Author interview

So anyway, this is why I have to get up at 5:30am each day . . .

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I wouldn’t call it a quirky habit but I must have silence. I can’t have the TV or music playing in the background because my brain gets distracted and tries to follow what’s being said or sung rather than focusing on the scene I’m trying to write. Still, that’s not too much of a problem as I write between 5:30 and 8:30 am.

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