The Revolutionary War had everything going against the Colonies. It's still unbelievable that the Colonists won. I think it's very telling of what this country did throughout its history. So many times we should've been destroyed or conquered, yet we prevailed and became stronger for it.

I just finished Harry Potter series not too long ago. I don't know what I'll read next. Depends on my mood. I don't read a little of one book and go onto something else. I finish the book, then I move on.

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Posting to several sites.

It's a glass table.

Minnesota. It didn't influence me at all. It was cold, and I hate the cold.

I first gave serious time to writing in 2001 or 2002

A group of people get stranded on an island, and they have to survive dinosaurs, an evil scientist, and at the same time find a way to escape the island because there's and about-to-erupt volcano.

I would've preferred finding a literary agent to do the hard work for me, but they're generally only interested in people who are celebrities, politicians, or are already well-known authors. In short, I didn't have much choice but to become an indie author, if I wanted to see my stories sold.

It hasn't yet.

I like to sell my work and have people review it. Even if the reviews are less than stellar, I like to get feedback.

I'll let you know when I have some. lol

I'm going back and editing Cravon Manor, a ghost-story trilogy.

J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Crichton, Agatha Christie, Sir, Arthur Conan Doyle, J. K. Rowling.

Food.

Exercising, watching movies/tv series

Just by chance.

It generally depends on my mood. For now, I think I'd have to go with Project Timeline, but Death Forest is easier to read, since it's about 1/4 the size.

No. Absolutely not. They'll publish a book by Madonna and other celebrities and politicians. Those people, for the most part, cannot write. They hire ghost writers. They'll waste money on those people, while indie authors are left struggling. Indie authors, many of whom happen to be extremely good writers. I understand the publishers feel they'll make more money off of a book that has Madonna's name as compared to Joe Smith, but real talent is left behind in favor of a big name. No way is the publishing industry fair.

Action adventure. I'd follow that up with suspense or horror.

They earned that right. Yes, I paid them for a job, and they did it. Some people feel that's all I owe them. I can understand that. I know some authors will not credit the editors, because it makes the author seem like less than a great writer. However, every book that is published, especially through the big publishing houses, are edited, and quite often several times. I'm very wordy when I write. Project Timeline was 186,000 words when I first published it. I pulled it from Amazon, and had it double-edited. Between my two editors and myself, it's now 84,000 words. Over 100,000 words deleted. If you want a book streamlined and easy to read, be prepared to put money out for editing. When someone does a good job, I believe they should be credited.

I didn't plan on it. I wanted it edited, and I was looking for an editor with reasonable rates. My first editor, Mattew W. Quinn, charged me $450. My second editor, Shea Megale, charged my $170. Both of those were great deals, especially when the editor I was going to hire wanted $1100. I seriously considered that. It would've hurt my bank account, but I need the book edited. Thankfully, I found these two, and I'll use them again.

It was fairly simple. I posted on Craigslist and Outsource.com that I needed someone to make an ebook cover. A lot of people responded. Most wanted between $100-$200 for the cover. $200 was way out of my budget. Samantha Fann contacted me with a deal for $50. I gave her my idea of the book cover. And she came pretty darn close to what I was looking for, while making it look realistic, not cartoonish or sketched. Since then, I've used her to make a few other covers for me, too. The second one cost me $75.

Of course. I think most authors would love that. However, after seeing what Peter Jackson did with The Hobbit, I'd want script approval. I suppose it depends on how much I need the money. After all, no matter what the movie is like, it won't change the book, so maybe I wouldn't be so demanding.

Probably Kate Beckinsale or Laura German, since that's about what Grayson looks like.

Possibly a sequel to Project Timeline. I have a ghost trilogy called Cravon Manor, which I mentioned earlier. Surviving the Amazon, and Murder Around the Clock. All of those have Grayson as the protagonist. I have a horror story called Death Forest which will be published very soon. I also have a book called How to Make an EBook: A Step-By-Step Tutorial. I basically took notes on the process that worked for me when I was converting my manuscript into an ebook. It took a long time.