Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in a small town in Mexico, which is the subject I write about in my first two books. I have seen the effects of poverty on a family, and this in itself is experience I can relate to when I write about a character who is in the same situation. My father was the main influence on the way I tell a story, he is gone now, but he gave me a gift, that of storytelling, and I have passed it on to my son who is an author himself.
What's the story behind your latest book?
My latest book can be preordered now, and it is a collection of short stories that I heard while growing up, most are from my father and mother, some are legends told in that small town I called home for the first 8 years of my life.
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