Question 1

How long have you been writing?

Accepted Answer

I’ve been coming up with stories for as long as I can remember, and I started writing them down as soon as I was able to. I spent much of my childhood writing on folded pieces of paper and stapling them together. Much of my teenage days were spent typing out stories on my PC. In young adulthood, I pushed myself to finish a full-length novel that I could publish one day. After starting and abandoning various ambitions projects, I finally managed to finish one I started in 2017 or 2018, registering its copyright in 2021 and finally publishing it in 2023. These days, I finish books much faster.

Question 2

What made you want to be a writer?

Accepted Answer

I’ve always loved story telling. Having other people experience a story you created is an amazing feeling unlike any other. While I also enjoy movies, shows, and music, writing is a special medium because it relies on the wizardry of words to form a connection between the minds of the author and reader without the direct aid of visual and auditory sensations. This allows each reader to have a unique experience, and that's incredible.

Question 3

What is your stance on AI writing/art?

Accepted Answer

I don’t use AI. All of my books were manually written by me from start to finish. All of my book covers were made by real people, some with digital illustration and some with stock photo manipulation.

Question 4

How do you pronounce your last name?

Accepted Answer

Like the words "van" and "tile".

Question 5

I subscribed but didn’t get access to the Ghost of Route 95. What do I do?

Accepted Answer

Message me.

Question 6

I sent you a message. Why didn’t you respond?

Accepted Answer

Sorry. I do my best to reply to all the real, genuine messages I receive. It’s possible your message didn’t go through or got lost in my spam folder. If I haven’t replied within a week, feel free to send it again.

Question 7

Will there be a Book 5 in the Grave Investigations series?

Accepted Answer

I feel the story is finished and ended in a good place.

Question 8

Will Dusk Reign have another sequel?

Accepted Answer

Maybe!

Question 9

Why don’t you have a picture of your face?

Accepted Answer

Look how cool my logo is!

Question 10

What is the reason a person, place, or thing is the way they are in your book(s)?

Accepted Answer

Boring answer, but there’s rarely, if ever, a particular reason. Characters in my books are just the way I think they should be. Things just pop into my head a certain way, and I become fiercely loyal to that original vision.

Question 11

What is your favorite book you’ve written?

Accepted Answer

I can’t choose! They’re like my children. I’m so proud of each and every one of them. Same goes for my characters.

Question 12

What about your wife? Which book is her favorite?

Accepted Answer

The Unwanted Girl

Question 13

Does your dog have a favorite book?

Accepted Answer

Whichever happens to be closest to the bananas we keep on the counter.

Question 14

Which of your books is most popular?

Accepted Answer

Blood Drinker

Question 15

One of your characters said or did a horrible thing. Do you really think that’s okay?

Accepted Answer

My books often deal with dark topics and realistic people with flawed perspectives. I do not endorse every action or statement by my characters, including protagonists.

Question 16

Will you coauthor a book with me?

Accepted Answer

Currently, I have no interest in coauthoring with anybody, not because I don’t believe you’d be fantastic, but because I like having full creative control of the stories I work on.

Question 17

What are you working on now? What’s next?

Accepted Answer

I usually stay tight-lipped about in-progress books until it’s time for beta reading. Even my wife only gets a vague description until it’s ready.

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