What book do you wish you had read when you were young? At first I had no answer to this one, but then it struck me. All the books I'd want to give a friend's kid could be given much earlier in life. What book would you give to a friend's child on their 18th birthday? Not sure about this.
From the reactions I've read to certain parts of Forty Acres, I think I have achieved that. I wanted to make my readers' hearts pound. I was envious and wanted to learn to write something that would get into the reader's head as well. I remember being blown away by how that book affected me psychologically. Certain scenes scared me so much that I didn't want to sleep in the same room with it. What book influenced you the most? Stephen King wrote a book called Salem's Lot. I'm writing a crime thriller now and I'm doing tons of research on police procedure and specifically how the NYPD functions. The research was interesting because I learned a lot about American slavery that was never taught to me in school. What is the most research you have done for a book? Forty Acres is my first book so it's the only book I've ever researched. I have very strong opinions on how certain stories should be told to be the most effective, and I'm sticking to them. Different books expose me to different ways to tell a story, but I don't think any has changed the way I think about fiction. What book changed the way you think about fiction? I'm not sure what you mean by this question. For a monthly fee you get to write in a pretty snazzy open-office environment.
Lately I've been writing at a coworking office space in Santa Monica. I prefer a space where there's people around but no ambient music playing. Where and how do you write? I have a home office, which I rarely use. I have a coffee table book of old boom boxes from the 1980s. What is the most beautiful book you own? I don't really own any beautiful books. Which do you prefer – ebooks or the traditional print version? I like holding the book in my hands. The way Stoker expanded upon vampire mythology is pure genius. I have heard people knock Bram Stoker,and I'll admit that Dracula is a challenging read, but that book established one of the greatest fictional characters ever. The ones I've read, like CS Lewis, Shaw, Swift and Stoker are pretty highly regarded. Who is the most under-rated Irish author? I have to admit that I'm not familiar with enough Irish authors to say which is underrated.
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