I love fantastic and speculative fiction. I particularly enjoy Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett and Tim Powers. I also read history, science, archeology, and anything that catches my interest. It depends on whether I'm looking for entertainment or enlightenment.

I love my Kindle Fire HD.

My desk is barely large enough to hold my laptop and it is cluttered with so many papers and miscellaneous pocket debris it's a wonder I can work at it.

n writing for about two years. About 18 months of that has been focused effort.

I couldn't see the benefit to spending a lot of time in a search for an agent and publisher.I want to give my work time to succeed without having to rush it; an ebook is immortal.

It's made it easy for me to make my work available on multiple platforms, which is a huge plus. Since I just published yesterday, the rest remains to be seen. Watch this space for further developments.

Making a connection of any sort with a reader. I love getting feedback, positive or negative, as long as it's thoughtful.

I will put out a sequel to The Wonderland Effect, of course. I also have a short story with strong Christian elements, Desire of Ages, currently available at Amazon that I will soon be adding to Smashwords. There is probably some potential for a collection of short stories that will continue that narrative. I want to work on an idea I have for a screenplay that's a dark comedy appropriate for an indie filmaker's catalog sometime this year as well.

Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett and Tim Powers leap to mind with no effort.

I map out a good deal of action and plot points before I ever begin writing. However, Itry to remain open to inspiration as the writing process continues.