Can you please share with us a little about yourself
First of all, thanks so much for having me today. Well, I am a wife and mother of 2, a boy who is 5, and a girl who is 10. My husband is a stuntman who crashes cars for a living, so I lead a pretty exciting life. Right now we are producing our first feature film, a dark drama called “SkateGod”. We own a film production company, so we are plugging away right now. www.ImpactMotionPictures.com
Have you always wanted to be an author?
No, I actually wanted to be an actress. I studied drama at NYU, and came out to Los Angeles to try my luck. I wrote a book about that experience too…but you’ll just have to wait for that one to come out….Then I went into film distribution for a little while, then had my babies, then got back into film production again. Writing has always been a fantasy of mine, so one day I just did it!
Can you share with us your typical writing day. Is there anything you have to have while writing?
I write when it’s quiet, seriously. I wait for the kids to be at school then I can write. Sometimes I have a bit of music, but very softly. I have to be in the right frame of mind to get writing, then I can’t stop.
Most challenging or rewarding part of writing.
Staying focused, and not letting myself get tired. Sometimes I just become a bit lost in the characters, or sometimes I can’t seem to focus at all – I guess that is called writer’s block? I try to avoid that. Sometimes my brain just goes into total sensory overload.
Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?
“Crashers” is a work of crime fiction about a trio of young people who get caught up in the seedy world of auto insurance fraud by staging car accidents.
“Weekends” is a romance/suspense about a family who gathers at a beautiful beach resort for the weekend while a deranged killer is on the loose.
“The S & M Club” is an erotic short story anthology about a beautiful lesbian couple who experience the pleasures and forbidden world of bondage.
How did you come with the idea for this story?
For “Crashers” I was a victim of auto insurance fraud, so I came up with that idea. I learned that there are criminals out there who do this kind of thing for a living. So I wrote about those people, who must be horrible desperate. “Weekends” and “The S&M Club” were actually just fantasies of mine, however I did work in a bondage club in Los Angeles for a short while.
Can you share with us your current work in progress?
“Skate God” our feature film – it’s about a skateboarder who lives in a frightening, dystopian world who discovers he is a Greek God. That has been taking up most of my energy. I also have my next novel, “City of Toys” that I wrote about my life as a struggling actress in Hollywood. Here is a link to an announcement in Daily Variety about our film “Skate God”. This is what has been keeping me busy.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118064993/
Who are some of your favorite authors?
There are so many – it is hard to choose. For fiction I am a huge Stephen King fan, and for non-fiction I would have to say Norman Vincent Peale – I am a big believer of the power of positive thinking. It has gotten me through some pretty hard times.
Do you feel that any of your favorite authors have inspired your writing style?
I love how graphic Stephen King is, yet he lets the reader use his or her imagination as well, he is just so prolific and creative. Although I don’t write horror, I do admire his style. He can be very gritty and emotional, and I am very inspired by that.
What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?
My “To Read” pile is so huge right now. I just finished a wonderful book called “The Spring of Unexpected Circumstances” by Charles Shea LeMone. I am a big fan of Charmaine Hammond and her delightful book “On Toby’s Terms.” Our company is planning on making that book into a film too.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Keep writing, don’t stop! Please visit my website at
www.CrashersBook.com or find me on Facebook & Twitter. Thank you for having me….
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